Environment news from Italy: archives - Page 14 of 20

Ultima Generazione revert to road block protests. People sitting in road holding banners stopping traffic.

Climate protestors block roads in Rome

October 15, 2022October 15, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) group on Friday continued a series of road-block protests in Italian cities. They are highlighting the need to combat the climate crisis.

Italy’s president says we must stop pillaging nature to find peace

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, President Sergio Mattarella said the world will not find true peace until humanity stops ransacking the natural world.

global climate strike marches in Italian cities on the last day of electioneering in Italy on 23 September

Global climate strike on Friday

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Fridays for Future announced today that marches will take place in 70 Italian cities for the international movement’s global climate strike this Friday. This also happens to be the last day of campaigning for Sunday’s general election in Italy.

Eleven dead following floods in Marche, Italy

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The number of dead has risen to eleven following floods in Marche. The search continued all night for three missing people.

Scientists say maintaining summer-time is best for economy, environment and mental health

Italian scientists say year-round summer-time will cut energy costs

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Scientists from the Italian Society of Environmental Medicine (Sima)are calling on the government to extend daylight saving time (summer-time) to the whole year. This would cut energy bills, reduce pollution and improve people’s health, they said.

extreme weather warning for central and northern Italy

Intense weather phenomena predicted in Italy

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The civil protection department has predicted intense weather with violent thunderstorms across central and southern Italy tomorrow.

Bee SOS: Italian honey harvest halved due to extreme weather in 2022

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

2022’s climate has seen many extreme events – from drought to storms – which have impacted the Italian honey harvest. Halved from the calculated production potential, the bees are struggling.

Ativists glue themselves to Laocoön and His Sons statue

Activists glue themselves to Vatican statue

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Activists glue themselves to one of the Vatican Museum’s most famous statues. Italy’s Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) climate crisis action group want to highlight the lack of political will to addess climate issues.

Legambiente report highlights extreme weather events

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Legambiente said in its latest Climate City Observatory report that from 2010 up to July 2022 there had been 1,318 extreme weather events in Italy. Of these 132 (10%) have been in the last six months.

Prioritise climate say scientists - low water levels

Scientists urge politicians to prioritise climate in elections

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s leading climate scientists signed an open letter published in Wednesday’s edition of La Repubblica. In it they called on the nation’s political leaders and parties to prioritise action to address the climate emergency.