Natural Capital Ireland presents a free public talk for Trinity Climate & Biodiversity Action Week by environmental economist Ece Ozdemiroglu, founder & CEO of UK consultants eftec, entitled 'What does economics have to do with nature?'
Ms Ozdemiroglu, a member of the UK Climate Change Committee on Adaptation from 2016-2022, will give a short overview of environmental economics and natural capital thinking, also covering the economic arguments for why and how we need to adapt to climate change risks. The event will take place in Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, on Monday, October 14, from 6-7pm.
At the heart of many of the problems we face today is how our economic system works, chiefly how markets ignore our impacts and dependency on nature. However, economists can also make a positive contribution - through environmental economics and the natural capital approach, we can show how valuable nature really is, and how that value information can be taken into account when making economic decisions - by governments, by businesses or, indeed, households.
Ece Ozdemiroglu said:
My main objective is to make sure nature is treated fairly, and that its many benefits are included in economic analysis and business strategies. I started my career gathering evidence that nature had economic benefits, including it in investment and policy appraisals.
"I used economic arguments, including natural capital accounting, in favour of investment in nature and adaptation to climate change for public, private and third-sector clients. I work mostly in water, agriculture and forestry but believe environmental economics can be applied in any context."
Register free on eventbrite HERE.
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