Green economy: in Italy it is hampered by the energy crisis

Over there energy crisis that the world is going through risks that make the race from Italy to green economy and the objectives of climate neutrality. The picture of the performance of the strategic sectors of the green economy comes from Ecomondo through the Report on the state of the green economy 2022 presented by the chairman of the Sustainable Development Foundation Edo Ronchi.

The sectors ofcircular economy andbiological agriculture they are on the right track, just as they are growing wind force And photovoltaic although not sufficient. In Italy, the green economy has achieved important results, but the focus is increasingly on ecological quality.

In addition to the good results, there are a few more critical issues. In 2021 the emission of greenhouse gasses they returned to 6.8% growth after the economic recovery post Covid-19, eliminating the positive results of the previous year. In Europe theaverage ascent it was 6% and Italy remains the third largest emitter.

From an energetic point of view they are end consumption increased, the highest level since 2012: 114.8 million. This increase affected almost all sectors, especially transport, agriculture, tertiary sector, industry and housing. The Super bonus of 110% helped to revive some manufacturing sectors, but didn’t contribute much to reduce consumption.

Not even the clean energies they are better. Their consumption grew by 3% compared to 2020, but the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption decreased from 20.4% in 2020 to 18.9% in 2021. Permits issued for new wind and solar installations may lead to to an improvement of the situation, but not enough to be able to respect targets set for 2030.