On Thursday, November 9, Paula DiPerna, a pioneer and authority on modern environmentalism and environmental finance, will discuss her book, Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect Our Most Precious Assets, at 6:30 p.m. in Hartwick College’s Anderson Theatre. The talk is free and open to the public.

In the book, DiPerna looks at the need for people to put a price on things they hold dear and how one might accomplish this. Besides being an author and a frequent global public speaker, DiPerna is a strategic global environmental and philanthropic policy advisor. DiPerna currently serves as a special advisor to CDP, a not-for-profit charity that operates the world’s only integrated environmental disclosure system. 

As a leader in the development of carbon markets, DiPerna served formerly as president of the international division of the Chicago Climate Exchange. She has also served as president of the Joyce Foundation, a major U.S. philanthropy, and as a writer, co-producer and vice president for international affairs for the Cousteau Society, whose principal was oceans pioneer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

DiPerna’s book, Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect Our Most Precious Assets, will be available for purchase at the event through the Green Toad Bookstore.