Long summers and strong winds make the Italian island a prime location for wind and solar power, but intense investor interest has spooked locals who say Sardinia is being exploited. The situation is really heated, the vandalism an attempt to intimidate policymakers," said Marta Battaglia, head of environmental group Legambiente in Sardinia. "People say renewables scare us... and they ruin the landscape, and therefore we will lose our identity," she said. rallied at the regional parliament in Cagliari last month, demanding renewables be limited to rooftops and local energy community projects. "We have to produce energy for Sardinia, for our own homes," 36-year-old Davide Meloni from a local "Territorial Defence" group told AFP.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha November 18, 2024 15:45 UTC