Anthropogenic Global Warming and The Tragedy Of The Commons

[Neil Desmond]

Is anthropogenic global warming real; or, if it isn't real, then does that prove that the "tragedy of the commons" dilemma is a myth?

If the "tragedy of the commons" dilemma is real, does that prove that anthropogenic global warming (or some other human-caused global catastrophe) is inevitable?

 

[Acala]

I don't know if anthropogenic global warming is real or not. And neither does Al Gore.

The tragedy of the commons is no myth. It is an almost inevitable outcome of failing to recognize property rights in any given resource.

 

[Neil Desmond]

I don't know if anthropogenic global warming is real or not. And neither does Al Gore.

The tragedy of the commons is no myth. It is an almost inevitable outcome of failing to recognize property rights in any given resource.

I don't know if AGW is real or not, either - but I am skeptical, and over time I'm getting less and less convinced that it's real.

Does property rights apply to the atmosphere? If someone owns the air you're breathing right now, who is that person? Is air being stolen if people don't pay this person to breathe? If not, how can the tragedy of the commons be real - not a myth?

 

[Acala]

I don't know if AGW is real or not, either - but I am skeptical, and over time I'm getting less and less convinced that it's real.

Does property rights apply to the atmosphere? If someone owns the air you're breathing right now, who is that person? Is air being stolen if people don't pay this person to breathe? If not, how can the tragedy of the commons be real - not a myth?

The tragedy of the commons was a historical fact. It refers to the overgrazing of common pasture land in the UK. It also can be used to describe numerous other historical events like the slaughter of the American bison.

As a property owner, your right to the flow of clean air over your property should be recognized. It is no different than the right to the flow of a stream across your property - the person upstream cannot contaminate it or dam it so you can't use it.