The impacts of climate change on human well-being are increasingly being felt.
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The impacts of climate change on human well-being are increasingly being felt.
Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are necessary to limit climate risks and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Keeping the change in global average surface temperatures well-below
2 degrees or lower will require a transformation of economies on an
unprecedented scale.
Moving away from the current dependence on the unabated combustion of fossil fuels will be challenging.
Ensure to maximise the synergies with other well-being goals such as health and equity
Wider visibility of synergies and trade-offs
Two-way alignment
Societal goals are defined in terms of well-being outcomes (climate change
risks and impacts included) and these goals are systematically reflected in
decision-making across the economy
Decisions are taken keeping multiple
well-being objectives
in mind, rather than focused on reaching a single (or very narrow range of objective(s)
independently of others
The interrelations between the different economic sectors and systems in which
a policy intervenes are sufficiently well understood
as measure of success
at economy-wide level
Climate policies through a well-being lens
A focus on the quality of economic growth and the well-being outcomes it delivers and not just the magnitude of that growth.
Explicitly forces attention on those things (social connections, a clean environment) that money alone cannot buy and GDP does not value.
Changing perspective
In each sector, the report reassesses current policy priorities, making sure these effectively guide the sector to align decisions with climate and other well-being and sustainability goals.
Adjusting the measurement system
A more comprehensive set of indicators can help monitor and set criteria to ensure progress on multiple policy priorities.
A number of new and complementary indicators are introduced and discussed in relation to existing indicators, including for the SDGs and the OECD Well-being Framework.
How adopting a well-being lens?
Changed perspectives at the sectorial level
