If the government does nothing, the free market has no incentive to care about climate change. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fee_and_dividend is probably the least invasive solution, as the government 'just' puts a price on carbon and lets the market find the cheapest ways to avoid it.

I definitely agree that the solution to this tragedy-of-the-commons problem is going to come from the government. It's the only entity big enough to coordinate and muscle solutions into place, and it also has a responsibility beyond financial profit.

Well the private sector is absolutely shitting the bed here too, so I welcome anyone actually trying.

Competing with the other 70 year old programs like tax incentives on oil exploration or monopolies for power companies.

Some power companies with government granted monopolies have an additional fee or have no net metering programs available for solar installs. Entrenched by the same politicians simultaneously saying our grid can't support the future the car companies are developing.

Yes, it would be so much cheaper to pretend the problem doesn't exist and destroy the career of any scientist who points out that reality.