
Is there a greener way to rank successful economies?
The Climate Question
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The Future of GDP
There is a real change going on among statisticians and economists, says Eson. The official standards for measuring the economy will incorporate more detailed measurement of the environment as part of GDP. There's 10 to 20 measures that are being considered by the UN-led initiative. But when you say value nature, what do you mean? "I don't think there's anybody now who thinks we can stick with the definition"
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