Italy May Miss 2030 Green Goals, Study Warns

A new study by energy firm Edison and the TEHA Group warns that Italy could fail to meet its European Union 2030 carbon emission reduction targets due to major delays in deploying renewable energy generation and energy storage infrastructure. The report finds that Italy is approximately ten years behind schedule in key green transition areas and urges policymakers to streamline permitting, improve investment certainty, and reduce energy costs. The study highlights Italy’s potential to expand hydropower storage—estimating 13.6 GW across 56 new sites—and recommends investing in next-generation nuclear and carbon capture technologies. These measures, the report argues, could boost Italy’s economy by an estimated €190 billion by 2050. The findings stress the need to reduce dependence on foreign energy and technologies, strengthen domestic supply chains such as hydroelectric pumping, and build stronger European partnerships around clean-tech innovation. The report also highlights how solar projects in Italy currently cost 20% more than in France, Germany, and Spain, citing grid congestion, limited land availability, and bureaucratic hurdles as key barriers