Category: Italy

Italy—14.6 billion Euros in 2016 Italy directly and indirectly subsidized fossil fuels for 14.8 billion Euros in 2016, and 13.2 billion Euros in 2015. Subsidies are given to both production and consumption, which include exemption from paying excises, discounts and discounted financing. The top sector receiving subsidies is transportation. For the first time, the Italian...

Unlike the rest of Europe, right-leaning Italians are more concerned about climate change (78%) than left-leaning Italians (64%). In a survey conducted by the research company GfK on behalf of the World Wildllife Fund climate change is one of the most serious environmental issues for 73% of Italians along with air and water pollution. About...

Italy: (1) Fully implement the EU Paris Agreement goal of a 40% reduction in GHG by 2030; (2) Eliminate coal from its energy mix and develop a national, comprehensive plan to manage land use change and forestry Italy, together with the EU has to commit to at least 65% energy reduction compared to 1990 by...

Italy—No 100% 2050 Commitment Benchmark: 20% final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020 The EU, which is responsible for national environmental policies of member countries including Italy, has not made a commitment to reach 100% renewable energy by 2050. The current EU binding target is 20% final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020...

Italy—Falling Behind In the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU), and thus Italy, committed to a reduction of at least 40% of greenhouse gases emissions by 2030 compared to 1990.  In November 2016, the European Commission published the report “Implementing the Paris Agreement: Progress of the EU towards the at least -40% target” which provides...

Article 15 of the 2012 Tax Reform Bill   The Italian government proposed an environmental component for excise taxes as part of the 2012 tax reform. This was a major turning point in the country’s environmental policy because such a tool has enormous potential for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as accelerating the...

Storms, Rain and Flooding in Genoa In mid-October in 2014, strong storms dropped on the city of Genoa an unprecedented amount of rain, causing flooding and landslides. The storm system caused 3 deaths and millions of Euros of damages. There is no current comprehensive national strategy to address the irresponsible soil consumption at the root...

Broadcast Media Scala Mercalli is a TV show entirely dedicated to climate change and its key themes, from water resources to renewable energy, from waste management to responsible land use. The goal of the show is to make climate science and policy accessible to the general audience. In each episode, the host introduces a particular...

Regions/Provinces/States Emilia Romagna—Emilia Romagna has a comprehensive plan to meet the European targets of 2020, 2030 and 2050 in the transportation, energy, and buildings sectors. Plans in the transportation sector are the most aggressive, with a heavy focus on electric vehicles. Overall goals are: •    40% increase in electric car registration and 25% increase in...

Government Official Gianluca Galletti Minister of Environment, Land and Sea Minister Galletti plays a key role in setting Italy’s environmental policy. He attended the Paris Conference in 2015 as well as the COP22 in Marrakesh in November 2016. He led the Italian government to ratify the Paris Agreement on November 4th 2016. He is particularly...