24 June 2024 - Across 17* G20 countries surveyed, a majority of adults (68%**) support the policy proposal where wealthy people pay a higher tax on their wealth, as a means of funding major changes to our economy and lifestyles. When thinking about climate change...
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Taikan Oki wins the 2024 Stockholm Water Prize
25 March 2024 - Taikan Oki, member of The Club of Rome, professor at the University of Tokyo and former Assistant Secretary General at the United Nations has won the 2024 Stockholm Water Prize based on his research on the virtual water trade, digital river mapping,...
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...
Aenne Burda Award for Sandrine Dixson-Declève
13 January 2024 - Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of the Club of Rome has been awarded the coveted Aenne Burda Award for Creative Leadership at Burda's international innovation conference DLD in Munich. Since 2006, the Aenne Burda Award for Creative Leadership...
Achieving planetary carbon balance, a must to meet 2050 net zero goals
21 December 2023 - In light of the recent COP28 outcome on transitioning from fossil energy use rather than a firm phase out, over 30 members of The Club of Rome have endorsed an open letter to world leaders and business leaders calling for urgent action to achieve...
Carlos Alvarez Pereira appointed as Secretary General of The Club of Rome
13 December 2023 - The Club of Rome, a platform of diverse thought leaders who identify holistic approaches to complex global issues, has appointed Carlos Alvarez Pereira as its new Secretary General as of 1 January 2024. Previously vice-president of The Club of...
Planetary crisis demands immediate global governance overhaul
30 November 2023 - As the 28th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) convened in Dubai, a crucial report by the Climate Governance Commission shed light on the urgent need for transformative changes in global governance to combat the...
Paul Shrivastava appointed as co-president of The Club of Rome
28 November 2023 - The Club of Rome, a platform for leading scientists, economists, policy and business leaders to collaborate and promote leading edge thinking, has elected Paul Shrivastava as its new co-president. This follows the recent Annual General Meeting held...
Building on the voices of youth for desirable futures
06 November 2023 - The Higher Education for Good (HE4G) Foundation and The Club of Rome are launching an extensive collaborative effort to build upon the data gathered through the recently released Youth Talks consulation results. The objective of this partnership is...
The Club of Rome Annual Conference 2022
07 November 2022 - Shifting from The Limits to Growth to Global Equity for a Healthy Planet: How do we ensure transformational governance? 4-5 December 2022 Hybrid- University for Peace and Online Ciudad Colón, San José Province, Costa Rica 2022 marked the 50th...