Why So Little Climate Change Mitigation

Why is this planet doing so little to mitigate climate change?  Yes, partly it’s due to the fact that people alive today, especially those in the second half of their lives, will be dead before the worst effects of global warming turn this planet into a wasteland.

I would say that a larger driver is the selfish greed that is part and parcel with unrestricted market capitalism.  Simply put, we prioritize money over human life.