03 May 2022 - When covering the publication of the IPCC 2022 Climate Change Report, The Guardian’s succinct headline read “The World can still hope to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a ‘now or never’ dash for a low-carbon economy.” As...
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The Limits to Growth+50: Global equity for a healthy planet
23 February 2022 - In March 1972, a report commissioned by The Club of Rome, shook the world. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the publication of The Limits to Growth, The Club of Rome are planning a series of webinars and other events featuring leading...
JP Morgan’s misinformation on the clean energy disruption
01 February 2022 - The JP Morgan Asset and Wealth Management Annual Energy Paper is one of the most influential publications among global investment and business leaders in the energy sector. But JP Morgan Chase’s 2021 Annual Energy Paper is a deeply flawed piece of...
Reaction to EU draft Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act
05 January 2022 - On 31 December 2021, the European Commission sent a request for feedback to the Member States Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and the Platform on Sustainable Finance on a draft text of a Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act covering certain gas...
End the damaging search for fossil fuels
15 December 2021 - Last month world leaders met to discuss the issue of climate change, and we saw agreement at the UN Climate talks to move towards greener energy sources. There was consensus that urgent action is needed now to avoid passing irreversible tipping...
The EU Taxonomy: Natural gas and nuclear power are not sustainable investments
26 November 2021 - On 1 December 2021, the European Commission is expected to publish the supplementary EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act. The Club of Rome is calling for the taxonomy to support global climate goals and not allow progress to be undermined by national...
Epic Opportunity Born of Existential Emergency
22 November 2021 - Science tells us that we now have at best 10 years to navigate a significant change of course or trigger tipping points in Earth’s natural systems from which there is no return. We are not dealing with a broken system in need of repair. We are...
COP26: Forgoing the planetary emergency and adopting incrementalism
19 November 2021 - There’s no denying that the UN Climate Talks in Glasgow had some successes. The commitments on closing the rulebook on carbon markets, deforestation, coal divestment, internal combustion engine phase out, and methane reduction are important if they...
Net zero is not enough – we need to build a nature – positive future
31 October 2021 - To successfully emerge from Covid into a fairer, greener future we need to recognise nature as an essential piece of the puzzle. Nearly two years after the first reported case of Covid-19, the world is still facing the repercussions. At the same...
The Club of Rome at the UN Climate talks
27 October 2021 - We are at a unique moment in history – a decisive decade where failure to act risks crossing irreversible Earth tipping points. The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is seen as a critical summit to accelerate action towards the...