It's not the carbon: it's the consumptionism. "The opposite of consumption is not frugality; it is generosity." -Raj Patel
Generosity to our places, our communities, and the future of our children can only come from real intentional behavior; not the manipulated 'choice' of "Always Low Prices"(/Taxes/Responsibility/Usefulness). A competitive-extractive society is suicidal, no matter how much money a few people make out with.