Johan Rockström

Rockström is the chief scientist at Conservation International and director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Recent Articles

We Can’t Have a Stable Climate If We Keep Destroying Nature

Even if we transition to 100 percent clean energy, temperatures will rise unless we also address our unsustainable relationship with nature.

By Johan Rockström

COVID-19 Is a Symptom of the Planet’s Ailing Health

The COVID-19 outbreak is a global tragedy. Hundreds of thousands have died, healthcare systems are buckling, and the future is uncertain for millions of people whose livelihoods are collapsing. It is absolutely right that the...

By Inger Andersen and Johan Rockström
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