BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Plone.org//NONSGML plone.app.event//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ISPRA and SNPA at the Rimini Meeting 2026 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260827 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260825T183301Z UID:7004cd8a7cad416a8afeb82c7b5a10a8@www.isprambiente.gov.it CATEGORIES:highlight CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260805T082624Z DESCRIPTION:This year\, from 21 to 26 August \, ISPRA and the Nationa l System for Environmental Protection (SNPA) will take part in the Meet ing for Friendship Among Peoples \, to be held at the Rimini Exhibition Centre.  SNPA will be present with an exhibition area within the institu tional space of the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Secur ity (MASE) \, offering meetings\, information materials and in-depth insi ghts on environmental protection\, environmental monitoring and inspection activities\, and scientific research aimed at safeguarding the country's natural environment. On Monday\, 24 August\, at the MASE Talk Area \, ISPRA/SNPA President Maria Alessandra Gallone took part in the round table “Humanising Energy: The Public and Social Value of Renewable Energy Com munities.” The President highlighted how “ISPRA is well placed to ad dress the theme of ‘humanising energy’\, because its role is not to pr oduce or sell energy\, but to measure its effects on people\, the environm ent and territories. In its 2026 Report on the electricity sector\, ISPRA found that between 1990 and 2025\, CO₂ emissions from electricity genera tion fell by 48.8%\, while renewables accounted for 48% of national electr icity generation in 2025. But the transition cannot be measured solely in terms of MW installed or CO₂ avoided: we must ask ourselves where these facilities are being installed\, what consequences they have for the lands cape and biodiversity\, what benefits remain in the local area\, and above all whether citizens are spectators or protagonists.” “This is wher e Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) come in. ISPRA has already identifie d them as a model capable of generating local economic and social benefits . With RECs\, citizens are no longer simply recipients of an energy bill\; they become producers\, consumers and co-responsible stakeholders. Humani sing energy means moving from energy as infrastructure to energy as commun ity.” “For me\, humanising the transition means putting people back at the centre: technology is a tool\, while the ultimate goal is quality o f life. An REC does not simply produce clean energy\; it creates communiti es: it reduces costs\, combats energy vulnerability\, empowers citizens an d strengthens local areas. This is where ISPRA’s scientific expertise me ets the social dimension of the transition\, measuring not only the energy produced\, but also the quality of life and the quality of the territory that we build through it.” At 4:00 p.m.\, Gallone also took part in th e round table “Public Energy Companies at the Service of Citizens\,” t ogether with MASE Minister Hon. Gilberto Pichetto Fratin. On 25 August a t 11:00 a.m.\, the roundtable discussion “A Dive into the Bluer Sea: Peo ple and Actions to Safeguard Our Marine Ecosystems” will take place\, fe aturing Maria Alessandra Gallone\, President of ISPRA/SNPA\, Donato Ramunn o \, Vice President of SNPA\, and other leading representatives of the Nat ional System for Environmental Protection. The discussion will focus o n the state of health of the Mediterranean Sea\, the blue economy\, the pr otection of marine biodiversity\, bathing water quality\, and the monitori ng and control of marine ecosystems. More detailed information and the full roundtable programme will be available soon. Information on how to access the event is available on the Meeting for Friendship Among Pe oples website. LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260825T081159Z LOCATION:Rimini URL:https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/en/news/ispra-and-snpa-at-the-rimini-m eeting-2026 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR