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Jørgen Randers

Professor emeritus

Institutt for rettsvitenskap og styring

Bilde av Jørgen Randers

Biografi

Jorgen Randers (born 1945) is professor emeritus of climate strategy at the BI Norwegian Business School. He works on issues of the future, especially related to sustainability, climate, energy, and system dynamics. Professor Randers lectures and provides advice all over the world, and increasingly in China.

Jorgen Randers has spent one third of his life in academia, one third in business, and on third in the NGO world. He was President of the BI Norwegian Business School BI 1981 – 89, and Deputy Director General of WWF International (World Wide Fund for Nature) in Switzerland 1994 – 99. In 2005-6 he chaired the Royal Commission that presented a plan for how Norway can cut is climate gas emissions by two thirds by 2050. He has been member of the sustainability council of three multinationals (BT, Dow and Astra-Zeneca).

He has written a number of books and scientific papers, starting with co-authoring The Limits to Growth in 1972. His recent writings include 2052 – A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years in 2012, Reinventing Prosperity with Graeme Maxton in 2016, and Transformation is feasible! with Johan Rockstrøm et al in 2018.

He has received many prizes and awards. He is a full member of the Club of Rome and is the founding chair of the China Chapter of the Club of Rome.

Publikasjoner

Viser 5 av 30 publikasjon(er)

Artikkel Per Espen Stoknes, Iulie Aslaksen, Ulrich Goluke, Jørgen Randers, Per Arild Garnåsjordet (2023)

Plausible futures for the Norwegian offshore energy sector: Business as usual, harvest or rebuild?

Energy Policy 184 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113887

Artikkel David Collste, Sarah E. Cornell, Jørgen Randers, Johan Rockström, Per Espen Stoknes (2021)

Human well-being in the Anthropocene: Limits to growth

Global Sustainability s. 1-17 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2021.26

Scientific Reports 10(1) Doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75481-z

Artikkel Jørgen Randers, Johan Rockström, Per Espen Stoknes, Ulrich Golüke, David Collste, Sarah E. Cornell, Jonathan F. Donges (2019)

Achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals within 9 planetary boundaries

Global Sustainability 2 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2019.22

System Dynamics Review 35(1) s. 19-24

World Economics 17(2) s. 63-78

Artikkel Jørgen Randers, Ulrich Göluke, Fred Wenstøp, Søren Wenstøp (2016)

A user-friendly earth system model of low complexity: the ESCIMO system dynamics model of global warming towards 2100

Earth System Dynamics (ESD) 7(4) s. 831-850 Doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-7-831-2016

Artikkel Jørgen Randers (2015)

Demokratin har svärt att hantera klimathotet

Extrakt

World Nutrition Forum Sustain:ability s. 17-27

CSR and beyond: A Nordic perspective s. 219-239

World Future Review 5(4) s. 360-366 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1946756713514543

Edizione Ambiente

Artikkel Jørgen Randers (2012)

2052: Droht ein globaler Kollaps?

Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte 62(51-52/2012) s. 3-10

oekom verlag

Chelsea Green Publishing

Artikkel Jørgen Randers (2012)

It's a Small World

Foreign Affairs 91(5) s. 10-11

Magma forskning og viten 14(2) s. 21-34

Artikkel Jørgen Randers, Paul Gilding (2010)

The one degree war plan

Journal of Global Responsibility 1(1) s. 170-188

Artikkel Jørgen Randers (2008)

Global Collapse - Fact or Fiction

Futures: The journal of policy, planning and futures studies 40(10) s. 853-864 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2008.07.042

Artikkel Jørgen Randers, Knut H. Alfsen (2007)

How Can Norway Become a Climate-Friendly Society?

World Economics 8(1) s. 75-106

Artikkel Arne Jon Isachsen, Jørgen Randers (2007)

Fremtidsbilde 2030: Er verden flat? Drivkrefter og spilleregler

Magma forskning og viten 10(1) s. 51-57

System Dynamics Review 23(2-3) s. 253-285 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/sdr.376

Artikkel Jørgen Randers, Knut H. Alfsen (2007)

How can Norway become a climate-friendly society?

World Economics 8(1)

Artikkel J. Loh, R. Green, T. Ricketts, J. Lamoreux, M. Jenkins, V. Kapos, Jørgen Randers (2005)

The Living Planet Index: using species population time series to track trends in biodiversity

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences 360 s. 289-295 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2004.1584

? 99(14) s. 9266-9271

System Dynamics Review 16(4)

Viser 5 av 21 publikasjon(er)

Kronikk Jørgen Randers (2019)

Dropp flyskammen, stem riktig!

Kronikk Jørgen Randers, Thorvald Grung Moe (2019)

Norge trenger en "Green New Deal" nå

Deltakelse i media Svein Harald Gullbekk, Jørgen Randers, Halfdan Bleken (2019)

Refleks: Pengenes makt før og nå

Kronikk Johan Rockström, Jørgen Randers, Per Espen Stoknes (2018)

Kan vi unngå «Hothouse Earth»?

Kronikk Jørgen Randers, Per Espen Stoknes (2018)

Smartest for kloden

Intervju Birger Ragnvald Sevaldson, Jørgen Randers (2018)

Jørgen Randers: People Would Rather Go Shopping

Intervju Jørgen Randers (2017)

Pessimisten vs optimisten

Intervju Jørgen Randers (2017)

Vi må slutte med olje, kull og gass

Intervju Jørgen Randers (2017)

How Western civilization could collapse

Intervju Jørgen Randers (2016)

Forskningsaktivisten

Kronikk Jørgen Randers (2014)

Fare for 40 år med lav vekst

s. 4-5

Kronikk Jørgen Randers (2013)

Should paid work be rationed?

Kronikk Jørgen Randers, Gunnar Sand (2013)

Ny giv for CCS (CO2 fangst og lagring)

2013(6)

Kronikk Jørgen Randers, Nils Anders Røkke (2012)

Tid for trinn tre

Kronikk Jørgen Randers (2012)

Oljen blir verdiløs

Viser 5 av 46 publikasjon(er)

Fagbok Chandran Nair, Jørgen Randers, Jinfeng Zhou, Frederick Charles Dubee (2025)

Understanding China: Governance, Socio-Economics, Global Influence

oekom verlag

Artikkel Per Espen Stoknes, Iulie Aslaksen, Ulrich Golüke, Jørgen Randers, Per Arild Garnåsjordet (2021)

Plausible futures for the Norwegian Offshore Energy Sector: Business as Usual, Harvest or Rebuild?

Discussion Papers

Innledning Jørgen Randers (2019)

In Systemen denken

Die Grenzen des Denkens s. 13-18

Foredrag Jørgen Randers (2019)

The Green Transition of China to 2050

Inauguration Center for the Ecological Civilization - Peking University

Innovative City Forum 2019 - Tokyo

Foredrag Jørgen Randers (2019)

A profitable future for China Light and Power

Senior executive seminar - Hong Kong

Artikkel Jørgen Randers (2019)

Grønn vekst i Norge mot 2050

Magma forskning og viten 22(5) s. 17-24

Konferanseforedrag Jørgen Randers (2018)

China and the World in 2050

China Development Forum - Beijing

Rapport Per Espen Stoknes, Randers Jørgen, Johan Rockström, Jørgen Randers, Ulrich Golüke, David Collste, Sarah E. Cornell (2018)

Transformation is Feasible - How to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals within Planetary Boundaries

Stockholm Resilience Center

Konferanseforedrag Jørgen Randers, Ulrich Golüke, Beniamino Calegari (2018)

Sustained deficit spending to clean the environment

International System Dynamics Conference

Konferanseforedrag Jørgen Randers, Ulrich Golüke, Beniamino Callegari (2017)

The core of the 2052 model - A general model of a modern capitalist economy, covering real and financial dynamics

International system dynamics conference 2017

Springer

Artikkel Jørgen Randers, Graeme Maxton (2017)

Solving the human sustainability problem in short-termist societies

The journal of population and sustainability 1(2) s. 11-22

Artikkel Jørgen Randers (2017)

Let the poor world grow

Futuribili: Rivista di studi sul futuro e di previsione sociale 22(1) Doi: https://doi.org/10.13137/1971-0720/15729

Kommentar Jørgen Randers (2015)

Jeg garanterer for De Grønne

Dagens næringsliv

Energi, teknologi og klima - utfordringer og handlingsrom s. 13-24

Disrupting the Future: Great Ideas for Creating a Much better World s. 61-67

The colours of energy: Essays on the future of our energy system s. 56-60

Kommentar Jørgen Randers (2013)

Moralsk støtte til ettbarnsfamilien!

Morgenbladet

Rapport Daniel Rees, Marit Sjøvaag Marino, Jørgen Randers (2013)

Norsk Klimapolitikk 2006-12

BIs Senter for Klimastrategi

BIs Senter for Klimastrategi

3rd Low Carbon Earh Summit - 2013

International System Dynamics Conference 2013

Bokkapittel Jørgen Randers (2012)

Er det for sent?

SNU: brev til klimagenerasjonen s. 23-25

Arbeidsnotat Marit Sjøvaag Marino, Nils Erik Bjørge, Torgeir Ericson, Per Arild Garnåsjordet, Håkon T Karlsen, Jørgen Randers, Daniel Rees (2012)

People's opinion of climate policy - Popular support for climate policy alternatives in Norway

CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning

Rapport Jørgen Randers, Marit Sjøvaag Marino (2010)

Statusrapport for norsk klimapolitkk - sammendrag

Handelshøyskolen BI

Rapport Jørgen Randers, Steinar Bysveen, Sverre Aam (2010)

Høringsuttalelse om Klimakur 2020

Handelshøyskolen BI

Rapport Jørgen Randers, Marit Sjøvaag Marino (2010)

Statusrapport for norsk klimapolitkk - fullstendig rapport

Handelshøyskolen BI

Handelshøyskolen BI

Rapport Jørgen Randers, Marit Sjøvaag Marino (2009)

Status for Norges oppfølging av Lavutslippsutvalgets 15 tiltak - 2009

Handelshøyskolen BI

Rapport Jørgen Randers, Marit Sjøvaag Marino (2009)

Partienes klimapolitikk 2005-09 - Løfter og Leveranser

Handelshøyskolen BI

BIs Senter for Klimastrategi, EBL og SINTEF Energiforskning

Rapport Jørgen Randers (2008)

Karakterkort for norsk klimapolitikk

Handelshøyskolen BI

Artikkel Knut H. Alfsen, Jørgen Randers (2006)

Hvordan kan Norge bli et klimavennlig samfunn?

Økonomiske analyser 5 s. 4-16

Michael Quarterly 2(2) s. 151-159

Rapport Jørgen Randers, Kristin Teien (2005)

Naturindeks for Norge

WWF-Norge

Fagbok Donella Meadows, Jørgen Randers, Dennis Meadows (2004)

Limits to growth: the 30-year update

Earthscan

Rapport Jørgen Randers (2004)

WWF Living Planet Report

WWF International

Rapport Jørgen Randers (2002)

Sustainable Development

World Busines Council for Sustainable Development

Fagbok Jørgen Randers, Jonathan Loh, Mathis Wackernagel, ukjent-for-g197204 a.o. (2000)

The Living Planet Report 2000 (an annual report on the state of global nature)

WWF International

Bærekraftig utvikling - Økoeffektivitet og industriell utvikling

Akademisk grad
År Akademisk institusjon Grad
1973 MIT Sloan School of Management Ph.D.
1968 University of Oslo Master Cand. Real
Arbeidserfaring
År Arbeidsgiver Tittel
2016 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Professor emeritus
1985 - 2015 BI Norwegian Business School Professor
1981 - 2013 A large number of boards, councils and comittees Member or chair
1994 - 1999 WWF International Deputy Director General
1990 - 1993 Various Norwegian corporations Board chair (full time)
1981 - 1989 BI Norwegian Business School President
1974 - 1980 Resource Policy Group, NTNF Founding director
1970 - 1974 MIT Sloan School of Management Ph.D. student, then Assistant Professor