MILAN (ITALPRESS) – “Decarbonization is a goal we want to achieve. But in order to achieve this, companies are able to invest, research and develop new technologies; it is necessary to give priority to those who produce the instrument for speculative purposes. To shut down a plant in Europe to import the same products from Nations with lower environmental standards means to lose work, skills and autonomy, without a benefit for the climate.” Thus the president of the Council Giorgia Meloni, in a message sent to the public assembly 2026 of Federchimica.
“For this reason, the government is fighting and will continue to fight for a review of European climate policies, starting with the ETS, which will hold decarbonization and competitiveness together – Meloni explained – . They need realistic times, technological neutrality, energy at sustainable costs and effective protection against the competition of those who do not support our own costs, especially environmental ones.”.
“We want chemistry in Italy and Europe to become competitive and find here the conditions to invest and grow. Because its strength depends on a decisive part of our industrial sovereignty. Italy needs your expertise, your courage and your ability to transform research into progress. The government is at your side. We know that European chemistry is going through a deep crisis. They weigh the cost of energy, the weakness of demand and an international competition with which they do not fight against equal weapons. Europe cannot respond to these challenges, adding costs and constraints to those who continue to invest and produce here,” said Meloni
“Even the Green Deal and European policies have helped to aggravate these difficulties, when they imposed burdens and times disconnected from the availability of sustainable technological and energy alternatives for businesses. The ETS system is one of the nodes on which it is necessary to intervene”, added the premier.
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