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Which Green New Deal? The necessary energy transition

'Which Green New Deal? How to make the energy transition an opportunity for businesses and citizens'is the theme of the XII Qualenergia Forum. The event is organized by Legambiente, La Nuova Ecologia and Kyoto Club, in partnership with Conbat. Two days of conferences and debates on the responsible use of energy at 360 degrees. Climate change, energy efficiency, resource limits, sustainable mobility and lifestyles.

Renewable energy sources and decarbonisation, sustainable development and The circular economy, redevelopment of the building stock and energy saving. These are just some of the topics covered in the first day of meetings between the general states of the energy giants, politics and the Third Sector. Research remains crucial on all fronts, including geothermal energy.

Italians and energy, energy sources and sustainable mobility

'Italians and energy' - Ipsos survey by Editoriale Nuova Ecologia and Legambiente - was presented on the morning of 4.12.19. What is the level of awareness and sensitivity of the inhabitants of the Bel Paese regarding the need for a change of paradigm? Do you really realize how crucial it is to overcome the era of the carbon economy?

Sustainable mobility, What is it about? There Viral Deception, the mass deception on biodiesel has had its day, thanks also to the Legambiente campaign #NotInMyTank, against the use ofpalm oil in the production of 'biofuels'. However, one cannot believe that the use of hybrid cars alone is the solution.

Sustainable mobility, public transport and electric micro-mobility. The smart chair by Égalité

Public transportation is the real key to sustainable mobility. And it is the premise of intermodal transport, the only truly ecological solution. The sharing of vehicles, on routes with greater traffic intensity, is the logical and logistical basis that integrates with individual solutions to cover the so-called last mile.

The last mile it could be assisted - in perspective - by electric driverless minibuses like the French Navaya now also tested in Merano. But already now the transport on short-medium distances can be realized thanks to the electric micro-mobility, also with modality of sharing (Eg. bike sharing of pedal assisted bikes).

Égalité Onlus presents his projects of smart wheelchair to removable electric motor. A sustainable micro-mobility device for people with disabilities, produced on an industrial level with a non-profit approach starting from the second half of 2020.

Energy saving, ecological building and green building

Energy saving it is another concept often circumscribed, in the collective imagination, to a much narrower scope than the real one. The attention is focused, in fact, on the energy class of household appliances (including air conditioners), on home automation and other amenities related to technological innovation and IoT.

Construction it is a crucial sector. Energy consumption tends to increase even in countries with a temperate climate like ours, precisely because of the extreme climatic phenomena. With the resulting need to cool and heat the premises. Attention to ecological construction and green building must therefore be kept alive, through specific incentive measures for the related investments.

Dario Dongo

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