Italy has proposed allowing African countries to temporarily suspend debt repayments when they are hit by extreme climate events. This

ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court has ruled that a lawsuit brought by climate activists against Italian energy company Eni and its government shareholders can go ahead, in what Greenpeace said on Tuesday was a victory for efforts to pursue climate ...

Italy’s ENI Climate Ruling Sends Warning Shot to Corporate Polluters Across Europe CMS, Chiomenti, and other lawyers said the Italian Supreme Court decision could make energy companies and their funders more vulnerable to climate litigation in Italy and elsewhere in Europe.

About 15% of Italy's energy is produced by its nearly 5000 hydroelectric power plants. In the Valle dei Laghi region, water flowing from the surrounding mountains supports local agriculture and the Santa Massenza hydroelectric plant, which powers the ...