This paper argues that Noam Chomsky’s universal grammar can be re-organized into a new concept for understanding climate change: universal ecology. Taking into account criticisms of Chomsky’s idea, we argue that the universal ecology approach focuses on the grassroot level as key a key factor in mobilizing people from all walks of life to raise awareness, and to start working towards minimizing the effects of global warming. This approach is taken through the concept of subversive universals, as developed by Nick Sr-nicek and Alex Williams. Using this concept, we argue that global problems should be dealt with on the local and individual scales first in order for the solutions to be per-manent. The importance of the connection to a grassroots approach is that it ensures a constantly evolving set of needs which should be addressed, rather than a fixed set of prescriptions for change. The paper ends with a note on the connection between the un-named forces of evil in the work of American science fiction writer Philip K. Dick and the space for change inherent to subversive universals.
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