Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker is a German environmental scientist and former Co-President of the Club of Rome. From 1998 to 2005, he was a member of the German Bundestag. He was the founding Director of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.
This event is organized under the umbrella of the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research within the program line “Sustainability – Looking Beyond 2030” in cooperation with the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS), and the Center for Development Research (ZEF).
The event opens the lecture series “50 years „The Limits to Growth“ – Prospects in 1972 and 2022” on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of “The Limits to Growth” report to the Club of Rome (1972) is organized by the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research with its partner institution the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). The lectures take on central issues of the report, such as agriculture, natural resources, energy, technological innovations and the science of foresight.
Organizational details and registration for the hybrid event:
The on-site event on June 2, 2022 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm will take place at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn, Genscherallee 3, 53113 Bonn. Participation in the on-site event is by invitation, as very few places are available.
The online event will take place on zoom.
Please register for the online event by May 31, 2022.
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If you have questions concerning the event, please contact Sandra Gilgan; if you have difficulties with the registration, please contact Ina Klemke.
