"people need to take personal responsibility and make sure they...

"people need to take personal responsibility and make sure they recycle properly, or not drive cars etc. etc."

you do know what happens to recycling in Australia right? individual contibutions mean very little if the government does nothing.

The government can choose to invest in a world class public transport or world class roads.

The government can choose to invest in clean coal or rooftop solar and storage.

The government is needed if we are going to do something about climate change.