The M’illumino di meno 2022 Campaign Pedal, Revive, and Improve

Under the UniPadova Sustainable action plan, the University of Padua again participates in the annual M’illumino di meno 2022 Campaign as promoted by Caterpillar and Rai Radio 2 on Friday, March 11, 2022.

In addition to turning off lights, participants are encouraged to pedal, revive, and improve their lifestyles by wasting fewer resources. You can reduce the environmental impact of your homes through energy efficiency by switching to renewable energy sources.

Along with hundreds of monuments and buildings throughout Italy, the lights illuminating the historic Palazzo Bo, Palazzo Storione, and Palazzo Santo Stefano will shut off at 6:00 pm.

IMPROVE. The Vice-Rector for Sustainability and the Director General will share the University’s accomplishments in reducing its environmental impact and urban renewal projects through building renovations to improve the city.

REVIVE. For the “revive” theme we tell through a video spread through social networks the project “Bosco 800“, which provides for the planting of 800 trees on a slope particularly damaged by the storm Vaia of the Asiago Plateau. Professor Vincenzo d’Agostino and Professor Raffaele Cavalli of TESAF, the promoting department, gave an initial preview of the project.

At the end of 2021, the University of Padua chose to host the “Falcone Tree” Project at the Agripolis Campus to support the 50,000-tree planting initiative promoted by Caterpillar, Rai Radio2, and Rai for Social Issues. At the end of 2021, the University of Padua chose to host the “Falcone Tree” Project at the Agripolis Campus to support the 50,000-tree planting initiative promoted by CaterpillarRai Radio2, and and Rai for Social Issues.In collaboration with the Arma dei Carabinieri, the initiative is part of a widespread“A Tree for the Future” reforestation project.

PEDAL.To pedal towards reducing its environmental impact, the University and Vice-Rector for Wellness and Sport plan a symbolic bike ride departing from Palazzo Bo on Friday, March 11 at 4.00 pm. The initiative welcomes participants from Scholares Vagentes: the European Relay that will cycle through some of Europe’s oldest universities in the spring of this year.

In the context of ‘M illumino di meno’, the University also joined the Green Food Week, an initiative coordinated by Foodinsider with the support of RUS, the Network of Universities for Sustainability, dedicating days to the use of cereals, pulses and vegetables at 0 km within Educhef Studenti 2022, the sustainable food education course organised by the University of Padua in collaboration with Ascom Padua – Accademia Arti e Mestieri Alimentari, Coop Alleanza 3.0 and Fairtrade Italia.

EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Galileo’s shadow. Candlelight lesson – Porta Portello, at 6.30 p.m.

BOSCO 800. Professor D’Agostino and Professor Cavalli give a first preview of the ‘Bosco 800’ project.