Green capital : a new perspective on growth /
Perthuis, Christian de 1954-
Green capital : a new perspective on growth / Christian de Perthuis, and Pierre-Andre Jouvet ; translated by Michael Westlake. - 274 p.; 24 cm
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents ; Introduction: The Color of Growth; 1. Growth: A Historical Accident?; 2. The Spaceship Problem: An Optimal Population Size?; 4. Introducing the Environment into the Calculation of Wealth; 4. Introducing the Environment into the Calculation of Wealth; 5. "Natural Capital" Revisited; 6. Hotelling: Beyond the Wall of Scarcity; 7. Nature Has No Price: How Then Is the Cost of Its Degradation to Be Measured?; 8. Beyond Hotelling: Natural Capital as a Factor Required for Growth; 9. Water, the Shepherd, and the Owner: A Choice of Green Growth Models 10. How Much Is Your Genome Worth?11. The Enhancement of Biodiversity: Managing Access, Pricing Usage; 12. Climate Change: The Challenges of Carbon Pricing; 13. International Climate Negotiations; 14. The "Energy Transition": Not Enough or Too Much Oil and Gas?; 15. The Inescapable Question of the Price of Energy; 16. Nuclear Energy: A Rising-Cost Technology; 17. Growth-Generating Innovations; 18. Planning or the Market: What Are the Catalysts?; 19. European Strategy: Jump Out of the Warm Water!; Conclusion: Green Capital, Green Capitalism?; Notes; Index
Challenging the certainty that ecological preservation is incompatible with economic growth, Green Capital shifts the focus from the scarcity of raw materials to the deterioration of the great natural regulatory functions (such as the climate system, the water cycle, and biodiversity). While we can find substitutes for scarce natural resources, we cannot replace a natural regulatory system, which is incredibly complex. It is then essential to introduce a new price into the economy that measures the costs of damage to these regulatory functions. This shift in perspective justifies such innovati
English
9780231171403
Economía ambiental
Desarrollo sostenible
Electronic books.
HC 79.5 / P468g 2015
333.7
Green capital : a new perspective on growth / Christian de Perthuis, and Pierre-Andre Jouvet ; translated by Michael Westlake. - 274 p.; 24 cm
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents ; Introduction: The Color of Growth; 1. Growth: A Historical Accident?; 2. The Spaceship Problem: An Optimal Population Size?; 4. Introducing the Environment into the Calculation of Wealth; 4. Introducing the Environment into the Calculation of Wealth; 5. "Natural Capital" Revisited; 6. Hotelling: Beyond the Wall of Scarcity; 7. Nature Has No Price: How Then Is the Cost of Its Degradation to Be Measured?; 8. Beyond Hotelling: Natural Capital as a Factor Required for Growth; 9. Water, the Shepherd, and the Owner: A Choice of Green Growth Models 10. How Much Is Your Genome Worth?11. The Enhancement of Biodiversity: Managing Access, Pricing Usage; 12. Climate Change: The Challenges of Carbon Pricing; 13. International Climate Negotiations; 14. The "Energy Transition": Not Enough or Too Much Oil and Gas?; 15. The Inescapable Question of the Price of Energy; 16. Nuclear Energy: A Rising-Cost Technology; 17. Growth-Generating Innovations; 18. Planning or the Market: What Are the Catalysts?; 19. European Strategy: Jump Out of the Warm Water!; Conclusion: Green Capital, Green Capitalism?; Notes; Index
Challenging the certainty that ecological preservation is incompatible with economic growth, Green Capital shifts the focus from the scarcity of raw materials to the deterioration of the great natural regulatory functions (such as the climate system, the water cycle, and biodiversity). While we can find substitutes for scarce natural resources, we cannot replace a natural regulatory system, which is incredibly complex. It is then essential to introduce a new price into the economy that measures the costs of damage to these regulatory functions. This shift in perspective justifies such innovati
English
9780231171403
Economía ambiental
Desarrollo sostenible
Electronic books.
HC 79.5 / P468g 2015
333.7