The National Strategy for Sustainable Development dates from August 2002, and specified four priorities: climate, nature and biodiversity, quality of the environment and of life in the urban environment; sustainable use and management of natural resources and waste.

Venice was in first place for the study of sustainable mobility in Italy in 2014, favored by the largest pedestrian area and the lowest rate of motorization, but also by its functional public transport, a good bike sharing service and the best car sharing service.

ISTAT just issued its report for 2014 on the Quality of the Urban Environment, which indicates a general improvement in the air quality, particularly in the cities of northern Italy.

Italy holds the record

As the Italian statistical institute ISTAT tells us, the quality of the air has improved in our cities but, according to the 2015 report on the Quality of the air in Europe by the European Environmental Agency (EEA), atmospheric pollutions continues to be responsible for about 500,000 early deaths in Europe.

The end of the summer means the end of the warm season and the arrival of bad weather and fog, especially on the plains.

By tampering with the tests of 11 million vehicles, Volkswagen is responsible for almost a million tons of smog a year (equal to the total of polluting emissions in Great Britain produced by automobiles, industry and agriculture).