Climate change: can money stop deforestation?

Rampant deforestation has driven economic growth, but accelerates climate change. How do you put a price on trees, to make them worth more alive than dead? Film supported by Bain and Company 00:00 - Can money grow on trees? 00:55 - What Costa Rica can teach us 01:52 - Down with the trees: rapid deforestation around the world 03:15 - Why tree-planting schemes aren’t always the answer 04:24 - Paying for existing trees: carbon credits 06:38 - How to finance the restoration of forests 08:10 - What are Payments for Environmental Services? 09:31 - Swapping to sustainable returns 10:40 - Is focusing on economic growth the problem? - Why world leaders need to decarbonise the economy Sign up to our daily newsletter to keep up to date: Why tree planting alone is not an adequate solution for climate change: How the world’s wealthiest countries cause deforestation in poor ones: The role of forests in climate change - listen to The Economist’s Intelligence podcast about their importance: How Jair Bolsonaro has damaged the Amazon rainforest: Sign up to our climate change newsletter: A balance-sheet could help to save the planet: Why is the Amazon rainforest doing more harm than good?