The Treasury wants technical and market based solutions. Economists are only too happy to advise.
But what if the problem doesn’t require money - it actually requires time or a change of practice.
These kind of approaches should be considered equally, but you have to consider that the Treasury is the most powerful organ of government.
The power of the Chancellor and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury is too often overlooked in this country, because the holders tend not to be charismatic.
‘Overall, technological advances were rated highest and non-violent civil disobedience lowest.
#Economists rated market-based solutions and technological advances higher than environmental researchers.
#Environmental researchers rated degrowth of the global economy and non-violent civil disobedience higher than economists.’