Is there a more climate-friendly way to assess the state of our economies?

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Published Mar 7, 2021

When we want to know how well economies are doing, there's one measure that's been used around the world for more than three quarters of a century - GDP. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)

But in the face of looming climate catastrophe, is there a better way to assess the state of our economies?

The United Nations is voting on whether to introduce a new metric, which takes natural capital like forests, oceans and other ecosystems, into account.

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