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Roberto Peccei

Peccei, Roberto

Peccei, Roberto

Professor of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA;
Trustee, World Academy of Art & Science; and Member, Club of Rome.
Email: rpeccei@conet.ucla.edu

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Professor of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA;
Trustee, World Academy of Art & Science; and Member, Club of Rome.
Email: rpeccei@conet.ucla.edu

Dr. Roberto D. Peccei is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UCLA, and a member of the Club of Rome. As a physicist his principal interests lie in the interface between particle physics and cosmology. As a member of the Club of Rome he is broadly interested in the kind of economics that needs to be developed to ensure a sustainable world. He has served on numerous advisory boards both in Europe and the United States in the last 25 years. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome and is the President of the Fondazione Aurelio Peccei. He presently also serves as the Chair of the External Advisory Board of the Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe in Japan. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics in the United Kingdom, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the World Academy of Art and Science.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Rethinking Growth: The Need for a New Economics   ( Economic Theory ), ( New Economics )
Get Full Text in PDF For over 40 years the Club of Rome has been concerned with the sustainability of our planet. The conclusion of the famous first report to the Club of Rome The Limits to Growth that the world was on an unsustainable path was anticipatory and prescient.1 Although Limits caused considerable debate, after an initial flurry of interest, the message of the Club of Rome was largely ignored. Only now is this message beginning to re-acquire the currency it deserves, but we have...