partial about-face on the government's rule penalizes clean energy. Ferrante, Pd: "The patch is worst of the hole. We need to increase the share purchase green certificates from producers pollutants "
While with one hand the government presented in Brussels on the National Action Plan to comply with EU obligations in the promotion of renewable sources, the other takes away resources to the sector. This, in short, the point on which they condense the criticism of environmentalists and opera-tors, in particular against Article 45 of the maneuver, as amended yesterday, but still detrimental to an industry that last year saw investment of over 10 billion. The amendment introduced by the Rapporteur of the maneuver in the Senate Budget Committee, antonio azzolini, provides for a reduction of 30% of the budget available to the GSE for the purchase of green certificates (before the rule is the total abolition of the obligation to repurchase ).
By amending the certificates will return to the national electricity market with consequent race to the bottom and swing titles. One worrisome scenario that obviously has mobilized all, confirmed by the assessment made by the study center of Althesys (consulting company in the world) that ugli effects of the maneuver has even spoken of "dramatic consequences and block the development of the sector." A cut "so strong and unexpected (and in fact retroactive) - has denounced - introduces elements of uncertainty for businesses and threatens to block investment and influence the performance of securities on the Stock Exchange of renewables.
The political uncertainty and compromise budget package the development of a growing industry despite the global economic crisis. The data estimated in the first Annual Report of the Irex center studies report for the biennium 2008-2009 - underscores Althesys - investment in facilities for 6.5 billion euro, equivalent to 4,127 MW. But the growth of the renewable energy that brings a net benefit to Italy between 00:27 billion euro and a 72 thousand, and induced employment between 86mila new jobs, now at high risk. " "There are no short cuts - was the reaction of the Francesco Ferrante, senator and policy officer for climate change of the PD - the last amendment is a worse patch the hole. Or remove Article 45 as we have asked from the beginning of the discussion of this maneuver, referring to a comparison more comprehensive and thorough system of incentives for renewables, or to increase the share of obligation to purchase green certificates from producers of energy from fossil fuels in order to transfer the costs from the national to the most polluting companies. " "By cutting the fund for green certificates will be dif-ficult to achieve the objectives of EU energy and climate package - warned, however, the leader of the Greens, Angelo Bonelli -. It is a sinking fund on which the other European countries and the U.S. are investing to create new jobs. Instead of attacking or development of the energy of the future, the Berlusconi government must cut spending on new weaponry that has now reached 42 billion euro. "
Giuliano Rosciarelli
EARTH
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