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Emission trading schemes successfully ended acid rains: "A 2021 study found that the "Acid Rain Program caused lasting improvements in ambient air quality," reducing mortality risk by 5% over 10 years" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_Rain_Program#:~:text=The%20program%20is%20an%20implementation,to%20individual%20needs%20and%20costs.

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Well, no, it's not a recipe for disaster, it's a blank cheque for "in-principle, endless capital," a money-making machine, especially one that pumps millions into investor's pockets with no end in sight, because that flow of money has demonstrably not lowered atmospheric CO2 by one tiny ppm.

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