Emissions, Italia in line with EU targets by 2030
This is the picture that emerges from the report 'Greenhouse gas emissions in Italia: reduction targets and emission scenarios' prepared by Ispra researchers
by Davide Madeddu
Key points
Four years to align with the EU target: Italia can reduce net emissions by 55% by 2030, reaching the EU's target. The figure and perspective emerge from the report "Greenhouse gas emissions in Italia: reduction targets and emission scenarios", produced by Ispra researchers in which the country's progress eleven years after the Paris Agreement is photographed. The report also identifies strategic levers to consolidate the decarbonisation pathway.
Italian skills
"Eleven years after the Paris Agreement, the data show that Italia has the skills, technologies and tools to pursue the climate transition path with determination," says Maria Alessandra Gallone, president of Ispra and Snpa. "The climate challenge also represents a great opportunity for innovation, competitiveness and sustainable growth.
Reductions in energy
The Report "highlights how the Ets system, supported by the growth of renewable energies and industrial innovation, is already following a trajectory consistent with European objectives". "The projections," Ispra emphasises, "indicate a reduction in emissions of between 60% and 69% in the energy and industrial sectors involved in the European carbon market.
Two possible scenarios
Within this framework, the Ispra study outlines two scenarios. One, 'based on the policies already in force', and a second, 'reinforced by the additional measures envisaged by the Pniec and Pnrr'. Both confirm the concrete possibility for the country to continue along a path of progressive emission reduction.
Target -43% for transport and heating
The main challenges in this race against time to reach the -43.7% target by 2030 are played out in the transport and heating sector. The scenarios for the land use and forestry sector are positive, which is expected to meet the targets for both 2021-2025 and 2026-2030, confirming the importance of natural capital in the national climate strategy.
