Earth4All: Argentina offers a systemic approach to tackling poverty, inequality and environmental degradation by 2050
A new report released today finds that Argentina could significantly reduce poverty by mid-century if it implements a coordinated set of structural reforms across the economy, food system, energy system and social policy.
The study shows that under a comprehensive reform scenario known as the “Giant Leap,” poverty begins to decline steadily after 2030. The same pathway could also dramatically expand women’s economic autonomy, accelerate the transition toward renewable energy, and transform the country’s food system to improve sustainability and access to healthy diets.
The report, Earth4All: Argentina, developed by the Argentinian Chapter of the Club of Rome in collaboration with Fundación Alimentaris, applies the global Earth4All modelling framework to the national context. Using interdisciplinary research and system dynamics modelling, the study explores how different policy choices could shape Argentina’s future and identifies combinations of policies capable of producing long-term improvements in wellbeing while respecting environmental limits.
The analysis highlights the interconnected nature of Argentina’s structural challenges. Around 38% of the urban population lives in poverty, with more than half of children affected, while income inequality remains high, with the richest 10% capturing nearly a quarter of total income and the poorest 10% receiving only about 3%.
Rather than treating these challenges separately, the report examines how poverty, inequality, macroeconomic fragility and pressures on food and energy systems interact and reinforce one another. Through modelling of alternative policy scenarios, researchers conclude that coordinated action across key policy areas is necessary to reverse long-standing trends by mid-century.
“Argentina’s challenges are deeply interconnected, which means that isolated policies rarely produce lasting results,” said Gonzalo del Castillo, Executive Director of the Argentine Chapter of the Club of Rome. “Earth4All: Argentina offers what we call a “systemic compass” to help policymakers and society visualise how decisions interact and identify strategies that generate broader, more sustainable impacts for Argentina now and in the future.”
“One of the main contributions of this report is that it brings together diverse perspectives and, above all, fosters dialogue in a challenging context,” said Joaquín Gonzalez Cosiorovski, Director of Environment at Fundación Alimentaris. “Addressing complex challenges requires spaces for exchange where evidence, experience, and different viewpoints can be integrated into sustainable approaches.”
The report simulates four possible development pathways through 2050, ranging from continued austerity and minimal policy change to a coordinated transformation scenario known as the “Giant Leap.” The modelling suggests that large-scale, coordinated action across several policy areas is more likely to sustainably reduce poverty and inequality while strengthening environmental resilience.
The proposed strategy centres on five interconnected areas or “turnarounds”: ending structural poverty, reducing inequality, empowering women, transforming the food system, and advancing a just energy transition.
“Earth4All was created to explore how humanity can achieve wellbeing for all within planetary boundaries,” said Sandrine Dixson-Declève, executive chair of Earth4All. “Argentina’s report shows how the global framework can be applied nationally, demonstrating that systemic thinking and coordinated policies can open pathways toward stability, prosperity and sustainability — not only in Argentina, but around the world.”
