Vienna: Job Opportunity - Science and Politics
Transforming the results from environmental research into political action is a key challenge.
We are looking for a candidate with a background in natural sciences and experience in the field of political science. Or vice versa.
Please find more information in the job description for
download.
Olomouc: Learning from the Futures
Sept 5-7: How can we learn from the future - not knowing how it will look like? At first sight, the title seems to be a paradox - and did not humankind prove to be unable to learn even from the past?
Scientists will meet at Palacky University Olomouc in 2010 in order to discuss possible futures and outline scenarios and pathways which might lead to desirable or undesirable futures. From these possible futures, we will derive lessons for the present.
The conference is organized by the Czech Association, the Slovak Association, the Hungarian Association and the European Support Centre of the Club of Rome
in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Note: Olomouc can be reached by railway from Praha (2 hours), Bratislava (3 hours), Vienna (3 hours) and Budapest (5 hours).
For further information and registration, please visit the
website.
Ottawa: Global Governance
August 25: Fergus Watt will give a presentation, discuss global governance and outline how citizens can make a difference
The event is organized by the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR).
Fergus Watt is national Executive Director of the World Federalists Movement – Canada, a position he has held since 1985. He has developed numerous papers, briefs to government, news articles and other publications. His work with civil society to advance global governance reforms has included participation in a range of broad-based networks, in Canada and internationally, notably, Peacebuild Canada, the International Civil Society Forum for Democracy, and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court.
For further information and registration, please visit the
CACOR Website.
Kétbodony/Hungary: Summer Camp 2010
June 19: June 2010: Members of the Hungarian Association met in the Kétbodony village for their annual summer camp.
Academician László Kapolyi, President of the Hungarian Association of the Club of Rome, welcomed the participants,
Vice President Erzsébet Nováky and Secretary Helga Veigl outlined the programme for 2010.
Key topic of the summer camp was the discussion of the publication Hungary 2025 (2 volumes) which has been edited by Erzsébet Nováky.
The book presents a unique outlook of the possible futures of Hungary.
Vienna: Climate Change Collaboratory
June 16: Climate Change Communication and Collaboration: Translating Awareness into Collective Action was the title of an event at Modul University co-organized by the European Support Centre of the Club of Rome.
Among the speakers, there was Helga Kromp-Kolb, member of the Board of the Austrian Chapter. The event is held on the occasion of the start of the Climate Change Collaboratory project in which the European Support Centre is involved a a partner.
The Climate Change Collaboratory (Triple-C) aims to utilize new media technology for strengthening the relations between scientists, policy makers, educators, environmental NGOs, news media and corporations, stakeholders who recognize the need for climate change adaptation and mitigation but differ in their specific worldviews, goals and agendas. Triple-C will manage a large repository of expert knowledge and provide a platform for effective communication and collaboration. Innovative survey instruments in the tradition of games with a purpose will create shared meaning and leverage networking platforms to capture indicators of environmental attitudes, lifestyles and behaviors.
For further information, please download the
conference flyer.
Berlin: Max Schoen member of the German Council for Sustainable Development
Max Schoen, entrepreneur and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DESERTEC Foundation was invited to become a member of the Council for Sustainable Development of the German Government.
Max Schoen is President of the German Association of the Club of Rome and Member of the Board of the European Support Centre.
Links to further information:
Vienna: Water as a Strategic Resource
June 15: Jack Smith, Director of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR), presented the work of a team of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome, which prepared the first volume of a new CACOR journal.
In spite of a perception of relative apparent abundance of water in Canada, competing demands for limited water resources by communities, industry and agriculture are putting increasing pressure on Canada's watersheds and the communities they support.
The presentation was followed by a lively discussion on the environmental and political aspects of water distribution.
Please find for download
Vienna: Faktor 5
May 26: The German edition of the new report to the Club of Rome was presented in Vienna by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker.
The event at the Technical University of Vienna was attended by more than 600 participants. The audience was welcomed by Vizerektor Hans Kaiser and Umweltstadträtin Ulli Sima.
Ian Johnson
Ian Johnson, Secretary-General of the international Club of Rome introduced the speaker and outlined the ongoing work of the Club.
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker introduced "Faktor 5" and demonstrated that the present level of wealth could be maintained with 20 per cent of the resources
used today. He presented case studies from the construction sector and discussed the impact of the rebound effect: In the past, efficiency gains have been
overcompensated by increasing consumption - because the price signals of the markets pointed to the wrong direction. In addition, von Weizsäcker demonstrated that an environmental Kuznets curve does not yet exist for greenhouse gas emissions and discussed the issue of lifestyles.
Presentation
The slides are available for download as pdf (4 MB).
Media (in German language)
Factor 5
Authors: Weizsäcker, E., Hargroves, K., Smith, M., Desha, C. and Stasinopoulos, P.
The event was organized by the Club of Rome - European Support Centre and Austrian Chapter and Bank Austria Unicredit Group in cooperation with Technical University of Vienna, SERI and the Oekosoziales Forum.
For further information about the series "Thinking the Future", please visit the
Zukunft Denken Website.
Leadership Changes Within the DESERTEC Foundation
Max Schön, entrepreneur and President of the German
Chapter of the Club of Rome, takes over as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the non-profit Foundation.
The organisational consultant Katrin-Susanne Richter and the entrepreneur Dr. Thiemo Gropp have been
appointed Directors of the DESERTEC Foundation.
A media release (in German) is available for
download (pdf).
The Blue Economy
Gunter Pauli, author of a new Report to the Club of Rome - The Blue Economy,
presents two innovations with a high potential for a sustainable future:
Winterthur: Faktor 5
April 28: The new Report to the Club of Rome was presented by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker at events in Winterthur and Zurich.
The events started in Winterthur with a lecture at the ZHAW. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker was introduced by Ian Johnson, Secretary-General of the Club of Rome. Students and scientists listened to an inspiring presentation.
At the headquarters of the Club, a seminar was held and the author discussed the conclusions from the report with
decision makers from politics and economy.
In the evening, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker gave a lecture at Zurich University.
For further information, pictures, a summary of the seminar (by Alexander Stefes), and a recording of the ZHAW event in Winterthur, please visit the Website of the
International Club.
Turning Swords into Ploughshares
by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, former President of the Club of Rome.
Please, find the article on the website of
Gulf News.
The Wealth of Nations Revisited
by Orio Giarini (CoR Honorary Member), Garry Jacobs and Ivo Slaus (CoR Member).
The article is available for
download.
An Ambassador for Embattled Seagrasses Seeks Global Monitoring System
Interview with Anitra Thorhaug, President of the US Association for the Club of Rome.
Please, find the article on the website of
Yale Environment.
Alle wollen Wachstum - Woher soll es kommen
by Uwe Möller, former Secretary-General of the Club of Rome.
The article is available for
download.
The Blue Economy
Gunter Pauli, author of a new Report to the Club of Rome - The Blue Economy,
presents two innovations with a high potential for a sustainable future:
Brussels: The World and Europe up to 2050
April 29: The
72nd
Aurelio Peccei Lecture in Brussels is held by
Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero
with the title:
The World and Europe up to 2050 - Trends and Challenges.
The lecture is organized by the EU Chapter of the Club of Rome in collaboration with the European Support Centre.
For further information about the event please visit the
Peccei Lectures Website.
Brussels: World Wide Fresh Water Situation
March 31: The
71st
Aurelio Peccei Lecture in Brussels is held by
Friedrich Barth
with the title:
Alarming World Wide Fresh Water Situation as a Consequence of Global Warming.
The lecture is organized by the EU Chapter of the Club of Rome in collaboration with the European Support Centre.
For further information about the event please visit the
Peccei Lectures Website.
The Blue Economy
Gunter Pauli, author of a new Report to the Club of Rome - The Blue Economy,
presents three innovations with a high potential for a sustainable future:
Ottawa: Innovation Strategies for a Global Economy
March 24:
Fred Gault will talk about the development of innovation strategies, their objectives and their
role in promoting economic growth.
Early work supported by the Club of Rome on systems dynamics will provide
a historical perspective and the work of the Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on
its Innovation Strategy, to be released in May of this year,
will provide examples and lead to a discussion of likely outcomes.
For further information, please visit the
CACOR Website.
Winterthur: Rethinking Growth
March 18:
Roberto Peccei, Member of the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome, will give a presentation
at ZHAW - School of Engineering in Winterthur.
The lecture will begin with a brief discussion of Limits to Growth and
the criticisms that surrounded this first report
to the Club of Rome. This is followed by an examination of model
attempts to show that economic
growth and a healthy environment can co-exist.
This discussion of the, so-called, Environmental
Kuznets Curve raises the issue of properly costing externalities
and of Eco-economics. The lecture wil end by
raising the need for a new paradigm to help restructure
the world’s financial system and with a call
to action to economists to re-think growth.
For further information, please visit the
Club of Rome Website.
Rome: Annual Aurelio Peccei Lecture
March 18:
James Hansen from Columbia University held the lecture with the title L'impatto
umano sul sistema climatico.
He was introduced by Roberto Peccei, Chairman of the Fondazione Aurelio Peccei,
by Gianfranco Bologna, Secretary General of the Fondazione and Giovanni
Tordi, UniCredit Group.
The Politics of Climate Change in Australia
Title page of the publication
Keith Suter, Chairman of the Australian Association and Member of the international
Club of Rome has published an outline of the situation in Australia.
The publication is available for
download (pdf)
Bucharest: Report to the Club of Rome Presented
March 4: The Romanian Association
for the Club of Rome organized a conference on The Blue Economy, the
new Report to the Club of Rome.
Mugur Isarescu, President of the Romanian Association
and Governor of the National Bank
Gunter Pauli
The event was held at the National Bank of Romania.
Gunter Pauli founded the Zero
Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI)
and subsequently established a global ZERI network,
redesigning industries by inspirations from natural systems.
Brussels: Climate Change: Past, Present and Future
Feb. 10: The
68th
Aurelio Peccei Lecture in Brussels is held by
Michael Ghil
with the title
Climate Change: Past, Present and Future, or What Can Past Ice Ages Tell Us About Future Warming?
The lecture is organized by the EU Chapter of the Club of Rome in collaboration with the European Support Centre.
For further information about the event please visit the
Peccei Lectures Website.
Ottawa: Developing A Global Perspective For Educators
Feb. 9:
Nicholas Ng-A-Fook
discussed how educators might develop and implement pedagogical and curricular
approaches with students He outlines the
focus on empathy, responsibility, awareness, critical thinking
and empowerment.
For further information, please visit the
CACOR Website.
Brussels: Mark Dubrulle Elected President of the EU-Chapter
The EU-Chapter of the Club of Rome has elected Mark Dubrulle as President. He has
been involved in environmental activism and environmental management for 40
years. His professional experience includes environmental management and
communication strategies, as well as European affairs.
Mark Dubrulle, President of the EU-Chapter
Dubrulle is a Board member of CoR-EU since 2001 and a Committee member of ECOROPA, a green think tank,
since 1977. He was President of GreenFacts- Communicating Scientific Facts on
Health and Environment from May 2005 to October 2009, Chairman of the Europe
of Cultures Forum during the same period.
A biographical sketch with more information is available
for
download (pdf)
Raoul Weiler, who had initiated and built up the National Association, will continue work as Founder President.
Vienna: Overcoming the Crisis
In 2009, the international Club of Rome had a meeting in Vienna which was hosted by the Austrian National Bank. The European Support Centre and
Austrian Chapter organized a public event in cooperation with the Vienna Lectures.
The presentations at the event are summarized in a small volume. They include statements by the Co-Presidents of the Club of Rome Eberhard von Koerber
and Ashok Khosla and the contributions by several Club of Rome members. The publication is available for is available for download on the
download (pdf).
For documentation of the website of the internal event , please see the website of the
international Club
Growing Within Limits
Although the 1972 report Limits to Growth by Donnella Meadows, Dennis Meadows and Jorgen Randers had great impact,
the ecological dilemma which faced society then, is still with us today.
Paradoxically, the credit
crisis seems to create a window of opportunity for a serious discussion on the basic
values underpinning our economic system. The report by the Netherlands Environmental
Assessment Agency shows that there is a large potential for a more efficient energy and food-supply
system. The true challenge now lies in finding a governance regime
that might deliver on this task.
The book is available for
download (6 MB).
Ottawa: An Arctic Under Stress - Long-term Changes in Polar Ecosystems
Jan. 28:
John P. Smol
gave a presentation at an event organized by the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome.
John P. Smol FRSC is a professor in the Department of Biology at Queen’s University, with a cross-appointment to the School
of Environmental Studies, where he also holds the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change.
For further information, please visit the
CACOR Website.
Brussels: Agenda for a New Economy
Jan. 26: The
67th
Aurelio Peccei Lecture in Brussels was held by
David C. Korten
with the title
Agenda for a New Economy - From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth
The lecture was organized by the Brussels-EU Chapter of the Club of Rome in collaboration with the European Support Centre.
For further information about the event please visit the
Peccei Lectures Website.
Factor 5: New Report to the Club of Rome
The 21st century will see monumental change. Either the human race will use its knowledge
and skills and change the way it interacts with the environment, or the environment will
change the way it interacts with its inhabitants.
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker leads a team to present a compelling case
for sector wide advances that can deliver significant resource productivity
improvements over the coming century. The purpose of the report is to inspire
hope and to then inform meaningful action in the coming decades to respond to the
greatest challenge our species has ever faced – that of living in harmony with our
planet and its other inhabitants.
For further information, please visit the
Publisher's website.
To Master the Threats of Climate Change We Have to Redefine and Reorient Economic Growth
Jan. 15: Building on the Amsterdam Declaration and the up-to-date results of the implementation
of the Club of Rome programme, the Secretariat of the Club has developed a post-Copenhagen statement.
It is available for download as
Vienna: Growth in Transition
Jan. 27-29: The Club of Rome - European Support Centre and Austrian Chapter are partners at an international conference on Growth in Transition.
For further information and registration, please visit the
Conference Website.
Ottawa: Reflections on Amsterdam and Conjectures for CACOR
Jan. 13: Sheila Murray, Madeleine Aubrey and Robert Hoffman report about the Annual General Meeting of the Club of Rome in Amsterdam.
"Climate Change, Energy and Economic Recovery" was the theme. The CACOR delegates speak about their experiences, discuss ideas and concepts referred
to in their reports and about meetings with international associates who have contributed to the mission and goals of the Club.
For further information, please visit the
CACOR Website.
PAST EVENTS
Vienna: Event with HM Queen Beatrix and HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Jan. 10: HM Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, Honorary member of the Club of Rome, and HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Former President of the Club of Rome
attended an event in Vienna, which was hosted by Dr. Michael Häupl, Mayor and Governor of Vienna.
HM Queen Beatrix and Dr. Michael Häupl
Prince Hassan said that a common agenda for human security in the West Asia and North Africa
region (WANA) could harbour a new era of cooperation, peace and prosperity, and was speaking in
support of a centre for European studies.
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal
There is the need for a comprehensive process to uplift human dignity and to secure a safe future for the coming generations.
Bridge building and peace making has to be carried out by imaginative and courageous young people.
More than 400 guests, among them members of the Austrian Chapter and of the European
Support Centre of the Club of Rome, attended the event.
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