GDP

Policy

'Beyond GDP': UN mulls adoption of green prosperity measure

UN Secretary-General António Guterres urges nations to consider the costs of economic profit against damage to the environment

clock 03 March 2021 • 4 min read

Science

How the economic fallout from climate change could reach $31tr a year

CDP publishes major new report detailing how the economic fallout from the climate crisis is only just starting to build

clock 05 October 2020 • 3 min read

Politics

Jo Swinson promises 'Wellbeing Budget' to tackle climate emergency

New Liberal Democrat leader uses final conference address to promise 'bold' climate action and the pursuit of a 2045 net zero target

clock 17 September 2019 • 2 min read

Risk

Study: Climate change to hit all economies if Paris Agreement crumbles

New study from the University of Cambridge suggests seven per cent of global GDP could be wiped out by 2100 under business-as-usual carbon emissions scenario

clock 21 August 2019 • 2 min read

Management

Davos 2018: The days of GDP as the main measure of economic success may be numbered

Global economic elite urged by World Economic Forum to consider alternative metric, prioritising living standards and sustainability

clock 22 January 2018 • 6 min read