Do not dismantle what you have found, it was recommended to the yellow-green government upon taking office. But the road taken goes in the opposite direction. What they must, however, take note of is that their predecessors had seen well in the energy field. Good enough. Why the environmental energy strategy launched by Calenda and Gentiloni, wanted some adjustments but is giving the first results . In one year, Italy saved 3,5 billion on imports from abroad. Renewables have grown alongside fossil fuels and the transition to a different Italian energy system has therefore really started. The anxiety of the Five Stars for a country pushed only by wind and sun is mitigated by the data on the mix provided by the Ministry of Economic Development.
The Report on the national energy situation to 2017 presents a composite scenario, very rich, which dismantles many oddities circulating in recent months. Indisputable numbers for the growth of employment, the drop in imports, the coordination role of the government. The current government has made many announcements, but no concrete measures have yet been seen. Every data from the Mise - and herein lies the difficult thing to swallow for those who want to stop the Tap or the regasification terminals - is marked by the Energy Strategy tenaciously contested by the grillini when they were in opposition. Strategy that can certainly be improved, but to be verified after an initial period of application. The 40 MW more of photovoltaic and 120 MW of wind installed in a year are not the revolution, but the signal that something has started.
Renewables account for 17,7% of Italy's global energy consumption with 110 thousand employed. Their contribution in the electricity sector does not reach 35%. We all want rapid growth in the next three years for the decarbonisation goals. But in just one year - from 2016 to 2017 - the increase was just 0,2%. Conversely, we still need foreign countries, since we depend on their resources for 76,5%, they explain to the Mise. The Italian economy is satisfied for one third by gas and oil and despite renewables, electricity is produced thanks to 5% imports. Not even the transport data is flattering, where the use of biofuels is proceeding with modest increases.
The Mise report is clear and does not allow cheating. We are in a transition phase and it must be recognized when you have high responsibilities. Considering that Europe periodically puts us in default, because our companies pay more for energy than any other foreign competitor. New decisions will arrive but the analyzes and specific studies must be analysed. In conclusion, the report of the ministerial eggheads displaces those who tell us that the green revolution will be the work of those who lead the country today. Instead, he was right Zigmunt Batman when he said that if we can still talk about revolutions, we can only do it in retrospect.
