I think I understand the meaning of the following passage, but I'm non really
sure about the usage of というのに in this case. Can you help me?

環境に影響の大きい自家用車での来場を減らす努力をしないというのに矛盾を感じるんです。
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Usage of というのに in this sentence
というのに is often used as a [set phrase that works like a
conjunction](http://www.romajidesu.com/dictionary/meaning-
of-%E3%81%A8%E3%81%84%E3%81%86%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AB.html) ("although ～"), but
this というのに is not idiomatic.

  * という explains the following noun, see [this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/52003/5010).
  * の is a nominalizer (which is technically a formal noun).
  * に is a case particle, "to", "in", "against", etc. "XにYを感じる" means "I feel Y in/for X."

So the sentence means the same thing as 努力をしない(という)ことに矛盾を感じる.

> I feel it contradictory that they do not make efforts to reduce the use of
> ...
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