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The Earth4All Activity Report 2026 is here! The past year, Earth4All has worked deliberately across every level of governance and action, because none of them is sufficient on its own. Explore the report ➡️ vist.ly/5qb8c

Ready to rethink AI? Our new call for contributions is open until 1 Jan 2027. Written, audio and video contributions welcome, with a special invitation to Global Majority voices. Read the full call for themes and details: vist.ly/5q5uf

Is the global order destined to shift through disruption and conflict, or can many worldviews coexist in mutual respect? Chandran Nair unpacks the roots of today's geopolitical tensions and what a path to peace in a multipolar world could look like. Listen to the episode: vist.ly/5pazm

What should education prepare young people for? In our latest member profile, Anne Snick, a member of the Club of Rome, speaks with Benita Ikpeamar, Communications Fellow at the Club of Rome, about education, money and community-led alternatives. Read the profile: vist.ly/5p5mh

Will global population peak late and decline gently, or peak sooner and fall fast? Ugo Bardi compares demographic models with system dynamics models and explains why they point to very different futures. Full blog: vist.ly/5nyey

What is the circular economy ultimately for? ️♻ A new blog argues it should improve wellbeing for people and the planet, not just manage waste. Circularity is the means. Wellbeing is the goal. 🌍 🔗 vist.ly/5nqaa #ReframingEconomics #CircularWellbeingEconomy

Congratulations to Antonio Valero Capilla, member of the Club of Rome and Alicia Valero Delgado on winning the Friede-Gard-Prize 2026! Their thermodynamics and thermoeconomics work reveals the physical cost of our economy to the planet. Read more about the award: vist.ly/5nh4b

Every sustainable future is a human one. Meaning, values and the will to act come from the humanities. A Time of Great Consequence: A Manifesto for Bridging Knowledge and Action. Read it and share it. 👇 vist.ly/5ngj3 #HumanitiesRegeneration #BridgesCoalition

Could Lee Kuan Yew run Indonesia today? Chandran Nair isn't so sure. In a full world of eight billion people, he argues, even the most skilled leaders of the last century would struggle. The full podcast episode: vist.ly/5n6ae

“I've been hit by a bus, all my limbs are broken, I'm in ICU and by the way, turn up to work tomorrow.” Chandran Nair’s analogy on why countries need time to heal and develop new forms of leadership and political culture. The full podcast episode: vist.ly/5mher

What if AI's greatest gift is the choice it forces on us? David Korten argues that AI magnifies a competitive culture we can no longer afford, and gives us every reason to change it. Read his blog here: → vist.ly/5mcc7…ansform-humanity/

🌍 Leading voices have endorsed A Time of Great Consequence, including André Hoffmann (Roche), Carlos Álvarez (Club of Rome), @ilonamotto.bsky.social (@uni-graz.at) and @najatvb.bsky.social (former French education minister). Read the Manifesto here: vist.ly/5m7vf

The Fifth Element is hiring for two roles: - Programme assistant - Programme associate – Earth-Humanity Coalition and Reframing Research & Innovation Both roles are full-time and remote, with 12-month contracts starting January 2027. Apply by 25 October: vist.ly/5m62t

Could adaptation drive emissions cuts? A survey of more than 18,000 people in 18 countries by Morphosis finds that 53% believe adaptation could make emissions cuts more ambitious. Read Simon Zadek’s analysis: vist.ly/5k277

We're excited to welcome Shahar Zainuddin, banker and advocate for systemic economic reform, as a new member of the Club of Rome! Three decades in finance, now questioning how money, capital and debt are pushing the planet past its limits. 🔗vist.ly/5kqnu

Hear from thinkers, policymakers and practitioners exploring how we bridge knowledge and action, reimagine education and build a regenerative future. Join No Limits to hope online. Info and registration: vist.ly/5kjkp

What if the most important climate story of 2025 is not how much emissions rose, but where they rose? Mariana Bozesan examines the latest global emissions data and what it reveals about where change is needed. Read her blog here: vist.ly/5kete

What turns knowledge into action? Swipe through A Time of Great Consequence: A Manifesto for Bridging Knowledge and Action. Launched today with UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University. Read it and share it → vist.ly/5k4n9

The inner shift: a journey to global change by Kiyoshi Akasu (SGI Peace Centre) on 50 years of shared conviction between the Club of Rome and the Soka Gakkai: lasting change begins within. 🔗 vist.ly/5jtjf

PODCAST | NEW EPISODE “If the two major powers work together, I think we would see a very different world.” Chandran Nair on why the path to global peace depends on Western powers losing their fear of the rise of others. The full episode: vist.ly/5jt3k

We're excited to welcome Izzeldin Abuelaish, physician, author and five-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, as a new member of the club of Rome! 🔗 vist.ly/5jnns

System change starts with a crisis and how you choose to come out of it. In a minute with Carlos Álvarez Pereira, the Secretary General of the Club of Rome reflects on curiosity, hope and why people are the reason he believes a better world is possible.

"I do believe that humanity will ultimately step back from the brink", says Jayati Ghosh, economist and member of the Club of Rome, in a message of optimism for tackling the challenges we face today. Listen to her reflections in the video.

We are excited to welcome Binbin Wang, a professor at Peking University's Institute of Carbon Neutrality, as a member of the Club of Rome. Binbin Wang brings more than fifteen years working on climate change across a career in media, international development and diplomacy. 🔗 vist.ly/5isf8

We are excited to welcome Molly Harriss Olson as a new member of the Club of Rome. Molly has more than 30 years of experience as a CEO and board director across trade, economics, science and sustainability organisations. 🔗 Learn more about her: vist.ly/5ii83

What if renewal is happening alongside polycrisis? Petra Kuenkel introduces polyrenewal, a term for interconnected efforts to renew ecological, social, economic and democratic life. Read the blog: vist.ly/5icpw

What if the population question is no longer about how many people we have, but how prepared we are for fewer? Ugo Bardi’s The End of Population Growth explores what falling fertility rates could mean for economies, public services, ecosystems and climate. Learn more: vist.ly/5hx4h

Is AI Africa's next leapfrogging moment or a new extractive era in disguise? Till Kellerhoff speaks with Yemi Keri in this episode of the Club of Rome Podcast to explore what an AI-positive future could look like for the continent — and where it could go wrong. Listen in: vist.ly/5hs52

We are excited to welcome Musonda Mumba, Secretary-General of @ramsar.org, the Convention on Wetlands, as a new member of the Club of Rome! Mumba is a wetland hydrologist and ecologist with 25 years of experience. Learn more about Mumba:🔗 vist.ly/5hn98

#Opportunity for #artists! The Fifth Element is looking for: 🎨 Paintings and artwork 📸 Photography ✍️ Poetry and short written pieces 🎥 Videos, animations, motion graphics and illustrations on the theme of #HOPE 📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026. Find out more: vist.ly/5hinu

New article in Nature Food: scientists should stop dodging food system controversies and start engaging in them. The article maps out how transdisciplinary dialogue can turn disagreement into sustainable progress. vist.ly/5hi9h

Welcome Anu Rathninde to the Club of Rome! A board director, CEO adviser and Professor of Practice, he brings global leadership experience and expertise in navigating complexity and transformation in the age of AI. 🔗 vist.ly/5h9mf

“Taxing even centimillionaires, we get enormous amounts of taxable revenue that can be used to provide minimum public services and address the climate challenge," says Jayati Ghosh. Keep following this conversation on power and inequality with Jayati 📹. #TaxTheSuperRich

"African data is collected here, processed somewhere else, used to train models elsewhere, then sold back to us as finished product." Yemi Keri on the risk of data colonisation in an AI-driven Africa. Full episode on the Club of Rome Podcast: vist.ly/5gx2g

"Latin America is one continent of hopes, one continent that will assure life to the whole world in the future." Silvia Zimmerman del Castillo, co-president of the Club of Rome, on why the region matters to global systems thinking. 🌎