Italy is against European regulation to ban production and sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines by 2035
The environmental associations Clean Cities Campaign, Greenpeace Italia, Legambiente, Kyoto Club, Transport&Environment and WWF express great concern at the announcement by the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security Picetto Fratin, who declared that Italy will vote against the European regulation provides for the ban on the production and sale of cars and vans with internal combustion engines by 2035.
Environmentalists recall that the Meloni government had already voted in favor of the phase out of endothermic cars in two decisive steps: last October, precisely with Minister Pichetto Fratin, in the final phase of the trialogue, Italy had expressed its support for this measure. Support later confirmed also in COREPER last November. The political consensus built around the text had also seen Italy as a protagonist with the derogation envisaged for small manufacturers (the so-called “Save Motor Valley” amendment), with which climate objectives were weakened by guaranteeing manufacturers such as Ferrari and Lamborghini .
Environmentalist associations fear that the Italian government’s strategy could merge with that of other countries, in this phase, to the detriment of climate objectives, which are clear and should be pursued consistently. Going back on the commitments made, however, is also negative from an industrial point of view: the United States and China, the EU’s main competitors, are accelerating the transition to electric power in the automotive sector with huge investments. Rejecting the 2035 phase-out objective – the ratification of which seemed certain up to now – causes serious uncertainty for investors in the sector, with negative repercussions on the world of work and consumers. Europe risks the relocation of a large part of its production and losing competitiveness, even on domestic markets already in crisis by Asian industry; Italy risks a further decline of its national industry, already weakened, on the global stage.
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