Ripartiamo dall'ambiente is the appeal launched by numerous associations calling on parliament not to stall laws on sustainability.
We have launched an appeal promoted by numerous associations, including Marevivo and the Fondazione Univerde, which I chair, as well as Wwf, Greenpeace, Legambiente, Lipu and Cetri, calling on Parliament to swiftly resume discussion of proposed legislation and decisions on environmental matters. It is called #ripartiamodallambiente.
It is very important that parliamentary committees immediately resume — including by using remote communication tools — discussions on laws to protect the environment. Parliament must rapidly outline the path to be taken to emerge from the economic crisis, which is closely linked to the ongoing health crisis. There is a strong fear that oil and old-economy lobbies will quickly come knocking in an attempt to block the transition towards a genuine green deal. The appeal also makes direct reference to the truly sustainable businesses in our country, as well as across the European Union, which can cooperate in a genuine green renaissance within the economy.
These considerations must lead us to a clear choice: the post-pandemic period, and the coexistence with a health situation that will need to remain under control, must coincide with the choice of a genuine green deal at national, European and global level. This is what the United Nations — even before the coronavirus emergency — called for through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The future must be built through the realisation of smart cities, the widespread production of energy from renewable sources, the use of smart working and digital innovations useful to that transition towards a true third industrial revolution, as envisioned by Jeremy Rifkin.
