> someone that keeps the lights or TV on while he is not using them is also at fault but it is not possible to catch the person that is doing this
Punishment is not the only, and in fact one of the worst, means of changing behavior. You can also educate people, who despite the current devotion to cynicism, generally will do the right thing. Lots of people turn the lights off.
> I am curious if this happens somewhere in US and if there are results or is too socialist to ever happen?
How do you define socialist? There are many regulations and fines in the US. Climate change has been politicized by one party here in order to, afaict, make it to inflammatory to agree on any action.
Punishment is not the only, and in fact one of the worst, means of changing behavior. You can also educate people, who despite the current devotion to cynicism, generally will do the right thing. Lots of people turn the lights off.
> I am curious if this happens somewhere in US and if there are results or is too socialist to ever happen?
How do you define socialist? There are many regulations and fines in the US. Climate change has been politicized by one party here in order to, afaict, make it to inflammatory to agree on any action.