PD's proposals for the environment and the green economy
The atmosphere against the crisis
Economy Green is the only lever for development of the western economy that allows you to leave a livable world for future generations and build future growth, assuming the constraint of resources and environmental quality as a key criterion.
These are some of the key actions:
1. Energy efficiency:
Save energy with the redevelopment of housing and private and public buildings, with the replacement of more polluting cars and household appliances:
In particular:
make permanent and extend tax relief of 55% for energy efficiency measures for housing and private buildings. Start a special plan for redevelopment of public buildings (schools and hospitals in the head), with the establishment of a revolving fund of 100 million euro a year for energy efficiency and the safety. Establish a date for new residential buildings to "zero emissions".
tied to eco-incentives for scrapping cars with low emissions and fuel economy.
eco-incentives for buying energy-efficient refrigerators and freezers and for the extension to provide washing machines and dishwashers to the types of energy-efficient appliances that can take advantage of deductions; sized block of sales for the appliances out of class A and from class A + for refrigerators.
2. Renewables
double over the next ten years the energy produced by renewable sources. Building a national industry sector and promote new businesses that produce equipment, technologies, panels solar, new building materials, etc..
The solution is a return to nuclear power at this stage of technology: high cost, very long time, problems associated with the disposal of radioactive waste.
3. Public Transportation:
Promote public investment to renew the fleet with the purchase of natural gas buses. Initiate a plan of 1,000 commuter train, with 300 million euro per year for five years. Provide tax incentives through which employers can provide their employees, "ticket-transport", good transportation, (modeled on food stamps), only to or from work on craft and public transport.
4. Search:
Supporting research and innovation of the automotive industry for environmentally friendly cars of the future. Restore the tax credit for research as the basis for an economy that focused on innovation, knowledge and quality related to the environment. Continue the work started with Industry 2015.
5. Territory, tourism, agriculture, quality:
Promoting business and economies that rely on our unique environmental heritage and historical-cultural and focus on quality tourism, agricultural products related to territory, Italian manufacture. To defend and promote Made in Italy ". Restore funding for soil conservation by the government halved (from 510 million in 2008 to € 269 million in 2009, arriving in 2011 to 93 million).
6. Waste:
Encouraging recycling industry related to it: an increase of 15% in ten years from current levels would represent 18% of the national target of reducing CO2 emissions. and would bring down energy use by 5 million tons of oil equivalent.
7. Rules and procedures simple and reliable:
to simplify the procedures of permits for facilities that use sources
ensure energy saving and renewable. Regions complete by 2010 their energy plans for the observance of the "20-20-20". Municipalities, always within a year, to adjust their planning and building regulations, that all new buildings comply with the statutory requirements for the production of heat and electricity.
8. Infrastructure
Loosen the Stability Pact for the municipalities to immediately open the sites for small and medium-sized works of redevelopment of territory and cities, for the maintenance of schools, roads and railways.
Click to Italy because of the green economy with a big environmental plan for conversion is also a priority to support and boost the economy. Through the way of the green economy are involved, including new work and renovation of existing ones, a million jobs over the next five years.