Oxygen regulator element to reduce the climate changes: The oxygen users must pay those who produce it

Abstract

The climate warming reduction needs an approach based on a regulator element which links the ecological and economical goals. The ecosystem services have become less effective because the production of water and CO2 are faster than recycling it in biomass. The produced water with CO2, during the oxidation of organic carbon thanks to the chemical reduction of oxygen, is often neglected and not mentioned by the scientific community. The water volume that results from the burning of fossil fuels increases annually with CO2 emissions and is higher than thousands of billions of tons. This water increase affects water vapour levels and induces the risk of great floods and sea level rising. We suggest an ecolonomical (ecology and economy) integrative concept based on the use of oxygen, as a regulator, which links the burning of fuels that generate water and fossil CO2 to photosynthesis that regenerates oxygen and biomass essential for our life. The ecolonomical quantitative rule claims that the oxygen users such as transportation services, manufacturers and power plants must pay those who produce it such as forest, agriculture and urban vegetation. The application of this rule should induce the restoring of natural ecosystems and agricultural practices thanks to the link between the urban services and the rural services. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.