Biodiversity has to go in there too.Brian Peacock wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 9:21 amAbsolutely. Our "commons" in this sense are all the components of the biosphere which are necessary for life - all things that keep Earth within it's zone of viability; within planetary boundaries. Sure we can have discussions about the use and distribution of the Earth's natural resources, but things like the chemical composition of the atmosphere, or the water, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen cycles are not something that can or should be traded away for profit, imo.
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