I mean, the revealed preferences of the voters of Washington State seem to suggest it's a much higher than top 1000 issue to them. About 2% of the state's budge

I mean, the revealed preferences of the voters of Washington State seem to suggest it's a much higher than top 1000 issue to them. About 2% of the state's budget comes from selling CO2 emissions rights in a cap and trade scheme, approved by voters directly as an initiative, all of the revenue from which is earmarked for environmental projects. And that's ignoring the existing gas tax and revenue from other sources invested in CO2 reduction. Obviously YMMV by jurisdiction but I think it's well above the 1000th priority for many people in the developed world. Though you're right to point out that it falls far below things like education, or health, or even recreation, all of which AI could potentially have a hand in improving.