Pope Francis’ encyclical is a renewable challenge to a static politics
An effective cooperation for the Earth is needed to avoid a climate catastrophe. Here’s how to follow up on Pope Francis’ words.
Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio
Columnist
Lawyer, journalist, MP since 1992, Minister of Agriculture in 2000/2001 and of the Environment in 2006-2008. From 2001 to 2008, Alfonso was elected president of the Greens Federation (Federazione dei Verdi) three times. Since 2008, he has been President of the Univerde Foundation. He teaches at Bicocca University, in Milan and Tor Vergata University, in Rome.
An effective cooperation for the Earth is needed to avoid a climate catastrophe. Here’s how to follow up on Pope Francis’ words.