Finding the solution to best mitigate the ‘tragedy of the commons’ of climate change is crucial for the sake of the environment and people.
In this essay, I have outlined and compared major ideological perspectives on environmentalism and found that Human Welfare Ecology would best mitigate the ‘tragedy of the commons’ of climate change.
Human welfare ecology:
1) espouses strong sustainability that is considerate of maintaining natural resources for both present and future generations;
2) discourages self-interested actions in favour of considering the collective welfare, and;
3) includes social justice alongside environmental sustainability, which can materialize an inclusive, equitable, progressive politics that is needed to address the issue of climate change.
Alexandra Belen 