06 December 2019 - On December 2nd a group of NGOs, including the Club of Rome, met with the new president of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, to hand over an open letter calling on the ECB to act on climate change. The letter was signed by more than 160 NGOs. On December...
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Club of Rome Youth Summit 2019
10 November 2019 - The Club of Rome Summit 2019 took place on November 6 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with a Youth Summit running in parallel to the internal Club of Rome AGM. The Youth Summit brought together young leaders from across the globe - with a particular...
Club of Rome Summit 2019
08 November 2019 - The Club of Rome Summit 2019 took place on November 6 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The conference brought together leading scientists, policy and decision-makers, business leaders as well as activists from around the world. ...
Co-President makes case for Planetary Emergency Plan, in European Parliament
24 October 2019 - Club of Rome Co-president, Sandrine Dixson-Declève, reiterated the urgent need for transformational action on climate change, biodiversity loss and human health and well-being at an event co-hosted by GLOBE EU, The Club of Rome and the Ellen...
Support for EIB 2020 Pledge to stop fossil energy lending
07 October 2019 - 30 businesses, investment groups and scientific institutions have sent a letter to the European Investment Bank, calling on it to deliver on its recent proposal to stop investing in fossil fuel projects by the end of 2020. The letter joins a similar...
Nations should declare a Planetary Emergency says Club of Rome
24 September 2019 - New York – September 24th. As national leaders meet in New York for the United Nations Climate Action Summit, the Club of Rome has issued a statement proposing nations declare a planetary emergency for climate and nature in 2020. The statement -...
The ‘How To’ in Building Future-Ready Businesses
17 September 2019 - Club of Rome Co-President Sandrine Dixson-Declève participated in the European Forum Alpbach 2019. The video of the session The ‘How To’ in Building Future-Ready Businesses is now available online.
Japanese Association of the Club of Rome officially launched
23 August 2019 - The Japanese Association of the Club of Rome was officially launched on August 7th 2019 at Chubu University in Kasugai, Japan. The official launch of the Association also provided the occasion for a high level symposium “Operation Manual of our Home,...
Club of Rome Honorary President participated at the #SmileForFuture Summit
15 August 2019 - Ernst von Weizsäcker, honorary president of the Club of Rome, participated at the #SmileForFuture Summit in Lausanne and discussed the FridaysForFuture movement and climate change with GretaThunberg and Nobel Prize winner Jacques Dubochet. The Press...
Manfred Max Neef – In Memoriam
12 August 2019 - It is with great sadness that we receive the message of the passing of Manfred Max-Neef. Manfred was a close friend to both of us and long-time and highly appreciated member of the Club of Rome. Ernst von Weizsäcker & Anders Wijkman Honorary...