WATCH ONLINE | Wouter van Dieren

Published on August 1, 2024

Wouter van Dieren is one of the early members of The Club of Rome and when he came across the team working on the first report to the organisation, The Limits to Growth, he was awed by its revolutionary nature. This was the first publication of its kind, a global comprehensive systems analysis which factored in economics, pollution, population, food and materials. He shares how he became involved with promoting the report globally.

 


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