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Category: Environment

image shows tree in broken sphere against backdrop of environment. Relates to article about climate change denial

Green leader calls to criminalise climate change denial

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Green leader calls to criminalise climate change denial

Green Europe co-leader and MP Angelo Bonelli said Thursday that he would present a bill to criminalise climate change denial. He added he considers the Italian government guilty of it.

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Hail in Veneto as extreme weather conditions hit Italy

Hail and lightning strikes in Veneto as Sicily boils

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Hail and lightning strikes in Veneto as Sicily boils

Veneto was pounded with hail and experienced severe electrical storms whilst the island of Sicily continued to swelter in extreme heat, this week.

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Extreme heat across Italy sees workers threaten strike action. Image shows thermometer registering almost 50º

Workers threaten strikes over extreme heat

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Workers threaten strikes over extreme heat

Temperatures reached almost 47C in southern Italy on Wednesday and factory workers threatened to strike over the extreme heat.

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Cerberus heatwave is burning Italy

Cerberus heatwave has Italy in its jaws

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Cerberus heatwave has Italy in its jaws

Italy’s stifling Cerberus heatwave is set to get even more intense over the weekend. The number of major cities on red alert climbs to 15 on Saturday and 16 on Sunday, the health ministry said.

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environmental crimes rose in 2022 says Legambiente report

Environment News Round-up: 11th July 2023

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Environment News Round-up: 11th July 2023

Legambiente reports an increase in environmental crimes in 2022. Eight Italian cities are on red alert due to heatwave. Plus, a report on the 2022 heatwave says 18,000 Italians died as a result.

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G20 logo for 2023, being held in India. Biodiversity is an asset for Italy.

Biodiversity an asset for Italy

June 16, 2023June 16, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Biodiversity an asset for Italy

Biodiversity is an asset for Italy and must be protected, said Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry Minister. The minister is attending a meeting of G20 agriculture ministers in Hyderabad, India.

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The Borromean islands on Lago Maggiore, fed by river Po runoff, where water levels have risen to average levels following the heavy May rainfall.

May rains put end to river Po drought

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on May rains put end to river Po drought

The exceptionally heavy rainfall that affected many parts of northern Italy in May has put an end to the severe drought affecting almost the whole of the river Po, the district basin authority said on today.

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The green architecture Fo.Ro. project. Images courtesy of https://www.foroliving.it/

Star architect to design Rome’s first green architecture

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Star architect to design Rome’s first green architecture

Top architect Mario Cucinella is to design Rome’s first foray into green architecture, the ‘Fo.Ro’. The Foresta Romana (Roman Forest) project aims to vie with Milan’s iconic Vertical Forest designed by another famous architect, Stefano Boeri.

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eco-vandalism at Trevi fountain in Rome

Vatican condemns eco-vandalism

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Vatican condemns eco-vandalism

The Vatican has condemned so-called eco-vandalism, the act of targeting cultural heritage, in a document on tourism.

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Von der Leyen says EU will provide €6billion for natural disasters prevention in NRRP funding

€6billion from EU to protect Italy against natural disasters

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on €6billion from EU to protect Italy against natural disasters

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU-funded post-Covid National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) includes six billion euros to reduce Italy’s exposure to natural disasters, such as floods and landslides.

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sex and relationship education in schools now needs parental consent

Italy passes parental consent law for sex and relationship education

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026Deborah Cater
Quality of life across generations in Italy

Il Sole 24 Ore’s 2026 generational quality of life index

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026Deborah Cater
Run-off votes in local elections Referendum votes

Italy’s local elections put immigration front and centre

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026Deborah Cater
80th anniversary of the Republic

Quirinale launches 80th anniversary website

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026Deborah Cater
Major transport strikes at end of Feb Train disruption. Transport strikes in November Grass roots unions walkout on 11 June 2026

Rail strike: Grass-roots unions confirm Thursday walkout

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026Deborah Cater
24-hour transport strike back on after TAR ruling General strike

General strike to disrupt transport on 29 May

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026Deborah Cater
Final stage of the Cammino '44 route Memorial to Monte Sole massacre. Image credit: www.cammino44.it

Cammino ’44: new walking route links Nazi-Fascist massacre sites

April 25, 2026April 25, 2026Deborah Cater
northern Italy sea trains start their 2026 services this weekend. By Kabelleger / David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch) - http://www.bahnbilder.ch/picture/8276, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17185297

Northern Italy’s sea trains return

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026Deborah Cater

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