15 May 2023 - Open Letter published all over Europe on day 1 of the European Parliament's Beyond Growth Conference As political leaders gather for a second conference at the European Parliament on how to move “beyond growth”, we, the undersigned academics and civil...
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A new generational contract
27 April 2023 - The Club of Rome and the St. Gallen Symposium are launching an initiative aimed at addressing the pressing issues of today by embracing the energy of all generations for leadership towards regenerative futures. The New Generational Contract is a...
How to make COP fit to deliver real climate action?
28 February 2023 - With an agreement on loss and damage, COP27 marked the end of negotiations on all essential components of the global climate agreement. It is now time to shift gear. The current COP and Presidency leadership process cannot deliver climate action at...
Leading economic thinkers sign open letter calling for tax on the richest 1% to avoid threat to democracy
13 January 2023 - As Davos kicks off, 30 world-leading economists and economic thinkers from 16 countries have signed an open letter to world leaders calling for bold steps to tax wealth, income and companies to avoid a dangerous threat to democracy. Jayati Ghosh,...
Building a resilient future led by youth
17 November 2022 - The futures of young people around the world are being devastated by the impacts of climate change, forcing them to mobilise and act. Young people are stepping into leadership roles in their communities, in local government, and even becoming...
New G7 research shows overwhelming public support for nations to act on and invest in solutions to the climate crisis
08 November 2022 - The climate crisis is a greater concern than the cost of living or an increase in armed conflicts across the G7 group of industrial nations, according to major new research. Despite the threat of recession and facing steep rises in the cost of food...
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...
The Club of Rome at the UN Climate talks
31 October 2022 - The most recent IPCC report highlighted the gravity of the climate crisis and the need for immediate and sustained political will, impactful action and effective cooperation. The window for action is closing and failure to act risks crossing...
Avoiding collapse & extinction: an urgent re-call to action
26 September 2022 - The world has faced an unprecedented threat from interconnected tipping points on climate change, health, biodiversity loss, poverty and inequitable human development patterns which are creating the greatest existential risk to humanity. This is a...
Rising inequality risks regional collapse and climate catastrophe
30 August 2022 - Landmark global analysis by an international team of scientists and economists warns of rising social tensions and sets out survival pathways for humanity. Left unchecked, rising inequality in the next 50 years will lead to increasingly dysfunctional...