Name: What a living whale is worth -- and why the economy should protect nature
Uploaded: 2022-11-18T15:50:06Z
Duration: 14 min 37 s
Description: How much is one living blue whale worth in the fight against climate change? A lot more than you may think, says financial economist Ralph Chami. He explains the value of bringing the language of dollars and cents to conservation -- and offers his vision of a new economy that would profit off regenerating nature, not extracting from it.

How much is one living blue whale worth in the fight against climate change? A lot more than you may think, says financial economist Ralph Chami. He explains the value of bringing the language of dollars and cents to conservation -- and offers his vision of a new economy that would profit off regenerating nature, not extracting from it.

Ralph Chami: What a living whale is worth -- and why the economy should protect nature

What a living whale is worth -- and why the economy should protect nature

Whales, capturing up to 33 tons of CO2 each, emerge as unsung heroes in climate change combat, revealing nature's financial value.

Revealing a $3 million valuation for each whale's carbon sequestration, challenging our economic system's zero valuation of living whales.

Proposes a new economy where thriving nature fuels prosperity, using financial valuations to protect and regenerate the environment.