«It is a key moment to contain the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees. Although there are reasons to be optimistic, the goal remains a long way off. COP28 must be a turning point, we are invited to set a clear direction and to act in a reasonable but concrete way.” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this, speaking at the ongoing COP28 plenary session at Expo City, in Dubai. «Italy is doing its part in the decarbonization process – added the Prime Minister – and is doing so in a pragmatic way. This means a neutral approach to technology, free from radicalism.”
Speaking in plenary, Meloni recalled that “we are called to establish a clear direction and implement reasonable but concrete actions, such as tripling the world’s renewable energy generation capacity by 2030 and doubling the global rate of annual improvement in energy efficiency, as well as appointed by the Cop28 Presidency. In her speech, the Prime Minister then recalled that Italy is “gradually replacing electricity production from coal with renewable energies, we have adopted a new Energy and Climate Plan and we are investing resources and attention in biofuels, so much so that we are among the founders of the Global Biofuels Alliance. In the European context, we chart a path to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and to reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030. But we are also committed to ensuring, through the EU “Fit for 55″ programme, a multi-sectoral initiative that strengthens labor markets and mitigates the impact on our citizens. And this is an essential point, because if we think that the green transition could involve unsustainable costs, especially for the most vulnerable, we condemn it to failure.”
Source: IL Tempo
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