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But pumping the gas is the action, and stopping is inaction.
We are already allowed to stop. Turning on a machine is an action. We don't need more technology to stop using existing technology.
It sounds like your concern is more systemic than the literal action of polluting. In which case, the action we're currently taking is legal protection of polluters from people who would defend themselves.
Sorry if this is putting words in your mouth, but we aren't entitled to all the same stuff we have today, at the cost of destroying the climate. We're essentially stealing from future people.