Green and Prosperous Land, Dieter Helm
Green and Prosperous Land, Dieter Helm
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Green and Prosperous Land

Author: Dieter Helm

Narrator: Mike Grady

Unabridged: 9 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2019

Synopsis

‘One of the most important books of the decade’ Finally, a practical, realistic plan to rescue, preserve and enhance nature. News about Britain’s wildlife and ecosystems tends to be grim. In Green and Prosperous Land, Oxford economist and Natural Capital Committee chair Dieter Helm shares his radical but tangible plan for positive change. This pragmatic approach to environmentalism includes a summary of Britain’s green assets, a look towards possible futures and an achievable 25-year plan for a green and prosperous country. The bold generational plan assesses the environment as a whole, explains the necessity of protecting and enhancing our green spaces and offers a clear, financially sound strategy to put Britain on a greener path. Helm’s arguments expose the economic inefficiencies in our environmental policies and thus highlight the need for change. Leaving behind the current sterile and ineffective battle between the environment and the economy, this revolutionary plan champions the integration of the economy and the environment together to deliver sustainable, eco-friendly economic growth. There is hope, and there is time, but we must act now.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ryan on March 21, 2021

Dry as dust; reads like lecture notes. English Pastoral was far more vivid and convincing, perhaps because its author is an actual farmer and not an academic.......more

Goodreads review by John on February 01, 2022

Amid the chaos of lockdown, pandemic, public policy being played out in the open, a new Bill is working its way through the Lords - the Agriculture bill. It’s the biggest shakeup of rural policy in 50 years. Brexit means leaving the EU’s common Agricultural Policy, which as it turns out is no bad th......more

Goodreads review by Snorki on October 31, 2021

An economic-focused analysis of the state of the British countryside in the light of increasing biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change. Dieter chaired the National Capital Committee, which looked at developing a 25-year plan to address environmental issues, and he explores a lot of the work......more

Goodreads review by Alexander on February 15, 2024

A refreshing, pro-growth take on environmentalism. I was introduced to Helm's thinking when he appeared on a recent David Runciman podcast and was inspired to read his work as a result of his vociferous argument for capital maintenance. I wish I had read this sooner after it came out, as much of the c......more

Goodreads review by Max on July 19, 2024

Overall has some fine ideas, and I (a conservationist) think there is definitely merit in the natural capital concept. I think the logic of “get the prices right and everything will work itself out” is a little too optimistic though, and glosses over the difficulty in pricing certain things (I.e. na......more

Quotes

Praise for Green and Prosperous Land: ‘Dieter Helm has taken a good, hard look at the state of our natural environment and the result could be one of the most important books of the decade’ Country Life ‘Helm’s solutions are refreshingly straightforward … The notion of the financial value of nature is long established. Helm takes this further to present a pure economic argument for conservation. We all need to listen to that’ Simon Barnes, Sunday Times ‘[Helm is] as eloquent with his recommendations as in analysis of the problem … This is an important analysis, argued with passion, intelligence and rigour. It is timely too, because – as Helm makes compellingly clear – of the urgency of the problem’ Financial Times ‘A trenchant manifesto for change … visionary, pragmatic and context-rich’ Nature ‘Delivers handsomely on the promise of its title’ New Scientist There is an enormous amount to admire’ Times Literary Supplement ‘Hooray for this book! An economist dispensing with the usual nonsense, and applying his mind to the task of devising a sound economic plan for the protection and restoration of Britain’s wildlife … [This is a] brave and forthright attempt to begin a new conversation on how to pay to keep our wildlife’ British Wildlife ‘A tough-minded and eminently practical plan for the recovery of our natural capital and the protection of our renewables … that might just make the Britain of 2050 a success story’ The Herald Magazine ‘A good read and an important one too. I loved it, as I agreed with much of it and was interested by all of it’ Mark Avery ‘This book is urgent. It should be required reading for all interested in turning the 25YEP into reality. I wonder if the next generation will recognise this book as a Rachel Carson-style moment that helped to kick-start the wholesale recover of nature: I hope so’ BTO News

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