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Net Zero: How We Stop Causing Climate ChangeWhat can we really do about the climate emergency? In Net Zero, economist Dieter Helm addresses the action we all need to take to tackle the climate emergency: personal, local, national and global. Reducing our own carbon consumption is the first step. Helm argues that we, the ultimate polluters, should pay based on how much carbon the products we buy produce. We need a carbon price, and one that applies to everything and everywhere, from flights, to food and farming. "Dieter Helm is one of Britain's foremost experts on energy economics and he has written a terrific book on the next agenda item once the Covid emergency has passed. It is also an angry book … A fine overview of our climate policy failures and the options for doing better." Sunday Independent Published September 2020. |
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Green and Prosperous Land: A Blueprint for Rescuing the British CountrysideFinally, a practical, realistic plan to rescue, preserve and enhance nature. The bold generational plan assesses the environment as a whole, explains the necessity of protecting and enhancing our green spaces and offers a clear, economically viable 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. Published 2019, William Collins Talking Economics Podcast: Listen here to my Introduction to Green and Prosperous Land |
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Burn Out: The Endgame for Fossil FuelsAn energy revolution is under way with far-reaching consequences for nations, companies, and the way we address climate change "Dieter Helm has redefined the study of energy economics. His must-read new book is a prescient and gripping analysis of the trends which are reshaping our world ", Edward Lucas, Senior Editor, The Economist Published 2017, Yale University Press |
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Natural Capital: Valuing The Planet Hard-hitting recommendations for what must be done to manage global natural capital and reverse environmental destruction "The book is a valuable contribution, written by an author who knows his subject and cares deeply about his message", Nick Hanley, Nature Published 2016, Yale University Press |
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The Carbon Crunch - Revised and UpdatedIn a new edition of his hard-hitting book on climate change, economist Dieter Helm looks at how and why we have failed to tackle the issue of global warming and argues for a new, pragmatic rethinking of energy policy. Published 2015, Yale University Press |
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