Jørgen Randers
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Jørgen Randers is a Norwegian academic and practitioner (pracademic
) in the field of future studies.
Randers is currently (2008) professor of climate strategy at the BI Norwegian Business School, where his work is concentrated on climate issues, scenario planning
and system dynamics
. He lectures frequently abroad in front of corporate audiences on sustainable development, especially on the climate challenge (climate change
and global warming mitigation).
Randers serves on the board of several companies, such as Tomra
in Norway, and on the sustainability boards of British Telecom in England and The Dow Chemical Company in USA. In 2005-06 he headed the Norwegian Commission on Low Emissions, which presented a report demonstrating how Norway could reduce her greenhouse gas
emissions by ⅔ by 2050.
Randers took his undergraduate degree at the University of Oslo
in 1968, and a PhD
at the MIT Sloan School of Management
in 1973. He served as deputy director general of the World Wildlife Fund International in Switzerland from 1994 to 1999 and as president
of the BI Norwegian Business School from 1981 to 1989.
He has authored and co-authored several books and articles, notably the controversial The Limits to Growth (1972) with updates in 1992 and 2004.
Pracademic
A pracademic is someone who is both an academic and an active practitioner in their subject area.The term has a history of at least 30 years, but its first coining is unclear. The earliest reference may have been identified by a subscriber to Worldwide Words as being 1973.In his 2001 Article 'The...
) in the field of future studies.
Randers is currently (2008) professor of climate strategy at the BI Norwegian Business School, where his work is concentrated on climate issues, scenario planning
Scenario planning
Scenario planning, also called scenario thinking or scenario analysis, is a strategic planning method that some organizations use to make flexible long-term plans. It is in large part an adaptation and generalization of classic methods used by military intelligence.The original method was that a...
and system dynamics
System dynamics
System dynamics is an approach to understanding the behaviour of complex systems over time. It deals with internal feedback loops and time delays that affect the behaviour of the entire system. What makes using system dynamics different from other approaches to studying complex systems is the use...
. He lectures frequently abroad in front of corporate audiences on sustainable development, especially on the climate challenge (climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
and global warming mitigation).
Randers serves on the board of several companies, such as Tomra
Tomra
Tomra Systems ASA is a Norwegian company producing, selling and operating reverse vending machines, used to sort and collect empty beverage containers for recycling.The company was founded in 1972 by the brothers Petter and Tore Planke....
in Norway, and on the sustainability boards of British Telecom in England and The Dow Chemical Company in USA. In 2005-06 he headed the Norwegian Commission on Low Emissions, which presented a report demonstrating how Norway could reduce her greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone...
emissions by ⅔ by 2050.
Randers took his undergraduate degree at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
in 1968, and a PhD
PHD
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at the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
in 1973. He served as deputy director general of the World Wildlife Fund International in Switzerland from 1994 to 1999 and as president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the BI Norwegian Business School from 1981 to 1989.
He has authored and co-authored several books and articles, notably the controversial The Limits to Growth (1972) with updates in 1992 and 2004.