Your point is valid, but it does not invalidate Kyoto or other similar efforts.
Reaction is not superior to action, despite the fact that it might ultimately bring about the change in behavior needed to address a given situation.
In regard to the "screaming environmentalists": I doubt you actually view the people who have worked to change energy behavior for decades as somehow stupid because they used a linguistic/political modifier rather than an economic one. Perhaps you choose to view people in a certain way because it suits the way you prefer to see yourself.
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Your point is valid, but it does not invalidate Kyoto or other similar efforts. Reaction is not superior to action, despite the fact that it might ultimately bring about the change in behavior needed to address a given situation. In regard to the "screaming environmentalists": I doubt you actually view the people who have worked to change energy behavior for decades as somehow stupid because they used a linguistic/political modifier rather than an economic one. Perhaps you choose to view people in a certain way because it suits the way you prefer to see yourself.