Tuesday, July 17, 2007

News from all over - London

A nef (new economics foundation) report last year rated Vanuatu as the happiest nation on Earth. The ratings are based on its Happy Planet Index (HPI). Countries score points for how happy citizens rate themselves to be and how long they live, and lose points for their per-capita carbon output.

"Countries like Iceland... demonstrate that living within our environmental means doesn't mean sacrificing human wellbeing," said Nic Marks, founder of nef's Centre for Wellbeing.

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