Another essential aspect is understanding the difference between our current individual carbon footprint and the global climate neutrality targets.
To limit global warming to 1.5°C, per-capita emissions should fall to around2 tonnes of CO₂e per yearby 2050.
Today, however, the global average is around4.7 tonnes, while in industrialised countries it often exceeds8 tonnes per person.
This means that, unless a major technological breakthrough occurs,we will have to transform the way we consume and produce,learning to live with roughly half the resources we currently use.
Not as an imposition, but as an act of intelligence and care for the world we inhabit.
Regeneration: The Role of Agriculture in the Future
Reducing emissions alone is not enough—we must also remove part of the CO₂that is already in the atmosphere.
Healthy soils can sequester between1 and 3 tonnes of CO₂eper hectare each year through organic matter and photosynthesis.
This is whereregenerative agriculturebecomes essential:
every living soil is like a small underground forest working for the climate.
At Pian del Pino, this principle is part of our everyday work:
- Horse-manure composting.
- Minimal soil cultivation.
- Increasing soil organic matter.
- Permanent vegetation cover and widespread biodiversity.
Every clod of earth becomes part of a living system that breathes and gives back.
Sustainability as a Culture
Sustainability is not a trend—it is ashared culture.
It embraces agricultural, economic, ethical and even aesthetic choices.
It is about caring for time itself:learning to wait, understanding the rhythms of the land and respecting the seasons.
Authentic wine is not manufactured—it comes into being.
It is the meeting point between people and nature, balance and listening, action and patience.
Being sustainable is not a bureaucratic obligation.
It is a way of rediscovering a human scale in the way we live and work.
It is a return to what truly matters—the harmony between living and producing.
The Future Is a Shared Choice
Wine, like the land itself, is a form of memory.
Every harvest carries with it past years, care, work, rainfall and silence.
Being sustainable is not about following rules—it is about a way of being in the world.
If each of us—farmers, artisans and citizens—does our part, the collective impact will be extraordinary.
The sum of many small but genuine actions can transform the landscape.
Only then will we be able to say that we have produced not only wine, but lasting value for the Earth and for those who come after us.
Final Note
The figures and estimates presented in this article are intended for educational and illustrative purposes.
They are based on recognised sources—including theIPCC,ISPRA,Our World in Data,FAO,UNEP,and publicly availableLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)studies—but may vary depending on calculation methods, local conditions and future scientific updates.
The aim is not to provide an exact carbon balance, but toencourage thoughtful reflectionon the relationship between wine, the land and responsibility.
Sustainability is not a formula to be filled in.
It is an ongoing cultural process—a continuous dialogue between people and the natural world that sustains them.
Giovanni Batacchi – Pian del Pino Winery
Campogialli, October 2025
✅ This concludes the seriesFrom Wine to the Land: Sustainability as a Shared Culture—a collection of reflections exploring the connections between agriculture, ethics and the future.