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Beset by fire and heat, Meloni’s government flirts with climate denial [1]
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Date: 2023-08-02 10:00:22+00:00
Italy’s PM says the right things to Joe Biden, but downplays the dangers of climate change at home.
On the world stage, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni talks up the dangers of climate change. But at home, even in the face of record heat, fires and floods, her government is far from convinced.
"It’s hot, yes, without a doubt. In summer it’s hot, in winter it’s cold,” Transport Minister Matteo Salvini joked on Sunday evening in response to a question about mounting climate anxiety among young people.
Last week, Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said “if the climate is changing, it is because of the climate … I do not know how much climate change is due to man and how much to the Earth's [natural] climate change.”
Fratin on Wednesday addressed accusations of climate denial against the government, explaining Italy was “in favor of achieving environmental objectives” but opposes "bombastic and inapplicable rules” handed down from Brussels to "penalize Italy." The country has the right to "defend its national interests," he said.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/bgiorgia-meloni-italy-heat-summer-wildfires-climate-change-climate-denial/
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