Episode 89: Young Activism, Old Politics: Italy’s Divided Climate Movement

Green Wave

English - August 29, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 11.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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10 months on from the start of Italy's new far-right government under Prime Giorgia Meloni from the Brothers of Italy, this episode looks at climate politics in Italy. Direct action environmental protestors and Italy's tumultuous Green parties are not always on the same wavelength - what lies at the heart of this divide, and what can be done?

Written by Anna Toniolo and Simone Fontana.

Read by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/young-activism-old-politics-italys-divided-climate-movement/

This article is from our latest edition Up in Arms: Environmental Divides Reshaping Politics. Read it online here: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/edition/up-in-arms-environmental-divides-reshaping-politics/

Green Wave is produced by the Green European Journal.