Integration, investment and education

Some steps the Catholic Church is taking towards sustainability

Authors

  • María del Carmen Molina Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Keywords:

environmental sustainability, Catholic Church, education, economic investments, integration, Laudato si’

Abstract

Anthropic disturbances such as greenhouse gas emissions, polluting substances (degradable or recalcitrant) and suspended particles, generate environmental imbalances that alter, for example, the climate, biogeochemical cycles and the stability of the ecosystems (phenology of plant and animal populations, human and environmental health, dynamics of microbial populations, etc.). Obviously, everything has negative consequences for the human being. COP25 Chile met in December 2019 in Madrid, in order to remind us of the urgent need to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined in the UN 2030 Agenda and the Paris Climate agreement. In this paper, the three dialogues of the workshop “The Climate Summit and the Care of the Common House”, sponsored by the Pablo VI Foundation, are analyzed in deintail. Some concrete measures that the Catholic Church is already implementing are presented and its contribution as a resolution agent is recognized assuming that much remains to be done.

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Author Biography

María del Carmen Molina, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Comisión Diocesana de Ecología Integral (Madrid)

Published

2020-03-02

How to Cite

Molina, M. del C. (2020). Integration, investment and education: Some steps the Catholic Church is taking towards sustainability. Razón Y Fe, 281(1444), 161–172. Retrieved from https://revistas.comillas.edu/index.php/razonyfe/article/view/12332