"The #PlanetaryCommons expand the idea of the global commons by adding not only globally shared geographic regions to the global commons framework, but also critical biophysical systems that regulate the resilience and state, and therefore livability, on Earth.
This calls for a new level of transnational cooperation."
https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2024-01-23-planetary-commons-fostering-global-cooperation-to-safeguard-critical-earth-system-functions.html
Wrt. the atmosphere as a Planetary Commons, imo the most urgent question is
What if the production of fossil fuels was no longer profitable, because the producers would have to pay for loss and damage caused by their product's long history of GHG pollution.
A new paper proposes a #framework—the #PlanetaryCommons—which differs from the global #commons framework by including not only globally shared geographic regions but also critical #biophysical systems that regulate the #resilience and state, and therefore #livability, on #Earth. The new planetary commons should create comprehensive #stewardship obligations through Earth system #governance aimed at restoring and strengthening planetary resilience and #justice.
01/22/2024 - Tipping elements of the Earth system should be considered global commons, researchers argue in a new paper published in the renowned journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Global commons cannot - as they currently do- only include the parts of the planet outside of national borders, like the high seas or Antarctica. They must also include all the environmental systems that regulate the functioning and state of the planet, namely all systems on Earth we all depend on, irrespective on where in the world we live. This calls for a new level of transnational cooperation, leading experts in legal, social and Earth system sciences say. To limit risks for human societies and secure critical Earth system functions they propose a new framework of planetary commons to guide governance of the planet.
Planetary Commons
This requires a fundamental shift from a focus only on governing shared resources beyond national jurisdiction, to one that secures critical functions of the Earth system irrespective of national boundaries. (...) The new planetary commons should articulate and create comprehensive stewardship obligations through Earth system governance aimed at restoring and strengthening planetary resilience and justice.
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