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Salvini’s dredges, Kerry’s ecologism, Agcom blows on Wind, Mcc-Invitalia will digest Mps

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Salvini's dredges, Kerry's ecologism, Agcom blows on Wind, Mcc-Invitalia will digest Mps

Not only Salvini, Kerry, Mps, Wind, Aspi. Facts, names, numbers, curiosities and controversies. Bits of press review in the tweets of Michele Arnese, director of Start

SALVINI'S DRAGADE

VACCINES UNDER THE UMBRELLA? EASY TO SAY (IN ITALY …)

ITALIAN VACCINE? EASY TO SAY …

THE TREASURE UNDER LIE REMAINS BACK TO THE AID OF MPS

THE FRENCH GALOPPING IN MTS

WIND AND AGCOM AL VENTO RESOLUTIONS

WHAT IT DOES ON HIGHWAYS

THE YELLOW OF AUTOGRILL

MATTER OF CHIP

INDIGESTIBLE PASTONI

SELF-MANAGED NEWSPAPER

QUISQUILIE & PINZILLACCHERE

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EXTRACT FROM THE INTERVIEW OF CORRIERE DELLA SERA IN KERRY ON CLIMATE, ENERGY, GAS AND MORE:

Kerry, President Joe Biden's special envoy for climate, is in Rome, where he met with Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

What did you talk about with Draghi?

"The urgency of the climate crisis and economic opportunities if we face it: the technological transformation will be enormous and Italy has the necessary skills and a central role during the year, in view of the G7, the G20 and above all the Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, of which you have the co-presidency ”.

You speak of opportunities for economic reconstruction after Covid. But Italy is still grappling with the pandemic. Draghi asked the United States to lift the ban on vaccine exports. It will happen?

"Yes, I believe it will happen, President Biden has said very clearly that he wants to do it and I support his desire for it to happen as soon as possible, now that we are able to produce in excess of internal needs."

Biden is considering new sanctions against China after complaints about the production of solar panels and other green technologies with the forced labor of Uighurs in Xinjiang. Could the human rights issue derail the climate dialogue?

“I hope not, there is nothing more important than cooperation between the United States and China on the climate, but of course there are other critical issues, which I absolutely do not want to belittle, each extraordinarily important. But we are committed to trying to keep a separate climate track, which does not involve exchanges or transactions with other issues. Climate is climate, a theme in itself, we will not give in to anyone's human rights or other aspects, which are followed by other members of the government ”.

And does China accept it?

"Yes, there are issues on which they have strong opinions, but they have declared that one of the areas on which we can cooperate is the climate".

Do you think we can return to the agreement with Iran? In addition to reducing the risks of a war or a bomb, this would expand the natural gas market for which Italy depends on Russia, with considerable influence of the latter on Europe.

“I won't talk about the nuclear deal: the negotiations are underway and I don't want to say anything that could disturb them, and besides, it's not my portfolio. Minister Cingolani showed me the maps of the pipelines, existing and under discussion. But beware: natural gas is still a fossil fuel, composed of about 87% methane, when you burn it you create CO2, and when you move it there can be very dangerous leaks. We have to face a much broader discourse on how quickly we can move to an economy based on clean energy that in the end does not even depend on natural gas ».

What about nuclear power?

"The Biden administration is in favor of evaluating its possible benefits: from fourth generation nuclear reactors to nuclear batteries."

The German Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional a law to reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 because it is "not ambitious enough" and has ruled that climate protection is a fundamental right.

"Absolutely. It is a very important sentence, and I congratulate the German government for having decided to immediately set a new date for their production and zero emissions targets ».

Is it difficult to regain credibility after Trump ditches the Paris Agreement you signed? What if he returned to the White House in 4 years?

«It must be remembered that when President Trump abandoned the agreement, the governors of 37 American states and many companies and mayors continued to respect it. If Trump or someone like him returns, he will not be able to undo the progress made in the world. It may harm America, but trillions of dollars will have been invested: the private sector moves very quickly, it is a never-before-seen global market that no politician can stop. And it would be very unpopular because new jobs are emerging ».

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/salvini-kerry-wind-mcc-invitalia-mps/ on Sat, 15 May 2021 07:37:41 +0000.