Climate and Technological Sustainability

A two-day international conference dedicated to reflecting on two of the defining challenges of our time: the climate crisis and technological transformation.

On 11 and 12 May 2026, the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna will host the international conference Climate and Technological Sustainability, jointly organised with the University of Graz. The event will bring together scholars from European and international universities and research institutions, including University of Vienna, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Addis Ababa University, University of Science and Technology of China, and UCLouvain.

The programme is structured around two closely interconnected thematic paths. The first focuses on climate justice and its ethical, legal, and political implications: from the fair allocation of carbon budgets to States’ responsibilities towards climate refugees, from water governance to the relationship between indigenous knowledge and satellite technologies, up to the prospects of democratic ecological planning.

The second thematic area explores the ethical challenges raised by technological innovation and artificial intelligence: the trustworthiness of conversational AI, the ethical implications of neurotechnologies, care robotics, advanced biomedical devices, and the relationship between individual autonomy, technological control, and collective responsibility.

Through an interdisciplinary and international dialogue, the conference aims to offer a rigorous and multifaceted contribution to the contemporary debate on sustainability, connecting scientific research with social dimensions and political responsibility in an era shaped by profound ecological and technological transitions.