I think you two are saying different things. Agree that the existing products for decarbonization have a lot of room for improvement.
Some solutions include:
1. Stopping the dumping
2. Pay the full cost of the impact of any dumping that does happen. In your analogy, this would mean the longer you leave the river polluted, the more you have to pay to clean it up.
Some solutions include:
1. Stopping the dumping
2. Pay the full cost of the impact of any dumping that does happen. In your analogy, this would mean the longer you leave the river polluted, the more you have to pay to clean it up.