CAGLIARI, Italy — The bolts securing the towering wind turbine were unscrewed under cover of darkness, an act of sabotage symbolizing a vehement pushback against renewable energy in Sardinia.
Sardinia relies largely on coal. Some 74 percent of its electricity came from burning biomass or fossil fuels in 2022. Most of it was coal. Italy is phasing out coal-fired power plants ...
But the roadmap for such collective action here — technically, Sardinia is an "autonomous region" of Italy, with its own government — presents a new path forward as a European climate leader ...
Critics say big companies are attempting to install large plants that will produce far more electricity than Sardinia needs, with the excess sent on to the rest of Italy. A new electricity corridor to ...
With 9,000-some square miles, not to mention 1,200-plus miles of coastline, Sardinia is a large island with many different areas, each with its own personality. Here are a handful of the most ...
But the roadmap for such collective action here — technically, Sardinia is an "autonomous region" of Italy, with its own government — presents a new path forward as a European climate leader on ...