Humanity is now the largest driver of change on Earth. To minimize risk of climate change and biodiversity loss, this next decade must see the fastest economic transformation in history and at a global scale. How does economic thinking accommodate these facts? How do...
After many months of intensive lobbying and several months of delay, the final criteria to determine economic activities that contribute significantly to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as part of the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, has been published...
The “Blue Economy” is used to describe all of the economic activities related to the sea, with a special emphasis on sustainability. Traditional activities such as fisheries, but also undersea mining, tourism, and scientific research are included, as well as the...
The Club of Rome is very sad learning about the passing of Mr. Robert Heuberger at the blessed age of 99 years. His family, Winterthur and the world are losing a great friend. The Club of Rome was greatly privileged enjoying Robert Heubergers friendship and generosity...
90% of employment and 55% of global GDP are generated by Small and Medium Enterprises. Yet, they belong to some of the most neglected parts of the economy. Moreover, investors and entrepreneurs find themselves in a dilemma in which they must choose between profit and...
Lack of clarity on which economic activities truly benefit the climate is hampering capital allocation and enabling greenwashing, argue Sandrine Dixson-Declève (Co President, The Club of Rome) and Johan Rockström (Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact...
Context On November 20th, the European Commission has published its draft Delegated Act for the so-called EU taxonomy, setting out the technical criteria to determine economic activities that contribute significantly to climate change mitigation and adaptation. This...
A major new international collaboration EarthforAll was launched today at the UNFCCC Race to Zero Dialogues session on Transformational Leadership. EarthforAll will explore transformational political and economic solutions for the 21st century. It will bring together...
The Race to Zero Closing Session, organized by the Club of Rome and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research on November 19th, marked the end of a ten-day series of virtual dialogues, with the objective to build momentum around the shift to a decarbonised...
On Monday 9 November 2020 between 9.30-10.30 GMT, The Club of Rome and Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research are joining forces to host the opening session “Systems Transformation” of the Race to Zero Dialogues. With presentations by the hosts Johan Rockström...
