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Table 7 Plausible impact of emissions reduction, energy access and economic growth on GNH

From: Carbon neutral Bhutan: sustaining carbon neutral status under growth pressures

Nine domains of GNH

Reduced carbon emission

Increased access to modern and clean energy

Increased economic growth for middle- income aspiration

Psychological wellbeing

✓

✓

✓

Time use

NK

✓

✓

Community vitality

NK

✓

✓

Cultural diversity

NK

NK

NK

Ecological diversity

✓

✓

x

Living standard

NK

✓

✓

Health

✓

✓

✓

Education

NK

✓

✓

Good governance

✓

✓

✓

  1. ✓ positive impact; x – negative relation; NK not known