✓ Natural Capital: Valuing the Planet ¾ Dieter Helm - Natural Capital: Valuing the Planet, Natural Capital Valuing the Planet 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
- Title: Natural Capital: Valuing the Planet
- Author: Dieter Helm
- ISBN: 9780300210989
- Page: 378
- Format: Hardcover
✓ Natural Capital: Valuing the Planet ¾ Dieter Helm, Natural Capital: Valuing the Planet, Dieter Helm, Natural Capital Valuing the Planet 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 ensur ✓ Natural Capital: Valuing the Planet ¾ Dieter Helm - Natural Capital: Valuing the Planet, Natural Capital Valuing the Planet 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
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✓ Natural Capital: Valuing the Planet ¾ Dieter Helm
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This is a book written by an eminent economist who is also passionately interested in wildlife There may be lots of such people but I haven t met many of them And Professor Dieter Helm has been since 2012, the chair of the Natural Capital Committee in England.The author states in his preface that The central argument of this book is that only by putting the environment at the heart of the economy can there be much hope of addressing the scale of destruction that will otherwise happen It is perfe [...]
A very good book on the vital concept of including natural capital into economic accounting It does not minimize the difficulties of such an approach, but by showing incremental steps for improvement and giving multiple real life examples, Helm shows that natural capital accounting is not only practical, but beneficial The book s balance of technical language vs accessibility to the layperson perhaps leans a bit towards technical, but that probably works in the books favor, as it communicates d [...]
I have the feeling that this book could have done with a few years of formulating its thoughts.I have great respect for Dieter Helm and know that he usually gives you a good run for your money but this felt at times a bit thin.In my opinion there is many times within his chain of arguments the problem with complexity Yes, there is value in doing a 80% approach than nothing at all but I simply cannot see this without further inquiry Otherwise many interesting ways to go.