The Club of Rome, the prestigious think tank founded in 1968, is for the first time meeting in the Dutch capital Amsterdam.

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The Club of Rome, the prestigious think tank founded in 1968, is for the first time meeting in the Dutch capital Amsterdam.

Key guest is former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachov, who is to speak on Monday. Other guests include Queen Beatrix, former Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and Environment Minister Jacqueline Cramer.

The think tank, which comprises economists, scientists, politicians and business people, meets once a year to discuss environmental pollution, the depletion of natural resources and the growth of the world population.

On Tuesday the Club will present a so-called Amsterdam Declaration to Copenhagen, ahead of a United Nations climate summit in the Danish capital, which is to agree new targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Poto: The Club of Rome meeting in Salzburg in 1972 (ANP)