Over the last fifteen years Italy has not been able to decouple its economic growth from GHG emissions, a necessary condition to meet the Kyoto target. Even the deployment of renewable sources (RES) has been slow. Besides a miracle, Italy will not be able to meet 2020 EU environmental targets.
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Few days are left before the complete opening of the retail electricity markets: in the 1st of July households will be able to take competitive supply of electricity. What should they expect from the market liberalisation? The answer will depend very much on whether policymakers trust retail competition as an efficient mean to deliver cheap and reliable electricity to final customers, especially households and small commercials. Continue reading »
