A nossa casa comum

The document outlines the interconnected nature of the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and social injustice, arguing that current economic systems based on fossil fuels and mass consumption are unsustainable. It provides specific data on water scarcity, air pollution, and ecosystem collapse while advocating for a transition to clean energy, regenerative agriculture, and circular economies to protect the planet and its most vulnerable populations.

• The global climate crisis is primarily driven by economic and social systems reliant on fossil fuels, with the burning of coal, oil, and gas for energy, transport, and heating being the main cause of global warming.
• Biodiversity is in severe decline, with global wildlife populations decreasing by two-thirds since 1970 and freshwater plant and animal life reducing by 84% in the same period.
• Water scarcity is a critical global challenge; by 2025, two-thirds of the population will face water shortages, and currently, 4 billion people experience severe water lack for at least one month per year.
• Air pollution causes millions of deaths annually, with over 4 million deaths from outdoor pollution and at least 3 million from indoor pollution, primarily due to the use of coal, wood, and dung for cooking.
• Industrial agriculture is unsustainable and contributes to approximately one-third of greenhouse gas emissions while depleting fertile soils and biodiversity.
• Current consumption patterns are ecologically unsustainable; if they continue, three planets would be needed by 2050 to maintain current lifestyles. Additionally, 20% of the population uses 80% of global resources.
• Plastic pollution is a severe symptom of overconsumption, with approximately 12 million tons of plastic entering oceans annually and over 5 billion pieces of plastic currently floating in the seas.
• Climate change disproportionately affects the poor and marginalized; by 2050, over 140 million people in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia may be forced to migrate due to the climate crisis.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). A nossa casa comum. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/vatican-sei-v10-20231205-pt.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. A nossa casa comum. 2023. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/vatican-sei-v10-20231205-pt.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=A nossa casa comum |date=14 February 2023 |url=https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/vatican-sei-v10-20231205-pt.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023nossa, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{A nossa casa comum}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/vatican-sei-v10-20231205-pt.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }