Natural world
A green economy is one that invests and restores our ecosystems and biodiversity in order to secure their services for people today and for future generations. Our coalition members share some practical policy suggestions on valuing and managing our natural capital.
Drip feeding water into the Green Economy
We are used to reading fluid and fluctuating news on water. We may have too much or too little rain, crops desiccate or they rot, or we hear about severe drought, or floods leading to widespread famine, displacement or economic damage. Everybody wants water when it is scarce (but they usually... Continue reading
Natural capital: pricing the priceless
With all eyes fixed on the latest global share prices and bond yields, there was relatively little interest in the most recent figures published in the annual red list.
This is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the... Continue reading
Using planetary science to shape economics
Economic theory (and common sense) tells us that when something is valuable, and it is free, its use tends to infinity - this explains why trees, biodiversity, freshwater and atmospheric space for carbon are all being used ‘like there is no tomorrow’. It also assumes that when... Continue reading
Three dimensional capitalism
As an investment banker with another life built over fifteen years around my passion for the economics of nature and, more recently, by leading TEEB, a study on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity, I am often asked how I reconcile my capitalist... Continue reading
Wild land and the economics of land use
Sustainable land use economics are vital to protect the ecosystem services upon which we all depend.
There have been many arguments about "peak oil" and the depletion of metals, but there is one resource that without doubt is limited in supply: land. Unlike most ordinary... Continue reading
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