I can't edit my other comment, but this is even better source to explain the lack of action from our governments.
"What is ecologically and socially necessary for sustainability is not polically feasible, but the politically feasible is ecologically and socially ineffective, if not catastrophic." (time @ 50.20)
"What is ecologically and socially necessary for sustainability is not polically feasible, but the politically feasible is ecologically and socially ineffective, if not catastrophic." (time @ 50.20)
Dr. Bill Rees, 2021-12-01, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CVe8-eKSK8