It's convenient to blame the people at large for what's happening, and of course to some degree we all have a responsibility to do what we can, but it's also important to look at where the CO2 is coming from, who is making efforts to reduce it, and who is making efforts to prevent any limitations from being crafted. This is obviously something that ties heavily into capitalism, big business, and corrupt governments.
To put it another way, you can't recycle your way out of global warming. Systemic problems require systemic solutions.