A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how

Economy The Guardian By Thomas Piketty, Lucas Chancel, Cornelia Mohren, Rowaida Moshrif, Moritz Odersky and Anmol Somanchi 04 Jun 2026 06:00 1 min read

Our plan is radical – but by transforming how we live on a finite planet, nearly everyone gains ‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival Imagine a future in which everyone enjoys high levels of wellbeing; where 90% of the world’s population doubles their income but works half the hours we work today. A world in which the bottom half of humanity sees its share of global wealth rise from just 2% today to 30%; a world where we consume en

Our plan is radical – but by transforming how we live on a finite planet, nearly everyone gains

‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

Imagine a future in which everyone enjoys high levels of wellbeing; where 90% of the world’s population doubles their income but works half the hours we work today. A world in which the bottom half of humanity sees its share of global wealth rise from just 2% today to 30%; a world where we consume enough, but nobody over-consumes. And imagine achieving this on a planet that can comfortably sustain human life without its climate breaking down.

Against the bleak techno-authoritarian futures now being sold to us, a radical new vision for global progress in the 21st century feels urgently needed. The most credible vision is one in which the habitability of the planet is a precondition for human development and equality.

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