Subject: Re: Cutting Greenhouse Emissions in Europe
We have a few people in the US who are eager to capitalize on fossil fuels.

By "a few people," do you mean "a majority of voters?" Because that's why our fossil fuel usage looks the way it does. Most voters want to capitalize on fossil fuels. They don't want to pay more for energy in order to reduce GHG emissions. Oh, sure - many voters will pay a little more for energy if it would solve climate change, and there are some voters who would (and do!) pay a lot to avoid climate impacts. In very blue states, these voters are the majority. But most voters nationwide are unwilling to bear more than a tiny amount of cost to reduce climate emissions.

It's not just the companies who make fossil fuels that capitalize on it. It's all their customers, too.