– Monaco
3rd international workshop « Economic valuation of ocean acidification »
However we choose to take action, whether it be through the development of science, political undertaking, economic initiatives or through our own individual choices, we are all part of the same world, governed by common laws, but we often struggle to see the true consequences. This is the power of the economic approach that has brought us together today: to demonstrate this convergence in a concrete manner and, at the same time, highlighting its urgency. But it is the responsibility of all of us to learn from this experience. Archimedes said that with a place to stand and a lever he could move the Earth. The objective, scientific and economic approach that has brought us together today provides this. It is up to us to bring the levers – all the levers – available to us into play!