04 December 2025 - This report, developed with the EIB Institute, sets out how Europe can reconfigure finance to support transformative innovation – the kind needed to respond to interconnected ecological, social and economic crises. It argues that today’s financial...
25 November 2025 - Published 2025 – The ‘Young person’s guide to storytelling’ from The 50 Percent (a platform for young leaders supported by The Fifth Element and The Club of Rome) is a practical and accessible guide that helps young people understand how...
24 November 2025 - This book offers a long-overdue, balanced and objective perspective on China’s transformation from a constrained economy in the late 1970s to a leading global power in 2024. It examines the political motivations behind China’s rise through a...
06 November 2025 - This report applies Earth4All to the national context of Brazil. Earth4All is an international initiative to accelerate the systems-change we need for an equitable future on a finite planet. The project has brought together economic thinkers,...
09 September 2025 - This is the first publication of The Fifth Element’s discussion paper series, which emerges from a recognition that our current crises—climate breakdown, social division and the loss of meaning—cannot be solved through conventional approaches...
04 September 2025 - In its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Circular Economy Act, the Taskforce on Materials and Consumption has submitted a set of recommendations designed to secure Europe’s future security and resilience while taking...
21 August 2025 - This paper introduces a bold new paradigm for peace in the Anthropocene. Planetary Peace for Human Security: Responses to Existential Risks in the Anthropocene redefines peace as more than the absence of war, proposing a regenerative model rooted in...
28 July 2025 - As part of the Earth4All project, collaborators have submitted deep-dive papers to delve further into the issues and solutions needed to transform our economic system and provide an equitable future for all on a finite planet. This paper explores the...
18 June 2025 - This joint report by The Club of Rome and the Hot or Cool Institute explores how cities can evolve into low-carbon, resilient and equitable spaces through holistic approaches that recognise the deep interconnections between environmental, social and...
16 May 2025 - The world is witnessing an ongoing pandemic of devastation, violence and suffering in multiple conflicts. The destruction of Gaza and sacrifice of its inhabitants in the name of security is particularly outrageous and revealing of modern hubris, ignorant...
