Pericolo climatico, ineguaglianze, educazione

Considering the process of ecological transition through an approach that accounts for complexity and inequalities helps focus on the impact of climate change. For the most vulnerable territories, communities and individuals, it leads to a heightened disadvantage both at a global level and within the same population. A scientific consensus has emerged and attests to the possible influence of climate change spreading and deepening poverty, generating downward spirals of disadvantages transmitted from one generation to the next. In this context, and to ensure that the ecological transition does not further contribute to widening inequalities, a critical examination of the scenarios that institutions aim to achieve through climate actions, typically referred to as mitigation and adaptation, is necessary. These policies must be designed inclusively, incorporating inequality into multidimensional scenarios, integrating social considerations with environmental ones, and applying a perspective of justice to decision-making processes. Decoupling ecological transition from inequalities becomes a historical educational opportunity for rethinking institutions and public policies in light of new ethical and social responsibilities.