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the blue heart of Italy
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Belluno Province has been largely exploited since the beginning of
19th century, till the Vajont
disaster (October 1963)
Belluno Province has been largely exploited since the beginning of
19th century, till the Vajont
disaster (October 1963)
Piave river: 80% of its waters flow in pipes and canals
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Vajont disaster (1963): 2000 dead
after the disaster stop in the construction of dams for 40 years
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Since the beginning of 2000, the exploitation of the few remaining natural watercourses has started again
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Since 2009 each kwh produced by a new hydropower plant is paid 3 times the market price for 20 years
1 billion euro per year for 20 years in state aid
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… the reason lies in the state aid
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Lack of territorial planning +state aid = unprecedented exploitation of water courses.
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One plant after the other
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Province of Belluno upper part: (in purple) rivers exploited by large hydropower plants and dams before 2009
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Province of Belluno - upper part:new projects of hydropower plants (after 2009)
RealizedApprovedUnder scrutiny
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Province of Belluno - middle part:new projects of hydropower plants (after 2009)
RealizedApprovedUnder scrutiny
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“mini”?
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About production in Italy (2014)
Annual gross energy consumption 118,60 Mtep
Annual electric energy consumption 26,80 Mtep
Hydroelectric energy production (normalized) 3,94 Mtep
Hydroelectric energy production from 2034 small plants, P <1 MW
0,19 Mtep
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the action of the committees
inform people through public meetings, publications and campaigns
create awareness of the emergency so that communities can resist the new plants and the degradation of their rivers
make network with other associations at alpine and national level
make legal actions on cases of particular importance
seek political support
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the action of the committees
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the action of the committees
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the action of the committees
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2014: EU Pilot 6011/2014 Envithe European Commission opened a pre infringiment procedure
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2013: Complaint to the European Commission
the action of the committees
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where are we now?
Increased awareness
Network of associations
New national guidelines on project evaluation
New national guidelines on ecological flow
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While waiting for the new rules to come into force and be truly
effective, which will take years, we kept asking the Government
to eliminate the state aid to hydro plants on natural
watercourses, as the only way to cope with this
environmental emergency.
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Finally the Italian Government has recognized the problem: the draft of the new decree on renewable energy 20182020 cuts out state aid to hydropower plants in natural watercourses!
Within a few months the new decree will be effective, and we will fight for it so that it does not undergo any negative changes.
Good news for our rivers!
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Hydropower in natural watercourses should no longer be considered as GREEN
Renewable is not always equivalent to sustainable
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