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Wed 18 July 2007 View all news
A new report from the 'think tank' the New Economics Foundation concludes that there is no direct correlation between the size of your carbon footprint and either happiness or long life.
The NEF's "European happy planet index" ranks countries by the carbon-intensity of their economies as well as life expectancy and satisfaction. Iceland tops the list, followed by Sweden and Norway, in being the most efficient in "translating" carbon into happiness. Newer EU member states rank the lowest. The report says that Europe is less efficient now at delivering human well-being than it was 40 years ago: "Across Europe people report comparable levels of well-being whether their lifestyles imply the need for the resources of six and a half, or just one planet like Earth".
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