Technology and science for a sustainable future, protagonists at the Genoa Boat Show

Technology, design and science for the sustainable future of the sea protagonists of the meeting at the Genoa Boat Show, which saw the Ligurian University and Legambiente allies for the sustainable future of the sea and navigation. Adriana Del Borghi, Vice Rector for Sustainability at the University of Genoa, noted that “the first sensation you get from visiting this Boat Show is that, finally, the themes of sustainability are coupled with those of business and growth, of the hobby and of luxury. These two themes, that of environmental sustainability together with that of the type of design and materials used in the construction of boats, go on the same side. It is in this context that the University of Genoa fits with the relationship that it has with the territory, with industries, with associations “. The University, he adds, “can give decisive support through research, offering its skills, and through the training of new professionals. The new naval engineers will have to commit themselves in this direction in the search for new technologies and the new green jobs will be one of the most important occasions of the future “. Serena Carpentieri Deputy director of Legambiente underlined the importance of the research agreement signed with the University of Genoa for sustainable boating. “We would like to combine the need to safeguard the environment and the sea, which is in serious suffering even at home from the climate crisis, with innovation and technology to design together a new boat, the future Goletta Verde which will allow the Legambiente campaign to be more and more sustainable. The message we send out is that of a spur and stimulus towards the nautical sector to take a step forward in terms of environmental sustainability because we really need it “. A way will now have to be found to include this project in one of the specific forms of financing, including European.