“Sustainable future, no one is left behind Every revolution has a cost to pay”
by Riccardo Bruni The future begins now. And thinking about a better future for the planet means starting to build it now. From the little things, too. Starting to change attitudes, for example. To hear that it concerns us, everyone. And from here the meeting organized by the students of the Bandini Institute started, the first one finally returned to presence, entitled ‘Mother Earth, future home’, which was attended by Simone Bastianoni (University of Siena), Angelo Riccaboni (University of Siena and president Santa Chiara Lab) and the archbishop of Siena, Cardinal Augusto Paolo Lojudice. Moderated by the journalist Pino Di Blasio, head of the editorial team of La Nazione, the three guests …
by Riccardo Bruni
The future starts now. And thinking about a better future for the planet means starting to build it now. From the little things, too. Starting to change attitudes, for example. To hear that it concerns us, everyone. And from here the meeting organized by the students of the Bandini Institute started, the first one finally returned to presence, entitled ‘Mother Earth, future home’, which was attended by Simone Bastianoni (University of Siena), Angelo Riccaboni (University of Siena and president Santa Chiara Lab) and the archbishop of Siena, Cardinal Augusto Paolo Lojudice. Moderated by the journalist Pino Di Blasio, head of the editorial staff of La Nazione, the three guests addressed the issue from different perspectives.
Introducing the works, Di Blasio quoted the words attributed to Chief Seattle in response to the request of the United States Government who wanted to buy the lands of his people, the American Indians: “The Earth we live on is not inherited by the our fathers, we borrowed it from our children. ” “Our whole attitude towards these issues must change – said the journalist – and it is not certain that the result will be what we expect. There are three things, however, to keep in mind. The first is that no change is it’s free. The third is that the real driver of change is information, knowledge, knowledge “.
Bastianoni focused on the concept of sustainability, trying to focus on the meaning and possible production of it: “The economy that society has and buys with money, which is not the end but the means. And the indirect effects of economy can be negative for the environment, from deforestation to the greenhouse effect. Sustainability is a projection in which economy, society and the environment are linked together “.
Bringing consumption back to a dimension that is bearable for the planet is the focus of the activities of the Santa Chiara Lab, which with its vision of the future for the agri-food sector has made Siena a point of reference for the combination of technological innovation and agricultural practices, on in the wake of the seventeen objectives of the 2030 Agenda. Effectively summarized in the video with the Effects of Good Governance by Lorenzetti, at Palazzo Pubblico.
“But today’s theme – said Riccaboni – is not so much the agenda as the implementation of the measures it contains. We and no one should be left behind”. Research, development, innovation. The role of the generation of Greta Thunberg, who through social media seeks its way to make itself heard. The way in which the economy tries to intercept their choices and how this gives them great power, of which it is necessary to become aware. The big issues, but also the little things.
Those, for example, of which Cardinal Lojudice spoke: “To put oneself on the side of those who say ‘I don’t care, it’s not something that concerns me’ or on the side of those who say ‘I’m here, let’s go’. you and what you will choose from “. In the words of the archbishop, the thought of Pope Francis, contained in the encyclicals written during his pontificate and in which he referred to that inalienable concept of ‘universal brotherhood’, which closes the circle by reminding once again that everything works no one should stay back.
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