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Drawing on the unique, collective know-how of our 100+ members we seek to define comprehensive solutions to the complex, interconnected challenges of our world. www.clubofrome.org
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🎥 The Invisible Frontiers webinar from The Romanian Association for the Club of Rome explored how emerging tech intersects with ethics, freedom and values. Check out the recording here ➡️vist.ly/4ht9h
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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In a new blog, Nadja Skajlić reflects on the future of human rights organisations in a world where universality can no longer be taken for granted, and highlights how safeguarding fundamental rights is a prerequisite for innovative societies.

Read the full blog ➡️ vist.ly/4hspy
crowd with hands in the air on a protest with the text: “Rights provide the conditions innovation needs to thrive.” Nadja Skajlić, member of the Club of Rome and board member of InterJust ", and the portrait of Nadja Skaljic
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Decentralised #technology + community #innovation = rapid systemic change.

Read our new m pinterview with member of the Club of Rome and decentralised tech expert , Ken Alabi.

🔗 vist.ly/4hmpe
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Yoshitsugu Hayashi connects the dots between transport, culture and justice. His work proves that better cities are possible focusing on human wellbeing, equity and resilience.

Read about his journey with the Club of Rome in our member profile:
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December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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The new report ‘Rewiring finance for transformative innovation’ calls for a new approach that views innovation through a systemic lens, including new business models, governance structures and cultural narratives ➡️ vist.ly/4h6wt
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December 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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🎧 On the podcast: How upheaval can bring both risk and the possibility of renewal.

Till Kellerhoff speaks with @nafeez.bsky.social & Ginie Servant-Miklos on how today’s interconnected crises may spark systemic regeneration and build psychological resilience.

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**Short alt text (for social media):** Podcast promo for *The Club of Rome*. Features Till Kellerhoff, Nafeez Ahmed, and Ginie Servant-Miklos. Episode: *Collapse & Renewal – Civilisation at the Brink of Transformation.* Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
December 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Ever tried solving a puzzle with one piece? That is how problems look when we only focus on one part. Systems thinking helps us see the whole picture and the links that shape real solutions. Want to learn more? Read the full article here: vist.ly/4gp5j
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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In 2025, The Club of Rome has been refining priorities and pathways to ensure our work delivers on our guiding star: global equity for a peaceful and healthy planet.

Check out how in our new Annual Report ➡️vist.ly/4gnnt
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December 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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What's needed to make Europe’s circular economy strategy fit for today’s challenges? ✅

🗓️ Join us on 3 December for reflections on demand reduction and systemic transformation with Janez Potočnik, Leena Ylä-Mononen and @lewisakenji.bsky.social.

➡️ Learn more & register: vist.ly/4gb2z
Invite for a webinar titled ‘Reviving Europe’s Circular Economy: The Case for Binding Resource Targets and Systemic Transformation’, with a white background, uneven multicoloured/textured shapes placed throughout the image. The three speaker photos are placed above text which reads: With Leena Ylä-Mononen, executive director, European Environment Agency; Janez Potočnik, co-chair, International Resource Panel; and Lewis Akenji, executive director, Hot or Cool Institute and co-chair, Materials & Consumption Taskforce Another text box with white text against a blue shape reads: “3 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:00 CET Join the conversation on systems transformation, resource demand reduction and the future of resource governance.” The Materials and Consumption Taskforce logo, along with Club of Rome and Hot or Cool Institute logos are in the bottom right corner.
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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“Climate stability, social cohesion & shared prosperity rise or fall together," highlights Carlos Nobre, member of the Club of Rome.

📗 Read @earth4all.life: Brazil to find out how the country can unite climate ambition with social justice at this critical juncture ⏩ vist.ly/4g8db
Blue and pink ombre background which mimics the cover of Earth4All Brazil, with a photo of Carlos Nobre, co-chair of the Science Panel for the Amazon and chair of the Earth4All Brazil Transformational Economics and Planetary Sciences Commission, superimposed on the left side. His quote reads “Brazil can unlock a step-change in emissions reduction, environmental protection, economic competitiveness, fiscal stability and human flourishing.”
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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❗Governing artificial intelligence is the most complex, difficult management problem humanity has ever faced, explains Jerome C Glenn, member of the Club of Rome in a new blog on the urgency of creating governance of artificial general intelligence.

📖 Read the blog: vist.ly/4g7w2
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November 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Europe’s Green Deal isn’t a burden, it’s an economic imperative.

In Social Europe, Anders Wijkman and Peter Hennicke argue that scaling back climate ambition would cost Europe its edge in the trillion-euro green tech market and weaken resilience.

Read more ➡️️ vist.ly/4g37j
Picture of a wind turbine with text: “A more resource-efficient and climate-neutral economy will benefit European citizens and companies alike.” Anders Wijkman, honorary president of the Club of Rome and member of the International Resource Panel, and Peter Hennicke, member of the Club of Rome and senior advisor at the Wuppertal Institute
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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How can science and art work together to shape more peaceful, resilient and equitable futures?

In September, the World Conference on Science and Art for Sustainability brought together scientists and artists to explore shared pathways to address the polycrisis.

More: vist.ly/4f2zh
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Want to tell stories that really shift mindsets? Launching today: Young person’s guide to storytelling by The 50 Percent.

It explores how narratives shape democracy, why misinformation is so powerful and how young changemakers can build stories that unite.

🔗 vist.ly/4fwk2
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Facts alone won’t win hearts.
Progressive movements need new ways to connect.
The Club of Rome Podcast with TillKellerhoff, @nafeez.bsky.social & Ginie Servant Miklos.

🎧 vist.ly/4fvv8
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Janez Potočnik says we have little appetite for material footprint reduction - but that must change.

He calls for bold ideas and co-operative action urging us to close the gap between knowledge and impact.

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Janez Potočnik: Why we need material footprint targets
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November 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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The whole point of COP is to reduce global emissions. And after COP30, the world is not on track. The conference must evolve, writes @timsmedley.bsky.social.
It’s time for COP’s next chapter
The UN climate conference must evolve to meet the challenges ahead
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November 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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📢 A new report to the Club of Rome, 'Understanding China: Governance, Socio-Economics, Global Influence', offers a balanced view of China’s growth from the late 1970s, an essential resource for those seeking clarity on China’s past, present & future. 🇨🇳

🔗 Learn more: vist.ly/4fqwy
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November 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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As COP30 winds down in Belém, @sddecleve.bsky.social reminds us what’s at stake: real decentralisation, true inclusion, and a COP process that delivers implementation.

Read the full analysis of where calls for reform stand in @prospectmagazine.co.uk: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...
It’s time for COP’s next chapter
The UN climate conference must evolve to meet the challenges ahead
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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#China is moving fast on renewables, while others move backwards.

After 10 days in Shanghai, @ugobardi.bsky.social, member of the Club of Rome asks:

What can the world learn from China’s ecological civilisation?

Read his full reflection: vist.ly/4fgh2
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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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When the #COP ends, the action begins. 🌍

@copxglobal.bsky.social empowers people everywhere to act on climate: locally, powerfully, together.

Discover more and join the movement: www.copx.global
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Club of Rome member Lesley Green asks: ‘What makes a place habitable and not just sustainable?’ Her work shows how soil isn’t just matter but it’s ancestry, belonging and life.

Explore her journey and why she values the Club of Rome community:
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November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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How do we safeguard human values in a rapidly shifting digital era? The Romanian Association for the Club of Rome invites you to the webinar on the moral, social, and legal dimensions of emerging technologies.

🗓️ 28 Nov | 10:00–11:30 CET

Learn more➡️ vist.ly/4ey8d
Webinar: Invisible Frontiers: Ethics in the Face of Technological Progress - Club of Rome
28 November 2025 @ 10:00 - 11:30 - The Romanian Association for the Club of Rome (ARCoR) is hosting the webinar Invisible Frontiers: Ethics in the Face of Technological Progress. The event will address the moral, social, and legal dimensions of emerging technologies and their implications for humanity and fundamental values. It will bring together specialists from various fields for an open and [...]
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November 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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News: official launch of #EducationForHope!

During Jubilee Education Week in Rome, Education for Hope was launched by the South African Embassy and The Club of Rome, as a movement to reimagine learning as a communal act of healing and co-creation.

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November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Europe’s Green Deal isn’t a burden, it’s a chance to boost resilience and lead in green tech.

In an article for Social Europe, Anders Wijkman and Peter Hennicke explain how embracing a circular economy will benefit European citizens and companies alike➡️ vist.ly/4esp5
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM