The Arzachena municipal council yesterday approved the motion "Against all wind and photovoltaic speculation and for the governance of the energy transition in Sardinia". «It is with pride that we carry forward this motion which arises from a discussion from below, from the spontaneous Committee that was formed to shine a light on this new assault that our island is undergoing», stated the mayor at the opening of the session , Roberto Ragnedda. «It is a very current topic, which has shaken public opinion in many Gallura communities and beyond, which requires us to take a clear, public position, so that the ecological transition, decarbonisation is done with balance and not as mere speculation which is going to overturn the identity of a territory."
Mariagrazia Demontis, a member of the Spontaneous Committee, was present at the debate and spoke twice. The motion presented in the Council by the majority was integrated, at the request of the opposition, with the inclusion in the device, as regards the recipient of the same, in addition to the Regional Council, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of the Environment. The request was also added, as the president of the municipal council, Mario Russu, read in the chamber, «to draw up a new regional energy plan and in this context dictate the regulation for the identification of suitable and unsuitable areas and the criteria for drafting of the relevant mapping, to be carried out by the municipal administrations, with the participation of the local communities, also providing for the adaptation of local urban planning tools".
