“Italy has become a climate hotspot with a growing series of extreme weather events that have caused major damage all over the country,” Bonelli said.
“Violent storms with the hail the size of tennis balls destroyed houses, cars and crops in Veneto and Trentino, injuring 110 people, while in southern and central Italy temperatures have hit records of over 40°”.
He said “this denialist, couldn’t-care-about-climate” government should reflect on the €10 billion in damage caused by extreme climate events in Italy this year, on top of the €5.6 billion the agriculture sector lost last year due to flooding and drought.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that her government did not deny the reality of climate change, but wanted a “pragmatic approach” to achieving sustainability.
Her executive has opposed some parts of the EU Green Deal, such as the directive on Green homes to boost energy efficiency and the proposed end to the sale of carbon-emitting petrol and diesel cars from 2035.
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