At the end of July, when fires and lack of water swept across half of Europe, Bruno Biffi, a farmer from the province of Fara Gera D’Adda, bergamotinside Lombardywas preparing to harvest his corn a month in advance, while his ears were not yet fully ripe. That’s why Biffi wanted to recover their product after a very serious problem. drought from this summer. The situation was so serious that the Italian Government finally state of emergency (still in effect) in five regions in the north of the country: Emilia Romagna, Frui Venezia Giulia, Piedmont, Veneto and Lombardy to be exact.
This last Italian region and Bergamo gained worldwide recognition in the spring of 2020 when a long column of Army trucks drove through the center of this Italian city to transport dozens of victims. coronavirusto other municipalities that no longer fit into local cemeteries. The image then reflected the tragedy of a region that had become one of the epicenters of the world. Pandemic Covid-19.
Today, already got rid of it, the emergency is different. First severe drought this summer, now severe drought hailstones makes it difficult for farming local. A condition that significantly collapses the production of crops such as wheat in some regions (up to 50% of harvests) and even reduces cow’s milk production. “The heavy hail after a prolonged drought was another heavy blow to the industry, which was heavily affected by the drought. climate crisis“, underlined Coldiretti, the Italian farmers’ association.
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This is one of the reasons, even in the middle of today. election campaign Positions for the September 25 elections deniers The climate crisis has almost completely disappeared from the political conflict. On the contrary, all the major parties in Italy, tackling the climate crisis in election programs. extreme right league Matteo Salvini He even quotes 16 times. It wasn’t always like this. In 2016, Salvini, an MEP, voted against. Paris Agreement about her climate change. On your own behalf Giorgia MelonyThe leader of Italy’s Brotherhood party and the poll favorite also took controversial stances on this issue.
However, the explanation of the reversal is simple and refers to a global phenomenon. Surveys have shown how this has happened for years. extreme weather contributed to raising awareness of this problem in Italy, a country particularly affected by the phenomenon (the calving of part of a glacier in the Dolomites caused 11 deaths in July). A recent study funded by European Union and six European countries (United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Germany and Italy) concluded that 78% of Italians want to know more about how to tackle the climate crisis and nine out of ten people are concerned about the climate crisis. impact on future generations.
However, the political debate is over how to solve the problem. In the case of Democratic Party (PD)main progressive force in the country, proposed solution on paper, requires more investment renewable energy and in the digital and ecological transition proposed by the EU. Instead, Meloni’s right was criticized for a view close to the late conservative thinker. scrutonestablishing a link between ecology and religion and believing that the current solutions reached by the international community are not sufficient answers to the problem .
“Following Greta Thunberg’s ideology will result in the loss of thousands of companies and millions of jobs across Europe,” said Meloni, who attended a rally. sound In Marbella in June he described the European Green Deal as “climate fundamentalism”. Words that could soon become a new headache for Brussels.