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...
07 February 2024 - Aurelio Peccei (1908-1984) was both an industrialist and an intellectual who had a profound influence on Western thought, which is mostly unrecognized today. Among other things, he founded the Club of Rome, the organisation which, in 1972, produced...
11 January 2024 - Human beings have always travelled and even events like Covid-19 do not deter us for long. Tourism is now considered to be arguably the largest employer globally. It brings large concentrations of visitors to the most fragile sites and destinations...
16 November 2023 - As part of our Q&A series with authors of Limits and Beyond, we sat down with Carlos Alvarez Pereira, the Vice President of the Club of Rome and one of the co-editors of the book. We explored what is hindering humanity from learning what we...
31 October 2023 - What inspired you to pursue a career in nature and sustainability? My fascination with the natural world began in childhood and continued through my secondary school years. I formed a small association called Animal Friends and Scholars Society (in...
27 October 2023 - As part of the Q&A series with authors of Limits and Beyond, we talked to Petra Kuenkel, a member of The Club of Rome and the Founder of the Collective Leadership Institute. Kuenkel explores how patriarchal systems are connected to the crises we...
24 October 2023 - In the heart of Belgrade, Serbia, a remarkable journey unfolds—a journey that seamlessly weaves together the realms of science, sustainability and global collaboration. At the centre of this narrative is Nebojša Nešković, a physicist of distinction...
18 October 2023 - In our next instalment of the Q&A series with authors of Limits and Beyond, we sat down with Chandran Nair, a member of the Club of Rome and Founder of the Global Institute For Tomorrow. He discussed the dangers of adopting Western economic...
12 October 2023 - There is a curious tendency among us humans to turn every issue into a battle of extremes, where opposing sides wield strawmen arguments like weapons. We champion open debate, but it often leads us down a fruitless path. Take renewable energy, for...
14 September 2023 - Yi-Heng Cheng, member of The Club of Rome Executive Committee and Asia Deputy Director of the International Ecological Development Union (EDUI) sits down with Communications Fellow Nonhlanhla Ngwenya to talk sustainability and how the circular...
