“Factor Five” nun auch in französischer und japanischer Fassung
Knapp drei Jahre nach Erstveröffentlichung wird “Factor Five” nun ab Ende März auch auf Japanisch und Französisch erhältlich sein. more…
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Ernst von Weizsäcker among the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders
The Swiss Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute came up with a new ranking of global thought leaders using infosphere parameters. An initial selection of over 200 thinkers from all disciplines and from throughout the world were measured in terms of their influence, centrality and networking in two different environments: the blogosphere and the Wikisphere. The influence was […] more…
Speech at dinner with Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon
At the end of January I had the honour of being invited by the United Nations Association of Germany to give a short speech at a dinner with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon in Berlin. more…
2nd International Convention of Environmental Laureates in Freiburg
As a member of the Board of Trustees of the European Environment Foundation I will take part in the second convention of international environmental laureates from March 14–17, 2013 in Freiburg. more…
Elected as Co-President of the Club of Rome
During the 2012 Annual Conference of the Club of Rome from October 1-2 in Bucharest the assembly elected me as well as Anders Wijkman (Sweden), former member of the European Parliament, as new Co-Presidents of the Club. more…
“Factor Five” has been published
The successor to “Factor Four” (first published in 1997) has been published by Earthscan in December. Picking up where Factor Four left off, this new book examines the past 15 years of innovation in industry, technical innovation and policy. more…
UNEP Resource Panel Works on Biofuels, Metals, Decoupling, Prioritization
The International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management (short: Resource Panel), set up by the United Nations Environment Programme, is focusing on biofuels, metals, decoupling, and prioritization. more…
Back Home to Germany
I am back home in Germany. After three wonderful and successful years as Dean of the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara, I returned to my home country and settled down in Emmendingen near my old Alma Mater, the University of Freiburg. more…