Enzo Tiezzi has been full professor of physical chemistry in the Faculty of Science of the University of Siena since 1979 where he coordinates the research doctorate in chemistry and Chemistry for Sustainable Development at Siena University.

He gave the plenary lecture at the FIAT International Conference in 1996 and has been invited to speak in Dublin, Madras, Florida University, Krakow, Lyon, London, Cadiz and many other venues....Read More

For twenty five years, as economies have grown, technology has developed and resources dwindled, Professor Enzo Tiezzi has been a consistent voice of criticism of the prevailing industrial and economic models.

In this month’s Comment Visions we travel to Italy to meet with Professor Tiezzi and get his views on the energy debate within the wider context of his work – the study of sustainability. A champion of the idea of sustainability across different fields and disciplines, Professor Tiezzi has seen his work shift from under-regarded research on the margins of the debate to a central theme in our search for solutions to a global issue.

In this fascinating interview Professor Tiezzi talks about the need for an economic model that pays more heed to the laws of nature and explains the difference between development and growth and the significance of this difference as regards sustainability.

A self-declared optimist about the future, he is nevertheless candid about the likelihood of conflict as a growing global population is faced with diminishing natural resources, but remains confident that a move beyond the myopic obsession with economic growth that has dominated the past few decades will reap rewards for all. As he puts it “we need ethics and aesthetics. We need beauty, we need common good.”

Monday: 05:15, 07:45, 10:45, 15:45
Tuesday: 22:45*, 03:15, 17:15
Wednesday: 07:45, 11:15, 14:15, 18:45
Thursday: 05:15, 09:45, 15:15, 17:45, 19:45
Friday: 11:45, 14:15, 17:15, 04:15
Saturday: 00:15, 09:15, 15:45, 18:45
Sunday: 09:15, 13:45, 17:45, 23:15

*Starts Tuesday 22:45, all times CET.

Only broadcast in the first week of each month.