🌍 The Wellbeing Identity: A Wellbeing-Centric Reformulation of the Kaya Identity

CO₂ = Population × (Wellbeing / Capita) × (kWh / Wellbeing) × (CO₂ / kWh)
A wellbeing-centered decomposition of global carbon emissions
Pascal Ranoroarijaona | November 2025

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🎯 Why This Matters

The Kaya Identity measures progress in GDP per kWh.
The Ranoroarijaona-? Wellbeing Identity measures progress in human flourishing per kWh.

We don’t need more GDP. We need more joy, health, and dignity — per kilowatt.

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📐 The Equation

$$ \Huge F = P \times \frac{W}{P} \times \frac{E}{W} \times \frac{F}{E} $$

Term	Meaning	Unit
$F$	CO₂ emissions	Mt CO₂
$P$	Population	people
$\frac{W}{P}$	Wellbeing per capita	index / person
$\frac{E}{W}$	Energy intensity of wellbeing	kWh / wellbeing unit
$\frac{F}{E}$	Carbon intensity of energy	kg CO₂ / kWh

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📊 Interactive Dashboard

Run the visualization:

pip install -r requirements.txt
python Ranoroarijaona.py

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📈 Data Sources (Example)

Variable	Source
Population	UN World Population Prospects
Wellbeing Score	Composite: HDI × Life Satisfaction (OWID)
Energy	IEA World Energy Balances
CO₂	Global Carbon Project

Replace data.csv with your dataset.

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🚀 Use Cases

• National climate plans (replace GDP targets with wellbeing efficiency)
• Corporate sustainability: kWh per employee wellbeing
• Global equity: track wellbeing convergence at low energy

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📜 Citation

@misc{Ranoroarijaona2025,
  author = {Ranoroarijaona, Pascal},
  title = {The Wellbeing Identity: A Wellbeing-Centric Reformulation of the Kaya Identity},
  year = {2025},
  publisher = {GitHub},
  journal = {GitHub Repository},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/pascalRanoroarijaona/wellbeing-identity}},
  note = {Accessed: November 2025}
}

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👨‍🔬 Author

Pascal Ranoroarijaona
Web, Energy & Climate | Wellbeing Economics
🐦 @TheSunStandard
🌍 Madagascar | Australia | France

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📄 License

MIT License – free to use, modify, and cite.

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Let’s decarbonize human outcomes, not just dollars.
#WellbeingRanoroarijaonaIdentity #EnergyForWellbeing #ClimateJustice