We must reject ego-nomics to prevent human extinction

We must reject ego-nomics to prevent human extinction

18 April 2024 - To secure the wellbeing of all of Earth’s people and the many other members of Earth’s household, we will need a new economics, an “eco-nomics” that guides us on a path to a life-centric civilisation. Our modern lives are largely determined by economic policies ...
Democracy demands the EU approves the Nature Restoration Law

Democracy demands the EU approves the Nature Restoration Law

17 April 2024 - The EU Council, led by Belgium, has controversially paused the approval of the critical Nature Restoration Law, jeopardising EU biodiversity and climate goals.
The case for a wellbeing economy

The case for a wellbeing economy

03 April 2024 - Exploring the urgent need for a wellbeing economy to address the global polycrisis, emphasizing transformative change over short-term fixes for a sustainable future.
Time to end impunity for petroactors

Time to end impunity for petroactors

29 March 2024 - On March 18, oil and gas CEOs at the annual CERA week conference in Texas announced that the clean-energy transition is failing and that the world should ‘abandon the fantasy’ of a fossil-fuel phaseout. Two days later, the world-renowned Carbon Tracker ...
The EU Nature Restoration Law could stop us from destroying ourselves

The EU Nature Restoration Law could stop us from destroying ourselves

25 March 2024 - Europe is confronting environmental challenges that are unprecedented in their scale and urgency. From the alarming decline in biodiversity to the relentless march of climate change, the continent faces a series of crises that threaten not just its natural ...
Embracing indigenous wisdom in sustainable businesses: Q&A with Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien

Embracing indigenous wisdom in sustainable businesses: Q&A with Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien

22 March 2024 - In our Q&A series with the authors of Limits and Beyond, we talked to Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, a member of The Club of Rome and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) at the IFRS Foundation. We explored the Seven Pillars approach and the concept ...
Psychology’s role in climate action and a sustainable economy

Psychology’s role in climate action and a sustainable economy

12 March 2024 - The Club of Rome is known for its influential reports on environmental challenges and sustainable development. Could you share how you first became involved with the organisation? Back in the 1990s, I got involved in eco-philosophy through a Norwegian ...
Driving sustainability forward: My journey as a Club of Rome Communications Fellow

Driving sustainability forward: My journey as a Club of Rome Communications Fellow

29 February 2024 - I always blame my love for history as the reason why I am good at remembering dates. I bring this up because I remember the very date, I came across The Club of Rome Communication Fellowship 2023 call for applications. The date was 28 June 2023, a very cold ...
Shock as warming accelerates, 1.5°C is breached faster than forecast

Shock as warming accelerates, 1.5°C is breached faster than forecast

27 February 2024 - If there was shock and awe last week when the Copernicus Climate Change Service announced that global average warming over the last twelve months — February 2023 to January 2024 — had exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius (°C), it was likely because too many people had ...
Of collaborative leadership and transformative sustainability

Of collaborative leadership and transformative sustainability

13 February 2024 - What inspired you to join The Club of Rome?  It was actually Ernst von Weizsäcker who inspired me to join The Club of Rome, because he was impressed with my work on multi-stakeholder collaboration for transformative change. I had come across The Club of Rome ...
Closing the loop for a sustainable future

Closing the loop for a sustainable future

08 February 2024 - How did you become involved with The Club of Rome ?   I have been a full member for the last 10 years. My initial involvement was as a co-author of the report The Limits to Certainty, facing risks in the new service ecoinomy in 1989, which was submitted to The ...
The most revolutionary idea you can think of: freedom from fear and want

The most revolutionary idea you can think of: freedom from fear and want

07 February 2024 - Exploring the vision of Aurelio Peccei, founder of the Club of Rome, this article sheds light on his revolutionary idea of achieving global prosperity through freedom from fear and want, challenging the conventional narratives of doom-mongering ...
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