The Limits to Growth+50 – Articles, podcasts and videos
Below is a selection of items related to The Limits to Growth.
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Podcasts
25 June 2022 Will the world end its addiction to growth? With Club of Rome on the 50th anniversary of the Club of Rome’s warning there’s little sign the world has taken notice Newstatesman (in English)
1 June 2022 Paul Ehrlich on The Limits to Growth Growth Busters (in English)
22 May 2022 50 years of the Meadows Growth Report: Report by Janic Tremblay Radio Canada (in French)
May 2022 The Limits to Growth and Earth4All, Kaj Embren (in English)
5 April 2022 Limits to Growth- more relevant than ever, SRF (in German)
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Articles
10 August 2022 International Observatory: 50 years of the Limits of Growth Estepais (in Spanish)
6 July 2022 The Infamous 1972 Report That Warned of Civilization’s Collapse Wired (in English)
29 June 2022 Why an end to economic growth is inevitable The New Statesman (in English)
6 July 2022 The Infamous 1972 Report That Warned of Civilization’s Collapse Wired (in English)
15 June 2022 Jeffrey D. Sachs and the 50th anniversary of ‘The limits to growth’ Voces Mexico (in Spanish)
2 June 2022: Limits and Beyond: No More Growth Net Zero by 2050 (in English)
2 June 2022 The environment denied. Giafranco Bologna: “We are 50 years late” Repubblica (in Italian)
29 May 2022 Future of Mobility #17: Once Upon a Time There Were Five Young Scientists.. Bruno Grippay (in English)
20 May 2022 Limits and Beyond: The Yawning Gap Net Zero 2050 (in English)
May 2022 In-depth: ‘Limits to Growth’ – 50 years on, what have we learnt? Ends Europe (in English)
18 May 2022 The limits to growth, 50 years later, La Vanguardia (in Spanish)
18 May 2022 Have we reached the Limits to Growth?, Project Syndicate (in English)
27 April 2022 There will be no global collapse but social and localised collapses, Usbek & Rica (in French)
23 March 2022 We have to open possibilities, Rat Für Nachhaltige (in German)
16 March 2022 Are there limits to economic growth? It`s time to call time on a 50-year argument, Nature (in English)
14 March 2022 “Limits of growth” belongs back to the bookshelf, Suddeutsche Zeitung (in German)
13 March 2022 `World One` Club of Rome & the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Bit Chute (in English)
12 March 2022 Jaap Tielbeke reread the Club of Rome report. “I thought, now I`m going to read how the world ends”, Trouw (In Dutch)
2 March 2022 Humanity must finally understand that we only have one earth, Spiegel (in German)
1 March 2022 50 years of “limits of growth”: “50 years of political failure”, Science Austria Press Agency (in German)
1 March 2022 50 years of “limits of growth”: Was the Club of Rome right?, Langenthaler Tagblatt (in German)
1 March 2022 Sobering balance sheet after “50 years limits of growth”, Tiroler Togeszeitung (in German)
1 March 2022 Growth: How can the planet cope? Le Soir (in French)
24 February 2022 The Limits to Growth at 50:From Scenarios to Unfolding Reality, Resilience (in English)
22 February 2022 Dennis Meadows on the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Limits to Growth, Resilience (in English)
16 February 2022 Beyond the limits of growth. Fifty years after the Club of Rome’s primordal warning, De Groener Amsterdammer (In Dutch)
15 February 2022 50 years of The Limits to Growth. This is how the economy of the future could work, SWR (in German)
14 February 2022 The Club of Rome receives the German Book Trade Peace Prize, SWR2 (in German)
10 February 2022 Climate crisis, Sandrine Dixson Co-President of The Club of Rome warns what must happen now, reformiert (In German)
16 January 2022 Climate lessons for the 21st Century, De Morgen, Belgium (in Dutch)
16 January 2022 Endless growth: The difficult search for balance, Der Standard, Austria (in German).
November-December 2021 Dire Warning, Dartmouth Alumni Magazine (in English).
Video
Aurelio Peccei Documentary
This documentary commemorates the life of Club of Rome founder, Aurelio Peccei
Final Warning Limits to Growth
This documentary sheds light on the effect that The Limits to Growth has had on public perceptions since it was published in1972.
Last call
Last Call examines the predictions and impact of The Limits to Growth, published five decades ago.
Jorgen Randers. The Limits to Growth (1972) in a 50-year perspective
This presentation was held during the 50th Anniversary Summit of the Club of Rome on 17-18 October 2018 in Rome. It is part of the Keynote Debate: “50 Years of the Club of Rome – How Much Has the World Changed?”
Related Opinions
Reflections by Daisaku Ikeda on his friendship with Aurelio Peccei
26 August 2024 - There is a famous riddle. Water lilies are growing in a pond. Large lily pads are floating on the surface. They double in number every day. The first day there is one lily pad, the second day there are two, the third day there are four, the fourth day...
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...
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 and highlighting his true legacy beyond ‘The Limits to Growth’ report.
Working towards sustainable tourism in the Americas
11 January 2024 – ‘Sustainable Tourism in the Americas’ offers a comprehensive look at managing tourism’s impact, presenting a blend of case studies and innovative solutions from across the Americas.
Unveiling our blind spots: Q&A with Carlos Alvarez Pereira
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...
From animal friends to sustainability advocate
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...
A feminist vision for change: Q&A with Petra Kuenkel
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...
Bridging science and sustainability
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...
Navigating the asian century: Q&A with Chandran Nair
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...
Debating renewables: Finding common ground
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...