HOLY SEE: CLIMATE, "OVERCOMING SELF-INTERESTS FOR AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY" (2)

” “An effective strategy, instead, "would find systems that are economically affordable by most countries and which could actually boost a sustainable development and a healthy environment". The economic issue should be taken seriously, since "the poor countries and some segments of society are particularly vulnerable to the adverse consequences of climate change, because of their fewer resources and fewer abilities to mitigate its effects". "It can be expected – concluded the Under Secretary – that such climate mitigation schemes will find obstacles not so much in technological terms but in social terms, such as the consumer behaviour and the political choices of the governments. We have to pursue education, especially the education of the young, to change their selfish attitude towards the exploitation of human resources, and likewise the attitude of the governments, which, by funding technology for the protection of the environment, will give the private sector a sign of the need to develop products in this direction". ” “