今年刚刚接近尾声，一件非同寻常的事情发生了，它可能为减缓气候变化奠定基础。2015年12月头几天在巴黎发生的事情可能标志着拯救地球努力的一个历史性转折点。世界上最伟大的国家之间达成的协议无疑是雄心勃勃的，尽管还有一些疑问。积极的方面，那些预示着美好的未来，包括鼓励技术的脱碳经济，将全球变暖限制在2°C(可能1.5°C)，并为更脆弱(通常是贫穷)的国家提供资金支持，以弥补他们因气候变化而造成的经济和财政损失。此外，所有这些目标将每五年审查一次，以便各国在必要时修改其排放计划。显然，就像所有妥协一样，仍有一些方面有待解决。例如，一个石油生产国联盟阻止了一项呼吁到2060年完全消除化石燃料使用的倡议。总体计划的真正弱点仍然在于时间表(推迟到2018-2023年)和控制机制。较老的工业化国家要求国际组织进行排放认证，而新兴国家则要求对自己的排放进行内部审计。这可能被证明是真正需要解决的问题，以避免达到气候的不可逆转点，经常被提及，比以往任何时候都更接近，这可能真正标志着一个时代的结束。 The Paris agreement, in essence, pushes toward a “climate economy”, defined as a constant improvement and continuous transformation of our economy, which translates into a major boost and opportunity for technological innovation and development. In this regard, the more industrialized nations, as well as the high technology companies, will play a fundamental role. High tech companies, in fact, can and must produce sustainable innovation, focusing not only on production processes but also on all that revolves around these processes. In other words, a quantum leap must take place in the utilities sector in terms of energy production, water cycles, waste minimization, and the reutilization of byproducts. The effects of the Paris agreement on the Italian economy may be rather rapid, given our growing interest in the circular economy. Many manufacturers have already adopted these practices and some in the food industry are making rapid progress with technological innovations that are easily exportable and, thanks to the Made in Italy tradition, of benefit to the entire national economy.
