Environmentalism, Innovation & Economics

2013-09-21 00:00:00

In our revamp of Ramez Naam interviews, author of the new book Infinite Resource: the Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet and IEET fellow talks on Rason TV about peak oil, nuclear energy, and geoengineering. "We have serious problems, but we are capable of fixing them." Naam believes that many environmental issues facing humanity can be overcome by focusing on innovation, technology, and the economy.

According to Naam, most major environmental problems stem from issues relating to defective property rights. No one owns these natural resources and therefore abuse and overuse is more likely to occur, says Naam, and technical innovation is the key to generating more resources.





In our revamp of Ramez Naam interviews, author of the new book Infinite Resource: the Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet and IEET fellow talks on Rason TV about peak oil, nuclear energy, and geoengineering. "We have serious problems, but we are capable of fixing them." Naam believes that many environmental issues facing humanity can be overcome by focusing on innovation, technology, and the economy.

According to Naam, most major environmental problems stem from issues relating to defective property rights. No one owns these natural resources and therefore abuse and overuse is more likely to occur, says Naam, and technical innovation is the key to generating more resources.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWJ1gT0YXFI