Natural capital : valuing the planet / Dieter Helm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helm, Dieter, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--Management.

Natural resources.

Natural resources--Valuation.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2015

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction: Taking Natural Capital Seriously

1. Facing up to the Challenges

2. Sustaining Economic Growth

3. Defining the Aggregate Natural Capital Rule

4. Accounting for Natural Capital

5. Measuring Natural Capital

6. Pricing and Valuing Natural Capital

7. Compensating for Damage

8. Taxing Pollution

9. Protecting the Commons

10. The Prize: Restoring Natural Capital

11. Finance: Paying for Natural Capital

12. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300210989

9780300213942

OCLC:

908253334