Chimica, società e ambiente

Abstract

In July 2021, the European Commission presented the new package of measures called Fit For 55 with which the EU intends to increase the decarbonisation objectives to 2030, aiming for a reduction of -55% of CO2 emissions. This contribution aims to estimate the investment needs necessary for Italy in order to achieve the 2030 decarbonisation objectives set by the Fit For 55 package. The overall direct investment requirement to achieve the 2030 decarbonisation objectives is equal to 1.120,7 billion of euros. Given this significant flow of investments, economic benefits could arise for the community, deriving from the positive effects on the state budget in terms of greater revenues, estimated at approximately 541 billions of euros, to which are added benefits in terms of reduction in consumption of energy estimated at approximately 28 billions of euros and the benefits deriving from the avoided cost of CO2 estimated at approximately 36 billions of euros.