This week the Upside looked at some alternatives to the quest for endless economic growthWhy not scrap GDP and replace it with trees? Coincidentally, the alternatives to GDP were also the subject of the latest Reasons to be Cheerful podcast by Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd. We talk about the limits of GDP, shifting to a wellbeing economy & what we can learn from New Zealand’s recent budget. With guests @grantrobertson1, @anniequick, @BMHayward & @Gus_ODonnellListen here: https://t.co/BrVgmsAbmJ pic.twitter.com/3bMSNuF0LrPerhaps a better metric would be the number of trees planted annually. After all, trees are not just good for the environment, they are good for mental health too, as Harriet Sherwood learned.

Source: The Guardian June 21, 2019 09:56 UTC