The CSIC Science House in Valencia hosts the presentation of «Against sustainability», the latest book by environmentalologist Andreu Escrivà. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. and is organized by I2SysBio on the occasion of the visit of the students of the Master of Integrative Synthetic Biology (MISB, CSIC-UIMP).

The book «Against sustainability» (Arpa, 2023) is a very well-founded criticism of a term that, instead of making us progress towards the future, distances us from it with false promises of change. The circular economy, carbon neutrality, the electric car or green finance are just some of the foundations on which sustainability is built, converted into another element of business and institutional marketing. The author maintains that to build a new world and recover the future we need to dismantle the economic, environmental and social scaffolding on which sustainable development is based.

Andreu Escrivà has a degree in environmental sciences and a doctorate in biodiversity from the University of Valencia. Winner of various poetry and narrative awards, Escrivà is best known for his tireless work in environmental outreach. He is the author of the books “It's not too late yet” (PUV, 2018), with which he won the 2016 Estudi General scientific dissemination award, and “And now what do I do” (Capitán Swing 2020).

Andreu Escrivà will talk with Sara Moreno, researcher in scientific communication at the University of Valencia and communication technician at the Fisabio Foundation.

The event will take place in the Hall of Events of the House of Science (C. Batlia, 1. Plaça de la Verge, València), on Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. Admission is free until capacity is reached.