if you cut the taxes on the polluters, they would finally be able to do something about it

America, AD 2024.

I think the obvious problem here is too many regulations.

The invisible asshole doing its thing

Carbon capture is at about $150 per ton to pull it out of the air.

Your male high born children are worth that, right India?

While supplies last.

Carbon's not the main issue here, its generation plants running on India's high ash coal, without the flue-gas desulphurizers used in the developed world for decades.

All new cars are required to have catalytic converters, but reformulated gas for fall/winter and catalytic converters on all commercial trucks would help too.

Also, India is planning on tripling the number of coal plants between 2020 -2030. Of the 200 planned, 10 will have desulfurizers. Who knows how many will have scrubbers.

Just having a catalytic converter doesn't mean a car magically emits nothing but CO2 and steam. Even in the USA, California requires more efficient converters than the rest of the country.

Also india has a lot of vehicles powered by 2-stroke oil burners, nearly antique diesel work trucks, wood/coal burning stoves, etc etc that all do their little part to contribute.

it's a libertarian paradise!

11,386 deaths in India were reportedly due to potholes alone between 2013-2016. It really seems like you take your life into your hands whenever you get in a car there.

I have a couple friends who occasionally go to India to visit family. According to them, you take your life into your hands whenever you do anything in India.

They're not too fond of their visits "home". And yes, they include the air quotes when talking about their trips.

Come on, they must occasionally get some acid rain