Reports

The report presents an assessment of the qualitative and quantitative status of water bodies in Italy, based on data from WISE reporting to the European Commission (EC) concerning the River Basin Management Plans of the third implementation cycle of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC. The data were collected with the contribution of River Basin Authorities, Regions, and Regional (ARPA) and Provincial (APPA) Environmental Protection Agencies.

The report describes the estimate of atmospheric emissions that Italy officially reports in accordance with the UN Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CRLTAP/UNECE) and the related Protocols for the reduction of emissions of these substances.

The "Report on ISPRA's technical and scientific support activities to the IPPC Commissionof the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security for the technical documents to state-owned industrial plants (AIA)" represents ISPRA's account of the technical documents for the issuance of state-owned Integrated Environmental Authorizations (AIA).

The document presents Italy’s official reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals, submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. This document is also submitted to the European Union in accordance with the “Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action” Regulation.

The fourth report on the contaminated sites management at regional level, presents data on administrative and technical procedures updated to 01/01/2024. This update is based on data provided by Regional and Autonomous Provincial authorities, as well as Environmental Protection Agencies, as part of the 2024 population of MOSAICO, the national database on remediation procedures.

This Report presents and systematizes the results of the survey and analytical work undertaken to define the current state of the art regarding the implementation of Ecological Networks within the planning instruments and regulatory frameworks of the Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces.

The Urban Waste Report, now in its twenty-seventh edition, with data updated to 2024 on the production, separate waste collection, management, and import/export flows of urban waste and packaging at the national, regional, and provincial levels, was developed by ISPRA's National Waste and Circular Economy Center, with the contribution of local environmental agencies. It offers a comprehensive and objective framework to support legislators in guiding policies and interventions, monitoring their effectiveness, and introducing any corrective measures.

National trends of energy and economic indicators have been analysed in relation to greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. The analysis of efficiency and decarbonisation indicators at sectoral level was also carried out, with particular attention to sub-sectors of industry. The role of driving factors for GHGs trends has been analyzed, such as economic growth, fossil and renewable energy, transformation efficiency, carbon and energy intensities.

The Report on Waste from Economic Activities, now in its twenty-fourth edition, is the result of a complex activity of collection, analysis and processing of data by the National Centre for Waste and Circular Economy of ISPRA, with the contribution of regional and provincial Environmental Protection Agencies. The Report implements a specific task required by article 189, of legislative decree. n. 152 of 3th April 2006.

The Report on Waste from Economic Activities, now in its twenty-fourth edition, is the result of a complex activity of collection, analysis and processing of data by the National Centre for Waste and Circular Economy of ISPRA, with the contribution of regional and provincial Environmental Protection Agencies. The Report implements a specific task required by article 189, of legislative decree. n. 152 of 3th April 2006.

The report (in Italian) outlines the Italian emission picture from 1990 to 2023, highlighting current trends and identifying the key factors influencing greenhouse gas emission trends.

The report examines the dynamics of the main parameters of the national power sector in relation to carbon dioxide emissions. The role of the factors that determine the trend of greenhouse gas emissions was analysed: mix of fossil and renewable sources, transformation efficiency and fuel- specific emission factors. Emission factors for greenhouse gases and other air pollutants due to electricity generation were carried out. Moreover, the emission factors for electricity demand are developed.

The report describes the reporting of emissions of greenhouse gases that Italy officially communicates in accordance with the requirements of the United Nation Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Paris Agreement and the European Union’s Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Mechanism.

The report describes the reporting of emissions of transboundary substances that Italy officially communicates in accordance with the requirements of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CRLTAP/UNECE) and relevant Protocols.

The third report on the contaminated sites management at regional level, presents data on administrative and technical procedures updated to 31/12/2021 based on data provided by the Regions/Autonomous Provinces/Environmental Protection Agencies as part of the 2022 population of MOSAICO, the national database on remediation procedures.

The 2024 edition of the Report on Hydrogeological Instability in Italy, the fourth dedicated to this topic, updates the national landslide hazard map of the Hydrogeological Planning Plans (PAI), created by ISPRA through the harmonization and mosaicking of the areas defined by the District Basin Authorities, and the risk indicators.

This report is drawn up following the design and implementation work, by the VAL-RTEC-IPPC Section of ISPRA, of a georeferenced database of installations subject to Integrated Environmental Authorizations (AIA) of State and Regional competence, of potential utility and support to various services of the VAL department in environmental assessments and controls, inspections and usable by third-party users.

The Urban Waste Report, now in its twenty-seventh edition, with data updated to 2024 on the production, separate waste collection, management, and import/export flows of urban waste and packaging at the national, regional, and provincial levels, was developed by ISPRA's National Waste and Circular Economy Center, with the contribution of local environmental agencies. It offers a comprehensive and objective framework to support legislators in guiding policies and interventions, monitoring their effectiveness, and introducing any corrective measures.

This report presents the results of an interlaboratory comparison aimed at evaluating the performance of the participating laboratories in the taxonomic identification of benthic diatoms in surface water bodies.