The European Union launches the “30×30” challenge
The “30×30 challenge” is online! 30 100% renewable islands by 2030. Deadline for applications on 6 September
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The Aeolian Islands will become greener, ready investment projects for 53 million
The Aeolian Islands will become "Green Islands" thanks to the 53 million euros allocated with the Pnrr. The council led by the mayor Riccardo Gullo for energy efficiency has awarded the designers assignments for 160 thousand euros. "They will concern - explains the mayor Gullo - the definitive and executive design of energy efficiency interventions, sustainable mobility and adaptation to…
Yes of the State-Regions Conference to the 'Minor Islands Special Project'
The initiative wanted by Minister Carfagna aims to establish a new internal area, which involves 35 municipalities and 240 citizens. The State-Regions Conference gave a favorable opinion on the constitution of the 73rd area of the National Strategy for Internal Areas, which includes the 35 municipalities of the smaller islands. Thus another important step is carried out to complete the path started ...
Presentation of the Sustainable Islands 2022 Report
The Legambiente and CNR-IIA dossier presented today at the international conference in Capri. The environmental performance of 27 inhabited smaller islands and an analysis of the PNRR funds allocated for the “Green Islands” projects are at the center. The growth of separate collection is improving, while that of renewables is too slow. Sustainable mobility, purification and water sector stalled. Tomorrow…
Seascape, new call for abstract "Tourism - New forms of coastal tourism for the future of the landscape and economies beyond Covid-19"
The international magazine SEASCAPE is selecting contributions for issue 02, dedicated to research, planning and design practices aimed at the construction of new forms of sustainable tourism. Participation is open to teachers, researchers, scholars of all levels, technicians and professionals. Each abstract, to be submitted according to the instructions below, will be the subject of ...
Launch of the 9th edition of CELEBRATE ISLANDS - Take part too!
The launch of the 9th edition of CELEBRATE ISLANDS has been announced which will take place from 11 to 18 May 2022. CELEBRATE ISLANDS is an annual event co-organized since 2014 by the Conservatoire du littoral and the NGOs PIM and SMILO, with the aim of propose and support management and conservation actions carried out by and for ...
Smaller islands, the 73rd Internal Ultra Peripheral Area has been established
The Minor Islands, thanks to careful work by ANCIM, become part of the “73rd Internal Ultra Peripheral Area” created ad hoc by the Internal Areas Committee which met yesterday. "We have reached this important milestone thanks to a precise work carried out by the ANCIM organization and by the 35 municipalities of the Minor Islands which, in time ...
The decree launching the Green Islands Program financed by the PNRR has been published
The decree launching the "Green Islands Program" has been published in the Official Gazette. This is a measure that uses 200 million euros from the funds of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) financed by the European Union Next Generation EU. The program is aimed at promoting improvement and strengthening, in terms ...
Procida 2022: Campania Region and EAV at work to strengthen mobility services on the island
In view of the arrival of 2022, the year in which Procida is the Capital of Culture, EAV and the Campania Region are working to strengthen services on the island. “In the summer of 2021 we had up to 14 buses, of which 4 are brand new from regional supply. For 2022 these 14 buses will be joined by 4 new electric buses already ordered and ...
COP26 - A new toolkit to promote clean energy investments in small island nations
On the sidelines of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26), the SIDS Clean Energy Toolkit was launched, a new tool that aims to unlock investments in clean energy in small island developing states (SIDS - Small Island Developing States) , many of which depend heavily on imported fossil fuels ...
Cop26 and the survival of the islands
An awaited guest of the second week of Cop26, the United Nations climate conference underway in Glasgow, Obama, who defined himself as an island kid, reiterated that "never before are islands threatened" by the consequences of the climate crisis. An appeal that echoes the even more iconic one of Simon Kofe, Minister of Justice, of the ...
Ultra-broadband in the smaller islands, the Memorandum of Understanding signed for information, animation and awareness raising initiatives
The Ministers for Regional Affairs and Autonomies, for Economic Development and for Technological Innovation and the Digital Transition signed the Memorandum of Understanding, dated 7 October 2021, for information, animation and awareness-raising interventions on the ultra-bandwidth issue. wide in the smaller islands. The plan for ultra-broadband in the smaller islands, part of the Italian strategy for ...
Pantelleria, the itineraries of the Pantelleria gardens and the vademecum to replicate a garden of this type
A cylindrical artifact made dry with black stones and a tiny opening, so low that you have to bow your head to enter. Inside a single tree, a citrus fruit jealously guarded away from bad weather, frost and wind, grown thanks to the microclimate that is created inside and the humidity that makes it strange ...
The Possible Island
A THE POSSIBLE ISLAND_Dossier Ita EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES PRESS RELEASE 26-07 PDF ITA TPI - DIARY OF BOARD 25-07 PD THE POSSIBLE ISLAND is an Italian-French association which, from 6 to 30 June 2021, organized its first artistic and scientific residency on the island of Vulcano, in the Aeolian Islands in Sicily. This cultural project was born from the desire to ...
Terna development plan: two new submarine cables for the island of Giglio and Favignana
Terna accelerates on the ecological transition with 18,1 billion in investments planned over the next 10 years, planning over 30 new infrastructure projects. The objective of the new Development Plan, presented by the CEO Stefano Donnarumma, is to favor the energy transition, the development and integration of renewable sources, with a 25% increase in investments compared to the previous Plan. ...
Astypalea in Greece becomes a true laboratory of the energy transition
In Astypalea, the butterfly-shaped island in the Aegean sea, the electric revolution has begun. Two thirds of the vehicles are in fact being replaced by electric cars, bicycles and scooters, progressively powered by renewable sources. Traditional vehicle rental activities will also be transformed into shared mobility services, which will replace and make more efficient the ...
Among the 28 projects of the Nesoi Consortium for the islands, six are Italian
28 projects have been selected for the energy transition of the European islands by the NESOI Consortium, of which the Italian company Sinloc is the coordinator and leader. These are projects "that will guarantee clean energy for large and small islands, which will avoid the emission of 300 thousand tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere per year, will guarantee savings in energy produced ...
In Capraia a community project to dispose of asbestos
The disposal of asbestos, especially for smaller and more isolated areas, requires significant costs and logistical problems related to the distance from the mainland which very often do not facilitate the disposal of this material. The island of Capraia demonstrates that it is possible to team up between individuals. The Capraia Smart Island Conference joined an initiative wanted by the Association ...
The program for the energy transition of the smaller islands of Sicily has been approved
The Sicilian regional government has approved the Energy Transition Program for the smaller islands of Sicily. The “Green Island” project is part of the decarbonization strategy for Sicily, in line with sustainable development models consistent with the objectives of the energy transition. Plants from renewable sources will be financed that can exceed ...
In the draft PNRR, 200 million euros foreseen to guarantee the energy self-sufficiency of 19 smaller Italian islands
In the draft of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), the cornerstone of the Next Generation EU program at the basis of European funds for reconstruction and growth after the pandemic, Mission 2 is dedicated to the ecological transition and an investment plan of 200 million to ensure the energy self-sufficiency of small islands. ...
A Call for Technical Support for EU islands from the Clean energy for EU islands Secretariat
The Clean Energy Secretariat for the Islands of the European Union launched its first Call for Technical Support in April inviting EU islands to request technical support for their projects. From the formulation of strategic energy transition plans to studies on grid integration, regulatory analysis or the search for funding: support ...
Green light to the fund for green investments in the smaller islands
The Dpcm containing the regulation of the “Fund for investments in the smaller islands” has finally been published in the Official Journal, in implementation of the provisions of article 1, paragraph 553, of law no. 27 (budget law 2019). The Dpcm 160 February 2020, n. 4, contains all the procedures necessary to allow Municipalities ...
Seychelles model: natural parks and trekking for eco-sustainable and safe tourism
An eco-sustainable (almost) covid-free (terrestrial) paradise, the Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, are one of the 25 "biodiversity hotspots" (hot spots in the true sense of the word for climate and biodiversity) in the world and among the few which provides for herd immunity by the end of March. The local authorities, in fact, have declared that they have already been vaccinated ...
A system that transforms Gorgona's wastewater
The research and innovation project Horizon 2020 "HYDROUSA" coordinated by the Athens Polytechnic and financed by the European Community with over 12 million euros, has allowed the design of a sewage collection and purification system aimed at producing water for irrigation, biogas for heating and compost for agriculture. The system is ...
7 Protocols signed for the energy efficiency of the Municipalities of the Minor Islands of the South
The Ministry of Economic Development and the Municipalities of the Minor Islands of the South, not interconnected or in the process of being interconnected with the national electricity grid, have signed 7 Protocols to promote energy efficiency interventions in buildings and public infrastructures. The protocols were signed as part of the POC, the Complementary Operational Program for Energy and Territories Development. ...
Procida is the Italian capital of culture for 2022
Procida is the Italian capital of culture for 2022. It was chosen from a batch of candidates that included among others Ancona, Bari, Cerveteri (Rome), L'Aquila, Pieve di Soligo (Treviso), Taranto, Trapani, Verbania , Volterra (Pisa). This was decided by a jury chaired by Professor Stefano Baia Curioni who recommended to the Minister for Heritage and ...
The Cayman Islands launch the BikeShare system to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
As part of Energy Cayman, a twelve-month campaign to integrate energy efficiency into the Caymanian community, the Cayman Islands Department of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure has introduced an automated BikeShare system called Cycle Cayman and with offices in Camana Bay, at the Regatta Business Park and at George Town Craft ...
Greece, the island of Astypalea wants to become a model of sustainability
The island of Astypalea (or Stampalia), in Greece, will become a model of sustainability within the next six years. The small pearl of the Dodecanese, already known among vacationers for being a perfect island for those seeking calm and relaxation, peace and silence, will also become the first Greek location with zero-impact mobility. ...
Call for "Innovative integrated projects for non-interconnected smaller islands"
The Call for "Innovative integrated projects for non-interconnected minor islands" was published online on 28 October 2020, which allocates 10 million euros for the implementation of projects for the progressive coverage of energy needs through energy from renewable sources. The call, adopted with the Ministerial Decree of 25 May 2020 in implementation ...
NESOI launches the first open call: over 3 million euros available to support the islands towards an ambitious energy transition
The EU Island Facility NESOI launched in October the first of a series of calls for grants to support the energy transition of the European islands, in order to favor the decentralization of energy systems. Thanks to the Horizon 2020 funds, in fact, NESOI aims to mobilize over 100 million euros of investments in sustainable energy projects to ...
29 European islands have published new energy transition programs
On 27 October 2020, during the Clean energy for EU islands online forum, 22 European islands published their agendas for the transition to clean energy, taking a decisive step towards decarbonising their energy systems and placing a strong focus on engagement of citizens. In Illa de Arousa (Spain), the archipelago of Hvar (Croatia),…
Clean Energy Online Forum for EU Islands
26.10.2020 09:00 - 29.10.2020 16:00 Zoom (online) Due to the current health and travel situation, this year's edition of the EU Islands Clean Energy Forum will be held online . The program will focus on creating stronger links between the EU institutions and the island's local actions. Representatives of different institutions will present their role ...
Large islands in search of future greens. And Sardinia?
The strategies of Puerto Rico and Hawaii: renewables, storage and electrification. In Sardinia, on the other hand, the focus is on methanisation; a choice that hinders the decarbonization of the island and puts at risk costs that would not see returns. The decarbonization scenarios see stimulating paths in different islands of the world. Here let's focus on some large territories that have started ...
Virtual Island Summit 7-13 September 2020
WHAT IS VIRTUAL ISLAND SUMMIT? Free access to world-class experts. The Summit will be a free event to attend in order to ensure maximum accessibility to skills from a variety of fields. Interactive sessions in various formats. The Summit will mimic a traditional in-person event with the opportunity to interact with speakers…
DOSSIER BEACHES 2020. SITUATION AND CHANGES OF THE ITALIAN COASTAL AREAS
Beaches, less and less free, too many not suitable for swimming and at risk of erosion: the situation and changes in the Italian coastal areas in the new report by Legambiente. The quality offer is growing, which focuses on green and accessibility for all. But in too many municipalities the free beaches have disappeared, from Alassio (SV) to Jesolo (VE), from Forte dei Marmi ...
Funds for the islands, this is how the funds will be divided
41,5 million euros are destined for the smaller islands for the next three years according to the decree of the Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies, Francesco Boccia, approved in the last extraordinary session of the Unified Conference. Among the islands receiving the resources of the 2020 division (for a total of 14,5 million) there are also the three ...
Funds for the smaller islands: at Giglio and Giannutri over 364 thousand euros
There are 14,5 million euros destined for the smaller islands for 2020, 14 for 2021 and 13 for 2022, for a total of 41,5 million, according to the decree of the Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies, Francesco Boccia , approved in the last extraordinary session of the Unified Conference. Among the islands receiving the resources ...
MENORCA'S SECOND ENERGY TRANSITION. GUIDELINES FOR DECARBONISING MENORCA'S ENERGY SYSTEM.
The Institut Menorquí d'Estudis has released a document that contains the proposed guidelines for decarbonising Menorca's energy system. They were drawn up based on a comprehensive vision of Menorca's energy sources, infrastructure and usage, with the aim of drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Through these proposals, they aim to transform the island's energy system from its…
On 9 July Legambiente and CNR-IIA presented the "Isolesostenibili 2020" report
The CNR Institute on Air Pollution (Cnr-Iia) and Legambiente presented the 2020 report on sustainable islands, real ideal laboratories to face the most urgent environmental challenges, where it is possible to apply innovative models in the energy sectors, of the cycle of water, waste, mobility and tourism. The Report takes into consideration the areas ...
Environment: from ENEA a method to 'find' more fresh water in small islands
And reduce the use of tankers in the face of tourist peaks A team of ENEA experts has developed a multidisciplinary methodology that allows us to estimate the quality and quantity of potential water reserves in the aquifers of small islands. The goal is to increase the availability of water, especially in periods of drought and ...
NESOI Capacity Building Webinar: European Islands Facility Nesoi: technical assistance for the energy transition of the Italian islands
The European Islands Facility NESOI project supports the energy transition process of the European islands, facilitating the decentralization of energy systems and contributing to the policies of the European Union in achieving the 2030 climate objectives. To do this, the project has the possibility of providing technical support and financial to energy transition projects on the Italian islands ...
Thursday 9 July Legambiente and CNR-IIA present the report "Sustainable Islands 2020", which focuses on 27 inhabited smaller Italian islands, to try to understand where we are on the road to sustainability
SUSTAINABLE ISLANDS Presentation of the 2020 report Energy, circular economy, water, mobility, sustainable tourism. The challenges for the smaller islands and the best practices from the world. The smaller islands are isolated systems that can become the ideal laboratory to face the most urgent and important environmental challenges facing the world, where to apply precisely ...
Breking News: EU signs memorandum for the future of the EU Islands initiative
Today, the European Commission, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, the Kingdom of Spain and Sweden signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to secure the future of the EU's Clean Energy for Islands Initiative. Read the memorandum of understanding The memorandum was announced today during a press conference of the presidency ...
Covenant of Mayors webinar: empowering islands to achieve their energy and climate goals
In the recent Clean Energy for All Europeans package, islands have found a special place as territories that can "provide platforms for pilot initiatives on the clean energy transition and can act as showcases internationally". Covenant of Mayors (CoM) and Pact of Islands (PoI) have helped to prepare the ground for institutions ...
Lipari, so the waves of the sea create electricity and protect the coasts
Turbines, located on breakwaters equipped with an oscillating water column system, combine coastal and port defense with the production of electricity by exploiting wave motion. Two solutions configured in this way were tested in the last few days of last December by the company Enermedsea, together with Fimeco, on the dock of Marina Corta di Lipari, feeding their ...
A special fund of over 41 million euros from the government for the smaller islands
Rome - “The government pays the utmost attention to the smaller islands, in the Budget Law I strongly wanted to insert a new fund to finance investments and support infrastructural development and territorial requalification works. The government is aware of the daily difficulties of the mayors and citizens of the smaller islands, we are at their side and we are committed to supporting ...
Energy saving and sustainable development: 4 million to the Municipality of Lipari
With great satisfaction it is announced that the Ministry of the Environment and the Protection of the Territory and the Sea has financed four projects concerning the islands of Lipari, Filicudi, Alicudi and Vulcano for a total amount of about 4 million euros, presented by the Municipality of Lipari as part of the Call "Energy efficiency interventions, sustainable mobility ...
EUSEW 2020 ONLINE SIDE EVENT: CLEAN ENERGY ISLANDS AS CHAMPIONS OF THE GREEN RECOVERY?
The NESOI - European Islands Facilty, the Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat, the Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA), and FEDARENE will co-host an online session within the frame of the European Sustainable Energy Week 2020 on the potential of Islands as champions of green recovery strategy on the 17th of June. As Europe ...
NESOI CAPACITY BUILDING WEBINAR: KNOWLEDGE SHARING FROM THE SURVEY RESULTS AND UNDERSTANDING OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The European Islands Facility NESOI, supports the EU islands energy transition process, facilitating the decentralization of energy systems and contributing to EU policy in achieving 2030 climate targets. To reach NESOI's objectives our first action has been to design and broadly distribute a survey towards European islands, to understand and identify islands' energy challenges, projects…
CLEAN ENERGY ISLANDS AS CHAMPIONS OF THE GREEN RECOVERY?
As Europe begins its path towards recovery after the global pandemic, the need to ensure this recovery creates a safe and prosperous future for its economy and its citizens has been raised from many directions. Indeed, the threat posed to our economies and our societies from climate change and environmental destruction has become no less…
'Responsible Island' prize
On 7 May the European Commission launched the second edition of RESponsible island prize competition, funded under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation program. This prize aims to award islands with innovative and sustainable local renewable energy production for use in electricity, heating, cooling and transport. The three winners will receive a cash prize of € 500,000, € 250,000…
Covenant of Mayors Webinars: Empowering Islands to Achieve their Energy & Climate Targets
In the recent Clean Energy for All Europeans Package islands found a special place as territories that may "provide platforms for pilot initiatives on clean energy transition and can serve as showcases at international level". Covenant of Mayors (CoM) and Pact of Islands (PoI) have been instrumental in setting the ground for island local and…
The monk seal returns to Capraia
A rare specimen of monk seal would have been sighted in recent days and reported by a local fisherman in the waters of the island of Capraia (Livorno), where the species has disappeared for decades. This was reported on the Facebook page of Visit Capraia, the official website for the tourism promotion of the Island of Capraia, managed by the Municipality and the Proloco. "A local fisherman seems not to have ...