Gunter Pauli

Gunter Pauli (born 1956 in Antwerp) is a Belgian entrepreneur, economist, author. He is known for his main work, The Blue Economy.[1]

Gunter Pauli
Born	March 3, 1956 Antwerp, Belgium.
Education	INSEAD
Occupation	Entrepreneur Economist Author
Known for	The Blue Economy
Spouse(s)	Katherina Bach
Children	6 (five sons and one daughter)
Website	Official website

Pauli is a member of The Club of Rome and served three years since 2017 as an elected member of the Executive Committee.[2]

Pauli has served as an advisor for governments in Spain,[3][4][5] Argentina[6][7] and Italy.[8]

Gunter Pauli visiting Shanghai, Blue Economy-10 Years 100 Innovations 100 Mil Jobs, November 2012

He has also worked as an author, notably of The Blue Economy. He assisted Aurelio Peccei, founder of the Club of Rome from 1979 to 1984 and later wrote a biography about him.[9]

In 1989 he was elected as an independent substitute to the European Parliament, but never took up the seat.[10]

In 1994 Pauli founded the Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI).[11]

References

1. "Interview with Gunter Pauli: next generation innovation and the Blue Economy". Eco-innovation Action Plan - European Commission. 14 July 2015.
2. "Members".
3. "Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal: 100 Percent Renewable Energy". text.npr.org.
4. Cala, Andrés (19 January 2011). "Tiny Spanish Island Has a Huge Stake in the Future (Published 2011)" – via NYTimes.com.
5. "El Hierro: Island of Hope | visionews.net". www.visionews.net.
6. "Plan A" (PDF). www.argentina.gob.ar. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
7. "Cómo es el Plan A de la "economía azul" que aspira a transformar la Argentina". www.ambito.com.
8. "Se abbiamo fallito abbiamo diritto a chiedere perché: parola di Gunter Pauli".
9. "hypothesis.it". www.hypothesis.it.
10. Crols, Frans (29 November 2016). "Blauwe, rode of groene economie in de Lage Landen?".
11. "Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives". ZERI.