Not sure why we are surprised. We have been warned for decades yet governments around the world continue to let O&G industry to pollute the planet with no repercussions. Eating habits of rich countries have not changed much as meat is still heavily consumed.
The ultra rich continue to pollute with reckless abandon with super cars, private jets, yachts, and other GHG heavy activities.
The average US consumer is buying SUVs and trucks at alarming rates and for the most part are just hauling air or carrying 1-2 people in a single vehicle.
Public transportation and more efficient modes of transportation (walking, biking) are replaced by inefficient car centric transportation, parking lots, parking garages, street parking in most the US.
I don’t know how we are going to reach the goal of reducing our carbon footprint.
What’s next is: world wide famines, commodity wars