Johan Rockström is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam. He is an internationally recognized scientist on global sustainability issues and led the development of the Planetary Boundaries framework for human development in the current era of rapid global change. Professor Rockström is a leading scientist on global water resources, with more than 25 years experience in applied water research in tropical regions, and more than 150 research publications in fields ranging from applied land and water management to global sustainability. He is i.a. chair of the Earth Commission and Future Earth as well as fellow of Earth League, Chief Scientist of Conservation International, member of the European Investment Bank Advisory Group, and elected member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
Extreme weather events, critical changes to Earth systems, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are the top long-term risks featured in the 2024 Global Risks Report. These risks are i...
We are standing at the edge of an unparalleled juncture in modern history. A crossroads where our actions today will set the conditions of life for generations far into the future.
We are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization. We are destabilizing the interconnected systems – our global commons – that ensure a stable and resilient planet, a prerequis...
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七国集团领导人最近宣布，“我们的世界不仅必须要达成净零排放，而且还要实现自然受益，以造福人类与地球。”
G7 leaders recently announced that “our world must not only become net zero, but also nature positive, for the benefit of both people and the planet.”
POTSDAM – À l'heure où la crise du COVID-19 se termine et où les gouvernements tentent de consolider des économies en chute libre, bien des gens vont être tentés de revenir sur leurs enga...
More than 600 cities have announced measures to tackle climate change, and more than 680 of the world’s largest corporations have committed to cut greenhouse-gas emissions in line with th...
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POTSDAM – Le sommet du G20 se tient cette semaine à Osaka. Le secrétaire général de l'ONU, Antonio Guterres, y prendra la parole avant de se rendre à Abou Dhabi pour finaliser l'organisat...
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The time for action is now.
I can’t give you a precise date, but some time in the past two years the world crossed a threshold and incremental action on climate change was off the menu. To keep temperatures below 2°...
Stepping in to the COP23 climate talks in Bonn, Germany, is like wandering through an alternative reality. At no point in these vast cavernous rooms are you confronted with the sheer urge...
I and my colleagues have spent a decade or more trying to get a handle on tipping points in complex systems. A tipping point is when something changes rapidly to a new state - like water ...
