An economist, he has a doctorate from the University of Heidelberg. He is an honorary professor at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Germany) and has been teaching economics of sustainable development at the universities of Wuppertal and Columbia. At the United Nations Environment Program in Nairobi and United Nations Headquarters in New York, he developed international environmental statistics and accounting systems. As director of the environment division of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, he sought to combine environmental and ecological economics in measurement and theory. His publications advance new concepts and methods in green accounting and environmental economics. He participated in conferences within the framework of Cibervisión02. Winter cycle of Science and Technology of the Complutense University of Madrid
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