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DROUGHTS IN EUROPE BECOME MORE AND MORE FRIGHTENING

During the early months of 2023, northern Italy and various regions in Europe have been experiencing a period of severe drought since 2022. Blocking anticyclones are weather phenomena that cause lack of precipitation near the center of high pressure. The number of days that blocking anticyclones have persisted has tripled over the past 40 years in the Northern Hemisphere while the number of extreme drought-related events has tripled over the past 20 years.

THE EU RELAUNCHES ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. BY 2030, 42.5 PER CENT OF ELECTRICITY MUST BE PRODUCED FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES.

The political agreement reached by the European Parliament, Commission and EU member states includes a legally binding target to increase the share of renewable energy in overall EU energy consumption to 42.5 percent by 2030. In practical terms, this means doubling the clean share in the EU's energy mix, which currently stands at 22.1 percent, according to internal statistics. The agreement closes negotiations on key elements of the EU's "Fit for 55" climate package, unveiled in July 2021, which aims to achieve a 55 percent net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

NET-ZERO INDUSTRY ACT: EUROPEAN INDUSTRY’S NEW WAY TO GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION

On March 16, 2023, the European Union unveiled the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), an ambitious plan to reduce European industry's greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. It is part of the €250 billion Green Deal Industrial Plan, which aims to provide clear direction for European industry to transition to a low-carbon economy and foster technological innovation to address the global climate crisis.

THE NEW PNIEC WILL HAVE TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE

Considerations on the need for an improved update of the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan, the PNIEC, our national planning tool on energy and climate policies for the period 2020-2030.

NIGERIA: TINUBU’S VICTORY IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CLIMATE

A month ago, on February 25 and 26, Nigeria held presidential elections at the federal level. The analysis and considerations of Policy Advisor, Jacopo Bencini.

IPCC SYNTHESIS REPORT, SCIENCE’S LAST GREAT WARNING

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today released the Sixth Assessment Summary Report.The document is the last major report produced by the IPCC and takes stock of the current state of the climate crisis and the scenarios that lie ahead both in the long term and in the nearer future, between 2030 and 2040. Italian Climate Network's commentary.

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