'Green Wall Street' in Australia won't save the planet. Markets value profits, not platypuses | Richard Denniss

If we're serious about protecting endangered species, we must protect what's left of their habitat, not ask the market to set a price for destroying itNeoliberalism can't and won't fix our climate crisis or save our endangered species from extinction.Market-based policies have failed spectacularly when it comes to aged care, disability care and saving the Murray River. But despite the catalogue of catastrophe, earlier this month Tanya Plibersek said: "Ultimately, I would like to see the market truly valuing nature, so that protecting forests is more valuable than destroying them." Continue reading...