"We trust that Europe does not prove itself to be unreasonable and deaf to the calls coming from a country that is committed to meeting the goals that will make Europe an energy-neutral continent by 2050," Pichetto said.
His comment followed the announcement of an agreement between the EU and Germany on the use of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels, known as e-fuels, in cars.
Germany had been pushing for an exception to the EU's proposed 2035 ban on internal combustion engines in an attempt to reach its climate neutrality goal by 2050.
However, the deal excludes the use of biofuels, which Italy had instead been asking for.
Forza Italia lawmaker and head of the party's energy department Luca Squeri had earlier in response to the announcement by European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans.described the agreement as " simply intolerable".
"We have found an agreement with Germany on the future use of efuels in cars," Timmermans tweeted.
"We will work now on getting the CO2-standards for cars regulation adopted as soon as possible, and the Commission will follow-up swiftly with the necessary legal steps to implement recital 11."
Squeri said it is an agreement destined to harm not only Italy, but all of Europe.
"The government must continue the sacrosanct battle for technological neutrality, because we risk paying dearly for the insane environmentalism of the European left," he said.
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