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It seems prehistoric but in 2015, at the time of COP21 and the Paris Agreements, among the commitments set to keep the increase in temperatures within 1.5 °C compared to the pre-industrial era there was also the allocation of 100 billion euros per year by the richest states towards the countries of the so-called south of the world. It was, and is, a key point in climate finance.As explains ECCO, the Italian climate think tank, “the term applies to financial resources dedicated to addressing climate change by all public and private actors from global to local scales, including international financial flows to developing countries to assist them in addressing climate change.” For Italy the main public instrument to pursue the objective of the Paris Agreements is the Italian Climate Fund:until 2026 it will have a total budget of 4.4 billion euros, in addition to 40 million euros per year from 2027 for non-repayable contributions and management expenses.Established w...

“We are convinced that biofuels can also fall into the category of neutral fuels in terms of overall CO2 balance and contribute to the progressive decarbonisation of the sector.We will therefore work, as part of the procedures for approving the legislative acts indicated by the Commission, to also have biofuels considered among neutral fuels in terms of CO2". The comment by the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin tries to mask the disappointment of the Meloni government which has to take another European bitter pill on biofuels. In fact, on 28 March, the Energy Council of the European Union, in which the government representatives of the 27 member states were present, approved the regulation setting stricter CO2 emissions performance standards for new cars and vans.In application of Fif for 55 measurement package, with which the European Union intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, the...