On Monday, Italian Minister of Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto said at the COP27 UN Climate Conference in Egypt that Italy was aiming to boost the amount of energy it produces from renewables by 70 gigawatts within six years.
He said this was necessary in order to respect the EU target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55%.
Speaking on the sidelines of a conference at the Italian pavilion at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Pichetto said "unblocking" permits for renewable-energy projects was "one of my main objectives".
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