Nearly finished reading this book which I highly recommend for some positivity and also some new ideas to old (and new) problems. Does feel sometimes like we keep applying the same solutions to persistent problems and wondering why nothing changes. I’m also really interested in the idea of replacing Gross Domestic Product as a measure of economic activity, growth and prosperity, which is something Bregman talks about in this books (as others have in other books). I think this line sums simply and effectively why GDP is not a good economic measure when trying to combat climate change and achieve a net zero world: ‘a 100-year old tree is only worth something to the GDP once it is chopped down and sold as lumber’. Indeed, GDP measures mostly the polluting things. Perhaps this is why China and the US shave the highest GDP. I have now been commissioned to write about this, so looking forward to exploring the idea more. #climatechange #netzero #combattingclimatechange
