In all countries that matter, governments are elected. And they do what they need to do to be elected for the next term.
Assuming they really swept global warming under the rug, they did it because accounting for it was unpopular. We prefer to vote for a candidate that won't reduce our comfort rather than one who decides to tackle a problem most people don't really understand.
We are the ones to blame, governments just gave us what we wanted.
> In all countries that matter, governments are elected.
Well, except China, and Russia, two very large industrial nations that certainly matter in terms of global impact. You're kidding yourself if you believe those governments are elected.
> We are the ones to blame, governments just gave us what we wanted.
No, governments are giving their sponsors what they want. The electorate is led to believe they want it too.
Assuming they really swept global warming under the rug, they did it because accounting for it was unpopular. We prefer to vote for a candidate that won't reduce our comfort rather than one who decides to tackle a problem most people don't really understand.
We are the ones to blame, governments just gave us what we wanted.