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

2. Who are nef? An independent UK think-tank (founded 1986) Inspired by 3 principles 1.Ecological Sustainability 2.Social Justice 3.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)

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. What do Indicators Indicate? Human system Ecosystem Culture Social Capital Governance Economy Education Healthcare Natural Capital Biodiversity CO 2 emissions Soil erosion Water quality Air quality

8. What do Indicators Indicate? Human system Ecosystem Culture Social Capital Governance Economy Education Healthcare Natural Capital Biodiversity CO 2 emissions Soil erosion Water quality Air quality Resource demand

9. What do Indicators Indicate? Human system Ecosystem Resource demand Ecosystem well-being Human well-being Culture Social Capital Governance Economy Education Healthcare Natural Capital Biodiversity CO 2 emissions Soil erosion Water quality Air quality

10. Ultimate Outcome measures Human system Ecosystem well-being Human well-being Natural Capital Biodiversity CO 2 emissions Soil erosion Water quality Air quality

11. Resources – the link Human system Resource demand Ecosystem well-being Human well-being Natural Capital Biodiversity CO 2 emissions Soil erosion Water quality Air quality

12. A Happy Planet Index

14.  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. What HPI measures Human system Ecosystem Resource demand Ecosystem well-being Human well-being Culture Social Capital Governance Economy Education Healthcare Natural Capital Biodiversity CO 2 emissions Soil erosion Water quality Air quality

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

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

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

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

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

24. Country comparisons Country Life Sat Life Exp Eco Foot HPI Costa Rica Bhutan Thailand UK USA

25. Country comparisons Country Life Sat Life Exp Eco Foot HPI Costa Rica7.5 Bhutan7.6 Thailand6.5 UK7.1 USA7.4

26. Country comparisons Country Life Sat Life Exp Eco Foot HPI Costa Rica7.578.2 Bhutan7.662.9 Thailand6.570.0 UK7.178.4 USA7.477.4

27. Country comparisons Country Life Sat Life Exp Eco Foot HPI Costa Rica7.578.22.1 Bhutan7.662.91.3 Thailand6.570.01.6 UK7.178.45.4 USA7.477.49.5

28. Country comparisons Country Life Sat Life Exp Eco Foot HPI Costa Rica7.578.22.166.0 (3 rd ) Bhutan7.662.91.361.1 (13 th ) Thailand6.570.01.655.4 (32 nd ) UK7.178.45.440.3 (108 th ) USA7.477.49.528.8 (150 th )

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