The energy transition will fail without social acceptance

The energy transition will fail without social acceptance

30 March 2026 - Why technology alone cannot deliver decarbonisation without political governance, social equity and the active involvement of citizens and local authorities. The energy transition is often described as a technological challenge. Yet the discussions ...
The unitive science of a living universe

The unitive science of a living universe

17 March 2026 - What if our prevalent science-based worldview rooted in materialism and separation, could be about to be turned upside down?  What then for our world? Science plays a central role in shaping our collective future, a conviction reflected in the 2024 launch of ...
A just transition or a new dependency: Africa’s climate crossroads 

A just transition or a new dependency: Africa’s climate crossroads 

17 March 2026 - Africa is already bearing the harshest impacts of the climate crisis. From prolonged droughts and catastrophic floods to collapsing food systems and growing displacement, climate change is no longer a future risk but a present reality. Yet the greatest threat ...
Climate adaptation as survival: from policy to practice

Climate adaptation as survival: from policy to practice

16 March 2026 - This article reflects on a recent conversation from The Sustainability Salon, a talk show by 2023 Communications Fellow of the Club of Rome, Nonhlanhla Ngwenya, that brings together system thinkers and experts from the majority of the world to share perspectives ...
The possibility of transformation through new humanism 

The possibility of transformation through new humanism 

13 March 2026 - Faced with a crisis of meaning, it is necessary to integrate science, art, ethics, philosophy and spirituality into a new civilisational synthesis.  The history of humanity does not always advance in a linear fashion, and even less often, peacefully. Instead, ...
Europe as a project—democracy as strength, not weakness 

Europe as a project—democracy as strength, not weakness 

05 March 2026 - At the recent Munich Security Conference, the U.S. Foreign Minister invoked themes that resonate far beyond transatlantic relations: civilisational identity, cultural continuity, sovereignty, strength. Migration, he argued, threatens "the survival of ‘our’ ...
Looking at the stars, with feet deeply rooted in the earth

Looking at the stars, with feet deeply rooted in the earth

03 March 2026 - Runa Khan did not grow up knowing the Club of Rome. As a child, she did not know its name, its history or its influence. What she knew, even at eleven years old, was a question that stayed with her as she ran around her family garden: why can’t people who can add ...
Are we too many? Or are we going to become too few?

Are we too many? Or are we going to become too few?

02 March 2026 - Is a Seneca Cliff for the human population on the horizon? The first chapter of my book starts with: “Today, those who discuss human population trends tend to split roughly into two groups: the catastrophists and the cornucopians. The catastrophists see ...
Five hard questions the EU’s fashion EPR legislation must answer 

Five hard questions the EU’s fashion EPR legislation must answer 

02 March 2026 - The European Commission’s announcement of extended producer responsibility for textiles is overdue. For it to work, it must tackle e-commerce freeriding, design for the environment, labour rights, waste exports and synthetic fibres.  European lawmakers are ...
Twelve principles for reimagining universities in times of rupture and regeneration

Twelve principles for reimagining universities in times of rupture and regeneration

25 February 2026 - What is the role of education in an age of rupture—and regeneration? AI disruption, ecological breakdown and social fragmentation are reshaping our world faster than our learning systems can respond. The crisis is not only educational. It is ...
Diversity, opportunity and the power of working together

Diversity, opportunity and the power of working together

13 February 2026 - I am white, I am British—hell, if I had been a man, I would have the trinity of privilege. I understand that where I was born and the colour of my skin, have meant I have been more exposed to opportunity, and I question why, when there is so much talent in all ...
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