environment

Can free markets protect the environment better than government regulation? In this talk, Matt Ridley explains how property rights, innovation, and market incentives can deliver effective environmental protection while fostering prosperity. 

In an interview with Malte Fischer (NZZ), Matt Ridley explains how, even in the environmental sector, the private sector can accomplish more than the state when it takes an active role.

The subtitle of this essay has been borrowed from Terry L. Anderson’s conference on ‘Markets vs. Mandates. Promoting Environmental Quality and Economic Prosperity’, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Jan. 30, 2023. Permission granted. Take Away The scarcity of means to satisfy given ends is an omnipresent condition of life and all conscious human actions profoundly affect […]