The launch of the Chinese edition of Come On! was held at Peking University on Oct 25. As a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Club of Rome, one of the top think tanks in the world, it takes a special and deserved place alongside the 1972 seminal report Limits to Growth.
The co-organizers are China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), the Innovation School of Peking University and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Peking University
Anders Wijkman and translator Cheng Yiheng. [Photo provided to China Watch]
The book is mainly written by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker and Anders Wijkman, the co-presidents of the Club of Rome, along with 36 other members. The Chinese edition was translated by Cheng Yiheng, professor at Tongji University.
Wijkman and Cheng both spoke at the launch and discussed the sustainable future of human beings and the planet. Topics also involved climate change, environmental protection, sustainable agriculture, population growth. Zhou Jinfeng, secretary-general of CBCGDF and newly-selected member of the executive committee of the Club of Rome, presided over the launch. Li Dihua, executive dean of the Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, Peking University made an opening address.
“Limits to Growthtells people that if we do not change the economic development model, we would face a material shortage in the next 100-150 years. Now 50 years on, the global population has risen from 3 billion to 7.6 billion, and the economy has increased tenfold, but the main challenges we face remain the same,” Wijkman said.
“The Chinese version of Come On! will continue to awaken more people to explore the way forward for sustainable development.” Zhou Jinfeng added.
The launch of the Chinese edition of Come On! was held at Peking University on Oct 25. As a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Club of Rome, one of the top think tanks in the world, it takes a special and deserved place alongside the 1972 seminal report Limits to Growth.
The co-organizers are China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), the Innovation School of Peking University and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Peking University
Anders Wijkman and translator Cheng Yiheng. [Photo provided to China Watch]
The book is mainly written by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker and Anders Wijkman, the co-presidents of the Club of Rome, along with 36 other members. The Chinese edition was translated by Cheng Yiheng, professor at Tongji University.
Wijkman and Cheng both spoke at the launch and discussed the sustainable future of human beings and the planet. Topics also involved climate change, environmental protection, sustainable agriculture, population growth. Zhou Jinfeng, secretary-general of CBCGDF and newly-selected member of the executive committee of the Club of Rome, presided over the launch. Li Dihua, executive dean of the Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, Peking University made an opening address.
“Limits to Growthtells people that if we do not change the economic development model, we would face a material shortage in the next 100-150 years. Now 50 years on, the global population has risen from 3 billion to 7.6 billion, and the economy has increased tenfold, but the main challenges we face remain the same,” Wijkman said.
“The Chinese version of Come On! will continue to awaken more people to explore the way forward for sustainable development.” Zhou Jinfeng added.
