Second, there is general agreement that the government should take more active responsibility for environmental issues, although policies in this area increasingly rely on market instruments (prices for environmental disturbances) rather than on quantitative regulations
第二，人们大多认为，尽管环境问题上的政策越来越多地依靠市场手段（为破坏环境付费）而不是在数量上的法规，政府应当在这一问题上承担更大的责任。