Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI
Also called: PHDI · Topic: Human Development: Concept, Approaches and Measurement · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
The Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI (PHDI) is an experimental index that UNDP introduced in 2020. It takes a country's ordinary Human Development Index (HDI) and lowers it based on two things: carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per person and material footprint per person (the amount of raw materials, such as fuels, metals and minerals, used to meet each person's needs). The more pressure a country puts on the planet, the more its score falls. The index asks whether a country's progress can last, because a good life today should not use up the chances of future generations.
Example
Norway has one of the highest ordinary HDI scores in the world. On the PHDI it falls in rank because its emissions and material use per person are high. Australia and the Gulf states fall in the same way.
Don't confuse with
- Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI): the IHDI lowers the HDI for unequal sharing within a country. The PHDI lowers it for damage to the planet.
Related concepts
- Limitations of the HDI
- Human Poverty Index
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- Gender Development Index
- Gender Inequality Index
- Multidimensional Poverty Index
- Physical Quality of Life Index