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This article offers a new light on the topic of sustainability in comparison to the previous articles. Rather than focusing on efforts of sustainability, a more assertive approach is taken. This is done by addressing the problem of pollution and waste management, along with offering insights into potential solutions and implementations to help solve the issues presented. The solutions discussed in this article are not physical developments but rather treaties and policies. Such include policies to cap production rates so that less fossil fuels are being consumed. This stance is controversial. The shift toward policy-level intervention underscores the urgency of coordinated international action. This reveals the larger idea that although individual efforts can help drive change, meaningful progress relies on collaboration and lasting agreements rather than individual efforts.

The controversial nature of sustainability policies reintroduces the issue of conflicting interests. While everyone has personal motives, it is important to think about the world and society as a whole. Also important to look at is our natural ecosystems being disrupted. One of the underlying factors of environmental science in regard to ecology could be described as the concern for the depletion of natural resources. This reveals the bigger picture that when trying to keep our environment’s ecosystem balanced and create a sustainable world, there comes along potential solutions which may arise conflicting interests, however ultimately it is important to consider the long term effect that our current practices have on the world around us.