Cutting greenhouse emissions is rather a goal than an act
I’d say this was a dangerous line of argument. If generally accepted where would it end? No-one would ever act to do anything. Instead there would be a lot more nebulous waffle about goals, mission statements and where we expect to see ourselves in five years time! If an alcoholic middle aged overweight chain smoking drug abuser “acted” promptly on the sort of advice he might receive from any competent GP, there may well be some hope.
If not, if the advice was just taken to be another “goal”, to be written at the bottom of a lengthy “to-do” list, or considered for some future new year’s resolution, then I’d not give much for his chances