Dr Robert Costanza on ecological economics

Dr Robert Costanza, Director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics gave a talk at Wellington’s Victoria University on the best response to the ecological and financial crises that are unfolding. Costanza was invited by the NZ Green Party to speak at their policy conference recently.

It’s a long video, (55 min), but well worth the trouble if the topic interests you. A copy of his presentation, entitled The Global Recession: an opportunity to create a sustainable and desirable future (.ppt 27 Mb) is worth having open on your computer while watching, because the video only shows him talking and the picture is out of sync with the audio anyway!