Problem

Undervaluation of natural capital

Other Names:
Undervaluation of common property
Undervaluation of natural resources in national accounts
Nature:

National accounting has focused on man-made capital. Capital consumption, or depreciation, has been subtracted from gross domestic product, giving a net domestic product figure which is sustainable in the sense that one can consume that amount while maintaining the capital stock intact. This concept does not take into account consumption of the "natural" or environmental capital. It is possible to estimate environmentally adjusted net domestic product by subtracting environmental depletion and degradation allowances from the standard net domestic product figures.

Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
08.08.2016 – 05:17 CEST