We can measure methane emissions per farm from space. If there were fines for emissions, it would get fixed quickly. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-the-satellit...

I'm more of the opinion that rewarding the reduction of emissions would work better than punishing the production of emissions.

> regulation can't change reality

Sure it can.

Regulation changed the reality of passenger planes regularly falling out of the sky and being hijacked. Regulation made drastic reductions in road deaths via seat belts, crumple zones, air bags, and the like.

I’m as anti-regulation as anyone but your comment is just silly. Regulation changes reality all the time.

In fact if regulation didn't change anything there would be no reason to be against regulation.