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April 16, 2021 "Chinese companies and Italian companies can successfully cooperate in fields such as renewable energy generation, energy efficiency, digitalization of energy infrastructures and beyond. The circular economy, for example, is a universe that has yet to be explore and Italy, with its innovative companies, is very well positioned ".
This was stated by the Minister of Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani in a video message to the event 'Italy-China: energy transition - towards sustainable development', which was held in the Chinese capital and broadcast in live streaming. Organized by the Italian Embassy in Beijing, in collaboration with the Ice Agency and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China, in the framework of the Italian co-presidency of Cop 26 and the celebrations for the Italian Research Day in the World, established by the Ministry of 'Education for the anniversary of the birth of Leonardo Da Vinci, saw the participation, among others, of the director of the Chinese National Energy Agency Zhangh Jianhua, the director of the IEA Fathi Birol and the director general of Irena Francesco The room.
Cingolani's opening speech, first of the three panels on the future of traditional fuels, on innovative projects for decarbonisation and on the road-map of smart cities to 2030.
"The fight against climate change - observes the owner of the Mite - is the most important challenge of our times. A sustainable energy transition will be fundamental to win it and protect our planet. Italy is working hard to revive the national economy after -pandemic, taking into consideration the change constituted by the energy transition and focusing on decarbonisation, in line with the principles of the European Green Deal. An approach applied in the work that is being done with the NRP ".
As for the Italy-China relationship, Cingolani recalls the link between Cop26 and Cop15 on biodiversity that will take place in China in the autumn, both united by the battle against climate change which also involves the safeguarding and restoration of biodiversity. The G20 will also play a crucial role in this challenge and China will be a key partner, "especially in light of the ambitious commitment it has announced which aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060", he concludes.