Take Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan Kingdom that many years ago adopted a Gross National Happiness index, as an alternative approach to measuring the country's prosperity.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/electric-vehicles-boost-climate-nirvana-himalayas
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/bbc-uk
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhutan
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electric-vehicles
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zero-emissions-vehicles
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution-control
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia