"The Unified Environmental Energy Paradigm (UEEP): Reinterpreting Vacuum Energy as Manifestations of the Ambient Natural Energy Field (ANEF)"

Conventional quantum field theory treats vacuum energy, zero-point fluctuations, and Casimir forces as properties of an ontologically non-trivial “empty space.” This paper proposes a different starting point: nature is not an energetically closed background, but an open, chemically driven, continuously active environment. We formalize this as the Ambient Natural Energy Field (ANEF) and embed it in the Unified Environmental Energy Paradigm (UEEP). Within UEEP, all measurable energies are interpreted as specific modes of harvesting ANEF, and Casimir-like forces are reinterpreted as surface- and environment-mediated effects. We develop a qualitative and mathematical framework for ANEF, re-analyze vacuum-based interpretations, and outline experimental and technological consequences for ultra-low-power energy harvesting.