Turning the World Upside Down: The Happy Planet Index

1. Turning the World Upside Down: The Happy Planet Index 3rd International Conference on Gross National Happiness Bangkok 28th November 2007 Nic Marks centre for well-being, nef (the new economics foundation)

2. An independent UK think-tank (founded 1986) Inspired by 3 principles Ecological Sustainability Social Justice People’s Well-being Well-being programme set up in 2001 to address question: What would policy look like if people’s well-being was its aim? Centre for well-being created in 2006 Happy Planet Index 2006 (1m downloads) Who are nef?

3. Turning the world upside down What do Indicators indicate? nef’s (un)Happy Planet Index Does it turn the world upside down?

4. What do Indicators Indicate? Ecosystem

5. What do Indicators Indicate? Human system Ecosystem

6. What do Indicators Indicate? Human system Ecosystem

7. Culture Governance Education Healthcare Social Capital Economy Natural Capital CO2 emissions Water quality Air quality Biodiversity Soil erosion What do Indicators Indicate? Human system Ecosystem

8. Culture Governance Education Healthcare Social Capital Economy Resource demand Natural Capital CO2 emissions Water quality Air quality Biodiversity Soil erosion What do Indicators Indicate? Human system Ecosystem

9. Culture Governance Human well-being Education Healthcare Social Capital Economy Resource demand Natural Capital CO2 emissions Ecosystem well-being Water quality Air quality Biodiversity Soil erosion What do Indicators Indicate? Human system Ecosystem

10. Human well-being Natural Capital CO2 emissions Ecosystem well-being Water quality Air quality Biodiversity Soil erosion Ultimate Outcome measures Human system

11. Human well-being Resource demand Natural Capital CO2 emissions Ecosystem well-being Water quality Air quality Biodiversity Soil erosion Resources – the link Human system

12. A Happy Planet Index

13. A Happy Planet Index

14. A Happy Planet Index Launched by nef in July 2006 HDI style rank order of nations Measure of the “Ecological efficiency with which human well-being is delivered” Over 1,000,000 downloads to date

15. Culture Governance Human well-being Education Healthcare Social Capital Economy Resource demand Natural Capital CO2 emissions Ecosystem well-being Water quality Air quality Biodiversity Soil erosion What HPI measures Human system Ecosystem

16. Human well-being Resource demand What HPI measures Human system

17. Human well-being Resource demand What HPI measures Human system

18. Human well-being Resource demand What HPI measures Human system Happy and Long Lives Resource Use

19. Human well-being Resource demand What HPI measures Human system Happy and Long Lives (divided by) Resource Use

20. Human well-being Resource demand What HPI measures Human system (Life Sat) * (Life Exp) (divided by) Eco Footprint

24. Country comparisons

25. Country comparisons

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32. Happy Planet Index Does the Happy Planet Index turn the world upside down? It SIMPLY turns it INSIDE OUT!

33. Contact Details: Nic Marks • nic.marks@neweconomics.org • Reports downloadable from • www.neweconomics.org • www.happyplanetindex.org