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French-language readers of transatlantic learn of free-market environmentalism
French-language readers of transatlantic learn of free-market environmentalism
Apr 23, 2025 12:38 PM

The Acton Institute continues our outreach to the Francophone world with a new translation of one of our articles on the pivotal issue of environmental stewardship. The latest offering illustrates how the free market cares for creation better than government intervention.

Our friend Benoît H. Perringraciously translated Joseph Sunde’s article “Free market environmentalism: Conserving and collaborating with nature”; the resultant “Une écologie de marché pour collaborer avec la nature” may be read at Acton’s Religion & Liberty Transatlantic website.

Sunde notes the reality of private mon property: When things are held mon, no one person feels responsible for maintaining or improving it. Each individual improves things he owns.

Sunde adds that this not only improves natural resources but causes us to develop our personalities by exercising responsibility. He writes:

Lorsqu’on nous donne la propriété réelle de ressources précieuses, nous empruntons une voie de formation unique en tant que créateurs, innovateurs, entrepreneurs et travailleurs. Nous ne prendrons pas toujours les bonnes décisions, et nous échouerons souvent, mais quand on nous donne la liberté dans le processus de collaboration et de conservation, mençons à réaliser une partie de notre vocation fondamentale en tant qu’êtres humains forgés à l’image d’un Dieu Créateur.

Read the full translation here.

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