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Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives (ZERI) is a decentralized global network. It was founded by Gunter Pauli in 1994 at the United Nations University (UNU) with support from the Japanese government. Though originally headquartered at UNDP in Geneva, and later at IUCN in Gland, ZERI now is decentralized, with 34 global project offices.

History

ZERI participated in the World Expo in 2000 in Hanover, Germany. For the event they built a bamboo pavilion.

ZERI was recognized in 2009 by the Specialty Coffee Association of America for a 15-year project in Columbia that worked with coffee farms to use the unharvested plant material and trimmings to grow Shitake mushrooms. It was estimated to have produced 10,000 jobs.

The Zero Emissions Commitment (ZEC) is a concept in climate science that explores how Earth's system processes may evolve after achieving net-zero carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and the potential effects on global surface temperatures.

Gunter Pauli initiated The Blue Economy concept in 2009. The book was accepted on November 2, 2009 as a Report to the Club of Rome and was published in 2010.

At the 20th anniversary of the creation of ZERI on November 12, 2014 at the UNU in Tokyo, it was reported that 34 organizations from around the world associated and inspired by this initiative of Gunter Pauli, have implemented 188 projects, mobilized €4 billion in capital and generated approximately 3 million jobs.

ZERI International board

The board consist(ed) of the following people:

Co-President of the Club of Rome
Member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences
Former Member of the European Parliament and President of Globe Europe (2000–2009)
  • Prof. Dr. Ashok Khosla (India)
Chairman of Development Alternatives Group
Former Chairman of IUCN
President of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences
Former Rector of the UNU (1988–1997)
Scientist and Inventor
  • Prof. Yasuhiro Sakakibara (Japan)
Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

References

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