Participants
Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio, Ministry of the Environment and Protection of the Territory (IMELS)
The Department for Environmental Research and Development belongs to the Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territory (IMEL). Its main tasks are the followings:
- promoting programmes and projects for sustainable development;
- supporting the Minister for participating at the national ministerial committees for financial planning;
- environmental accounting, environmental taxation, charging mechanisms;
- information and public relations with citizens as well as public and private institutions concerning the environmental protection;
- promoting research on the environmental field;
- reporting on environmental field to the Parliament and public;
- environmental education and training;
- co-ordinating participation of the ministerial representatives at the European and international organisations (EU, UNEP, UNECE, OECD etc);
- co-ordinating participation of public administrations and Italian enterprises at the financial mechanisms and at the international co-operation in the environmental field;
- relations with the other Departments concerning the international environmental protection;
- supporting the activities of the Ministry in the context of UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and Montreal Protocol and implementation of the relevant commitments and programmes.
In particular, the Environmental Research and Development (RAS) department supports public and private research organisations such as CNR, INGV, ENEA, University's scientific Departments for targeted actions and promotes environmental programs and pilot projects, in co-operation with international and national, regional and local bodies.
Research programs and actions are developed and financed within the framework of the Multi-annual National Plan of Research, which is implemented in collaboration with other Ministries, i.e. Finance, Scientific and Technological Research, Industry, Health and Agriculture.
MATT has allocated in about 35 research activities approximately 70 Million Euro and such activities will be developed in three years.
Most of the research activities in progress involve different aspects related to the mitigation and adaptation of adverse effects of climate change. This includes the study, monitoring and provisional modelling of the Carbon cycle, the development of renewable sources and the development of Carbon-free technologies for production of energy and for mobility.
Further information can be foun on MATT's science and research homepage.