Hard-hitting recommendations for what must be done to manage global natural capital and reverse environmental destruction Natural capital is what nature provides to us for free. Renewables-like species-keep on coming, provided we do not drive them towards extinction. Non-renewables-like oil and gas-can only be used once. Together, they are the foundation that ensures our survival and well-being, and the basis of all economic activity. In the face of the global, local, and national destruction of biodiversity and ecosystems, economist Dieter Helm here offers a crucial set of strategies for establishing natural capital policy that is balanced, economically sustainable, and politically viable. Helm shows why the commonly held view that environmental protection poses obstacles to economic progress is false, and he explains why the environment must be at the very core of economic planning. He presents the first real attempt to calibrate, measure, and value natural capital from an economic perspective and goes on to outline a stable new framework for sustainable growth. Bristling with ideas of immediate global relevance, Helm's book shifts the parameters of current environmental debate. As inspiring as his trailblazing The Carbon Crunch, this volume will be essential reading for anyone concerned with reversing the headlong destruction of our environment.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300210989
eBay Product ID (ePID)
212398796
Product Key Features
Author
Dieter Helm
Publication Name
Natural Capital: Valuing the Planet
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Geology
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
635g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Dieter Helm
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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