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Yes, actually.
Do you remember the hole in the ozone layer? It's self-repairing now because the chemicals that were damaging it were internationally banned - by government regulation.
Do you remember the acid rain scare? It's not a problem now because of regulatory control of sulfur dioxide emissions.
Do you know why gasoline is unleaded?
Do you know why asbestos is banned in building materials?
Government regulation actively improves human health and wellbeing, and has prevented several outright disasters from progressing.
Real change does, in fact, come from voting for politicians that support effective environmental policies. It is industry propaganda that wants you to believe that regulation is ineffective.
And what caused all that? Capitalism, protected and enabled by the state.