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Prem, those negative trends towards system collapse in environmental terms is well-kown to governments and businesses, as it is a fact that the current climate/environmental situation is worse than the environmental situation highlighted in 1987 by the Brundtland Commission in Our Common Future; and worse than the situation found during 2012 Rio +20 when WE LOST THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET UP GREEN MARKETS to address the pollution/ environmental situation head on.

If the environmental situation was addressed using free green market/ pollution reduction market thinking the environmental responsibility falls on the business community and consumers, but if the environmental situation is tackled with the use of imperfect dwarf green markets/ pollution management markets then the environmental responsibility falls on governments.

Hence, the type of market being used right now to fix or to patch the environmental problem gives away where environmental responsibility, positive or negative resides. That is why the relevant question here is: Who will be blamed if the environment fully collapses in front of our eyes: governments or businesses?

Prem, who do you think will be blame?

Lucio

At this age and time, we cannot be oblivion of climate change and its negative effects. so, if the environment fully collapses, then everyone should be blamed, but government will take the most blame. This is occasioned by government's failure on environmental protective policies and especially poor enforcement. government near fails and will always devise effective mean in collecting the huge taxes from the businesses and avoid evasion but could not enforce environmental laws. I see that as lack of will.

Pollution is to be fought regardless of any legal obligation.

It is in the best interest (nad duties) of both governments and businesses to change their road and adopt an environmentally friendly policy and attitude.

the difference stands in that governments have to balance anti-pollution with overall national sustainability and financial balance, businesses only have to cope with balance sheet.

Please don't mix up pollution with climate change!

Both are extremely relevant phenomena, but their interconnection remans questionable (the anthoropic effect on climate may not be proven without first obtaining the "climate equation") and is in most of the points of view practically irrelevant.

Both government and business will be blamed

Dear Friends, the key to the answer of this question is given in the hint provided in the supporting context of this question: "the type of market determines the who is accountable for negative or positive environmental outcomes".

In a free green market, the responsibility for addressing environmental pollution is on businesses and the government only intervenes when there is market failure. Here prices are determined internally by green supply and green demand.

In a non-free dwarf green market, the responsibility is on the government; and the government goes here into ongoing market intervention for ever. Here, the government sets the environmental pollution management cost that business happily can pass to consumers as long as they still have a profit; and therefore, market prices here are set externally.

That is why the 2012 Rio +20 decision to avoid setting up green markets meant that businesses were passing the environmental responsibility for the pollution they were creating to governments, who surprisingly willingly or under political blindness took it.

And here we are today living under dwarf green markets such as polllution management markets and since they came out soon after 2012 the environmental situation, pollution, and climate change trends as expected outside green markets ARE GETTING WORSE, they can not longer be hidden or ignored or downplayed.

But not much the government can do other than raising the environmental pollution management cost to reduce production and consumption without any link the the actual environmental pollution generated by that level of economic activity.

If the environment collapses businesses are going to blame governments for the collapse. And since 2012 Rio +20 governments are trapped as without green markets governments can not ensure that businesses take full responsibility for the pollution they generate through environmental cost internalization in their pricing mechanism.

So the simple answer to this question is GOVERNMENTS will be blamed when the environmental system collapses because they have taken a permanent interventionist role to deal directly with a pollution problem they have not created through dwarf green markets.

Corporates with support of Government leading the world. the inclusion of manufacturing sector and industrial production will lead to depletion of Environment due to excessive usage of natural resources and depleting the earth crest. indeed it is not only the mistake of government but also people who are making more money are also contributing their bit for depletion of earth surface and environment

Lakshmi, good day. Can you please take the time to read the context below the question on which this specific question is based? The type of market guides you to see where the responsibility are for consumption and production action and for addressing market failures when they happen. In the type of market we are living in, Who will be blamed if the environment fully collapses in front of our eyes: governments or businesses? Why?

Who will be blamed if the environment fully collapses in front of our eyes: governments or businesses?

Those who will be held accountable for the Fifth Crime at the International Court of Justice https://www.stopecocide.earth/making-ecocide-a-crime

Why?

Because those individuals committed unlawful or wanton acts with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts.

ECOCIDE is broadly understood to mean mass damage and destruction of ecosystems – severe harm to nature which is widespread or long-term.

The list with examples can be found here:

https://www.stopecocide.earth/what-is-ecocide

Nina, who would you take to court then, governments or corporations? to make sure you at least have a case make.

If you understand the question well you may realize that legal success within dwarf green markets may collapse once the blame game begins for different and expected reasons in both cases.

Keep in mind too that if the environment collapses in from of our eyes ALL ECONOMIES WILL COLLAPSE IN FROM OF OUR EYES TOO in short order...

Sometimes you need an extreme painful event like a system collapse to happen so the proper political solution is finally implemented and I believe this is the case here too, sadly.

Who would you take to court then under dwarf green market?

The government, government, government!!. The environment is a common good and thus it is the responsibility of the government to ensure effective and efficient management and governance for the benefit of all through enacting appropriate policies, legal frameworks and regulations. And in enforcing the same. Failure by the government to enact and enforce rules and regulations enables corporations to take advantage of the environment for profits and nothing else.

Rose, good day, Thank you for commenting. It is not clear to me, on which type of market your comment is based as the role of the government is different depending on the market it oversees. In one type of market, if if fails, the government is not blamed, corporations/firms are; and government intervention will follow.

Think about this way, a corporation led market failure under free markets/FREE GREEN MARKETS vrs a government led market failure under non-free markets/ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MARKETS.

Under free green markets the environmental responsibility falls on corporations and if the market fails because they do not account properly for the environmental cost they are generating, then the government can intervine to address that market failure. So here if the market fails, CORPORATIONS ARE BLAMED.

Under no-free dwarf green markets the environmental responsibility is passed from corporations to government; and if the market fails because they set up distorted market prices that do not account properly for the environmental cost they are generating, then the goverment finds itself in a conflict of interest to CORRECT A PROBLEM that some how they accepted to take when not ensuring the setting up of FREE GREEN MARKETS. So here if the market fails every body, including corporations will blame the goverments as they are now the ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MARKET'S MANAGERS as well as the market police that ensures market accountability, and the buck now stops there.

In summary, a market collapse under free green markets is blamed on corporations; and a market collapse under permanent government intervention or non-free dwarf green markets is blamed on governments.

Thank you Rose for taking the time to write.

Respectfully yours;

Lucio