Ellen: A group of economists and ecologists recently estimated the economic value of Earth's biosphere's "essential services," such as climate regulation, food, and water supplies, at $33 trillion annually. ██ ██████ █████████ ████ ██████████ ██ ███ █████████ █ ████ █████████
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Ellen says that we should prioritize protecting Earth’s biosphere. This is supported by a recent estimate by a group of experts that the biosphere provides $33 trillion worth of “services” to humans each year.
Santiago concludes that we should not use an economic approach to justify protecting the biosphere. Why not? Because taking that approach implies that the biosphere is primarily important due to the “services” it provides. Santiago presumably thinks that the biosphere’s truest value lies elsewhere.
We want to find a disagreement between Ellen and Santiago. They disagree about whether economic valuation is a good justification for protecting Earth’s biosphere.
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