Chapter 7 - Energy
Climate change now requires urgent structural and cultural measures within the economies of all countries, to be implemented as soon as possible.
The energy sector plays a central role in reducing polluting emissions, insofar as, including domestic heating and transport, it is responsible for 78% of greenhouse gas emissions within the EU (more than 81% in Italy).
On a European scale, new targets have been set for the reduction of energy consumption and the simultaneous development of renewable sources with a low environmental impact, in particular the achievement of at least 27% renewable energy and a minimum improvement of 27% in energy efficiency by 2030.
Italy shows positive results in terms of energy efficiency, given that in 2016 it took 98.5 toe of energy to produce €1 million of GDP, the sixth best value among European countries. In addition, again in Italy, greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector were reduced by 25.4% in the decade from 2007 to 2016.
In Veneto, there has been strong development in renewable sources with production going from 0.7 million toe in 2008 to 1.4 million toe in 2015. Thanks to this, Veneto reached final consumption covered by renewable sources of 17.6% in 2016, exceeding its target of 10.3% set for 2020 well in advance.
