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A significant milestone in shaping sustainability thinking was the work of the Club of Rome, a global think tank founded in 1968. It brought together leading scientists, economists, and policymakers to discuss global challenges. One of its most influential contributions was the publication of The Limits to Growth, which explored the consequences of uncontrolled economic and population growth on finite planetary resources.<ref><small>Meadows et al. (1972) <cite id="">Me72</cite></small></ref> The report highlights the risks of overconsumption and environmental degradation, reinforcing the necessity of long-term planning and a transition toward a sustainable, equitable world. While some of the report’s estimates took effect, for instance, that certain raw materials have become scarcer and that climate change and the loss of biodiversity has increased strongly, other predictions did not prove true, e.g. the collapse of the resource oil or the uncontrolled population growth. | A significant milestone in shaping sustainability thinking was the work of the Club of Rome, a global think tank founded in 1968. It brought together leading scientists, economists, and policymakers to discuss global challenges. One of its most influential contributions was the publication of The Limits to Growth, which explored the consequences of uncontrolled economic and population growth on finite planetary resources.<ref><small>Meadows et al. (1972) <cite id="">Me72</cite></small></ref> The report highlights the risks of overconsumption and environmental degradation, reinforcing the necessity of long-term planning and a transition toward a sustainable, equitable world. While some of the report’s estimates took effect, for instance, that certain raw materials have become scarcer and that climate change and the loss of biodiversity has increased strongly, other predictions did not prove true, e.g. the collapse of the resource oil or the uncontrolled population growth. | ||
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The Club of Rome’s insights helped shape discussions on sustainability, contributing to the Brundtland Report (1987) and later the SDGs. The Club’s emphasis on planetary boundaries, systemic thinking, and the need to move beyond GDP-driven economic models aligns closely with the SDGs’ objectives, particularly those addressing climate action (SDG 13), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), and biodiversity protection (SDG 15). | The Club of Rome’s insights helped shape discussions on sustainability, contributing to the Brundtland Report (1987) and later the SDGs. The Club’s emphasis on planetary boundaries, systemic thinking, and the need to move beyond GDP-driven economic models aligns closely with the SDGs’ objectives, particularly those addressing climate action (SDG 13), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), and biodiversity protection (SDG 15). | ||
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A significant milestone in shaping sustainability thinking was the work of the Club of Rome, a global think tank founded in 1968. It brought together leading scientists, economists, and policymakers to discuss global challenges. One of its most influential contributions was the publication of The Limits to Growth, which explored the consequences of uncontrolled economic and population growth on finite planetary resources.[1] The report highlights the risks of overconsumption and environmental degradation, reinforcing the necessity of long-term planning and a transition toward a sustainable, equitable world. While some of the report’s estimates took effect, for instance, that certain raw materials have become scarcer and that climate change and the loss of biodiversity has increased strongly, other predictions did not prove true, e.g. the collapse of the resource oil or the uncontrolled population growth.
The Club of Rome’s insights helped shape discussions on sustainability, contributing to the Brundtland Report (1987) and later the SDGs. The Club’s emphasis on planetary boundaries, systemic thinking, and the need to move beyond GDP-driven economic models aligns closely with the SDGs’ objectives, particularly those addressing climate action (SDG 13), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), and biodiversity protection (SDG 15).
In its recent Earth4All report, the Club of Rome states: "We see today that ideologies based on constant growth cannot bypass the material limits of our planet. We have already exceeded six of the nine planetary boundaries that sustain life on Earth" (Dixson-Declève and Shrivastava, 2024). On some of these planetary boundary issues mining activities can have an influence. This includes influences such as on land-system change when forests are cleared respectively on biosphere integrity when forest rehabilitation takes place.
Video on planetary boundaries: BAFU (2017): The Planetary Boundaries and what they mean for the Future of Humanity. 6.12.2017, URL: https://youtu.be/SieN0IrZ5wg?feature=shared (time to watch: 5:09 minutes)
Bernd G. Lottermoser /
Matthias Schmidt (Ed.)
with contributions of
Anna S. Hüncke, Nina Küpper and Sören E. Schuster
Publisher: UVG-Verlag
Year of first publication: 2024 (Work In Progress)
ISBN: 978-3-948709-26-6
Licence: Ethics in Mining Copyright © 2024 by Bernd G. Lottermoser/Matthias Schmidt is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Deed, except where otherwise noted.
Further Informationen:
Project "Ethics in Mining"