Giorgia Meloni on Climate Change

Giorgia Meloni's core position on Climate Change is characterized by a shift away from what she terms 'ideological dogmatism,' particularly within European Union climate policy, toward a more pragmatic approach emphasizing energy security and technological neutrality. She has explicitly stated the intention to replicate her perceived success in reversing the European line on immigration onto the environmental transition front, aiming to revise the entire Green Deal. Her stance is supported by the principle of technological neutrality, arguing for a balanced energy mix that incorporates renewables alongside gas, hydrogen, biofuels, and Carbon Capture and Storage, including research into nuclear fusion as a potentially unlimited clean energy source. She suggested that past European choices have harmed productive sectors without real global emission benefits, while overly dogmatic approaches in Africa risk dependency.

This pragmatism is evident in her administration's focus on Italy becoming a Mediterranean gas hub, illustrating continued reliance on fossil fuels despite green transition steps. Domestically, her government has been criticized for a vague draft plan for EU 2030 targets and slow EV uptake, even as public opinion indicates Italians feel the national government has not done enough to tackle climate change risks. Internationally, she has actively sought to build alliances among like-minded EU nations to challenge the existing consensus on transition policies, framing the industrial crisis in the automotive sector as a direct consequence of overly stringent European rules, such as tailpipe standards alone [cite:4,cite:7].