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Ultra green houses wanted by the EU? In Italy there is nothing to do. Word of Minister Fratin

Ultra green houses wanted by the EU? In Italy there is nothing to do. Word of Minister Fratin

The Green Homes Directive in Italy is not applicable. This was said by Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin at a hearing in the Chamber's Environment Committee. Facts and insights

The European objective of making existing buildings zero-emission by 2050 is not achievable in Italy. This was said today by Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, during the hearing on the environmental impact of building incentives at the Chamber's Environment Commission.

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE ON GREEN HOMES

The minister discussed the objectives set out in the "green homes" directive (EPBD directive) approved by the European Parliament on 14 March. The directive requires existing buildings to reach energy class E by 2030, class D by 2033 and sets the obligation to build new zero-emission buildings by 2028. The directive aims to reduce the environmental impact of buildings for residential purposes. The latter are responsible for over a third of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU, which means that reducing their impact is an essential step to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The directive is part of the "Fit for 55", the European reform package that aims to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

CASE GREEN: MINISTER FRATIN ASKS THAT ITALIAN PECULIARITIES BE RESPECTED

“In the context of the trilogues as Italy we are highlighting the peculiarity of the Italian context – explained the minister -. We have a particular heritage with 31 million buildings, of which 21 million are over class D. This is a heritage different from that of other European countries due to historical issues, geographical conformation, as well as a deep-rooted vision of the house as ' a refuge asset for Italian families”. The words of Minister Pichetto Fratin are the mirror of the request for gradualness received from the Meloni government. “The Italian reality – said the Minister of the Environment Gilberto Pichetto Fratin during the Rai Radio1 Radio Anch'io broadcast – has a characteristic that differentiates it from the whole of Europe where there is no Italian micro-ownership and family savings on the property".

75% OF THE ITALIAN PROPERTY PARK IS ENERGY INSUMPTION

Italy has a residential stock of very fragmented and fragmented ownership. Ours, in the words of the president of Ance, Federica Brancacci, is the "oldest heritage in Europe with a great weight of the historic centres", which is why "the objectives of the directive create problems". According to the Enea-CTI monitoring of the energy efficiency certificates (APE) of Italian residential buildings, 75.4% fall into classes E, F, G and more than a third (35.3%) fall into the latter. 74% of our properties were built before the full regulations on energy saving and seismic safety came into force. According to ANCE data, 9 million of the 12.2 million residential buildings would not be able to guarantee the energy performance required by the new regulations.

THE GOVERNMENT REQUESTS GRADUALITY ON GREEN HOUSES

The government, therefore, asks for gradualness and for national peculiarities to be recognised. "Identifying a portion of the building stock that can be exempted for reasons of economic feasibility is a necessary and necessary step, but the time objectives, especially for existing residential buildings, as outlined to date, are not achievable for our country."

EXEMPTIONS FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS

The green homes directive already provides for exemptions. The buildings to which the directive does not apply include those classified "officially" as historic; buildings protected by cultural heritage regulations must not be subjected to energy efficiency measures. Other exemptions are provided for buildings of worship, independent homes smaller than 50 square meters and second homes (provided they are inhabited for less than four months a year). The Italian peculiarity also lies in the fact that in our country there are many ancient buildings within the historic centers and not all of them are subject to fine arts restrictions.

MINISTER FRATIN ASKS FOR HOMOGENEITY OF PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES

The minister was very clear in underlining the need to "identify a path of realistic, concrete and achievable actions". And he launched another controversial topic on the discussion table which concerns the homogeneity of the Performance Certificates to determine the contingent of buildings on which to intervene. “We do not want there to be an advantage or a penalty in the starting point for the Member States due to differences in classes or assessments – said Minister Fratin -. Homogeneous parameters are needed for the initial snapshot of the building stock. This is why I have mandated a group of experts to delve deeper into the topic and provide a clear picture on the point."

GREEN HOUSES: POLITICAL AND BUSINESS CONCERNS

The green homes directive is not liked by the majority and by businesses. At the vote in the European Parliament, FdI, Lega and FI voted against while the Pd voted in favour, as did the Greens and the four representatives of the Left group. “Fratelli d'Italia warns against the European Union's attempt to foist on Italy, with the directive on energy efficiency, a disguised asset that undermines the rights of owners,” said Tommaso Foti, group leader of Fratelli d'Italia. Italy in the Chamber of Deputies. Confconstruction is also concerned about the repercussions on the market. “The very short timescales will lead to unprecedented tension on the market, with a disproportionate increase in prices, inability to find raw materials, scaffolding, qualified manpower, specialized companies, professionals, etc. – they wrote in a note -. In the immediate future, then, the effect will be that of a loss of value of the vast majority of Italian properties and, consequently, a general impoverishment of our families". The president of Ance Federica Brancaccio has asked for public support to proceed with the "redevelopment of our building heritage".


This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/energia/case-ultra-green-volute-dallue-in-italia-non-sha-da-fare-parola-del-ministro-fratin/ on Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:47:42 +0000.