It is no wonder that we have managed fundamentally to alter the chemical composition of the atmosphere. For we have treated it as an unlimited resource, available to all in unlimited quantities, at no charge.
Nobody owns the atmosphere, so nobody takes account.
Respectfully treating it as the limited resource it really is requires limiting its consumption, and instituting a process for treating it responsibly. The zero price now being charged for its use means there is no direct reward to those who might supply carbon abatement and sequestration services. Private capital is not being mobilized. The market is missing. It must be introduced.