Green Capitalism and global heating

"Green Capitalism" sounds promising, but is it really capable of preventing global climate disaster? A book argues that it is not: that measuring the value of each thing in the world in monetary terms just won't do the job.

A committee came up with an estimate of the monetary value of a great whale. One can question whether the monetary value captures the importance of continued existence of whales, but maybe the result would be adequate.

But what about the continued existence of a rare, endangered species of small animals? If people calculate that without adding a term to represent the value of simple existence of a distinct species, they might get a minuscule number.

How endangered species preserved are worth one living whale? It's hard to make that question meaningful, It's like asking how much money a human life is worth. Insurance needs to answer that question, but is that the right way to decide who lives and who dies?

If you buy the book, please do not get it from Amazon.