"We can't ruin this beautiful country with shovels and panels everywhere." This was said by the Minister of the Environment Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, in Turin to preside over the Venaria G7 on the climate which will be held from today to Tuesday.

On this occasion, the minister took stock of energy and supply sources in Italy, analyzing the scenarios: «Italy – said Pichetto in an interview with La Stampa – is ready to say goodbye to coal , the fossil fuel which generates more greenhouse gas emissions. We have evaluated the times: we could get there in the next few months, even if with the current geopolitical scenario it is more likely to talk about a year for continental Italy and 2027 for Sardinia".

But for the minister, the commitment to renewables is not enough: «We want to grow photovoltaic, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric power: the objective is to reach the end of this decade with a third of the needs covered by renewables, adding 70 Terawatts of production. Today Italy consumes almost 310 terawatts of energy, but the requirement could double by 2050." But, he specified, renewables "are not enough" and, in fact, we cannot afford to disfigure the territory with wind turbines and "parks" of photovoltaic panels.

Hence the need, according to the government, to reopen the reflection on nuclear power: «Nuclear – states the minister – is now considered clean energy , this is also demonstrated by the European taxonomy which classifies the activities that can be defined as sustainable. My ministry has the government and Parliament's mandate to delve deeper into research and experimentation ."

(Unioneonline/lf)

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