What Annalisa spoke about.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the devastation and deaths caused by storm Boris force everyone to face the seriousness of the climate crisis. And it is absurd to hear that even here, in this House, there are those who continue to mystify reality, denying our precise responsibilities in not having faced this announced disaster in time. This is a moment of solidarity with the families of the victims, rescuers, local institutions and the tens of thousands of people displaced by the floods in Central and Eastern Europe. We know your drama – we have experienced it in Italy in recent years in Emilia Romagna, Marche, Tuscany and many other places – and we will work with all our strength so that Europe does its part in terms of aid and concrete solidarity. We will work towards more determined action on climate change mitigation and fossil fuel exit policies. We will work to build effective tools and for there to be common investments for adaptation to the climate crisis, made up of care for the territory, contrast to hydrogeological instability, stop the wild cementing and protection of the consolidation of nature and soil. It is not enough to mourn the victims: We must recognise the emergency and treat the crisis as a crisis.

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, there are a number of crucial games to be played on the future of energy: the quality of people's lives, the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, the resilience of the European industrial sector in global competition and a primary role for Europe in the geopolitical chessboard. For all these challenges we need to accelerate the exit from dependence on fossil fuels, focusing on energy efficiency, circular economy, electrification of consumption and renewable sources. We are far from the 2030 targets, starting with 42.5% of energy from renewable sources. We don't need any more time, we don't have it. More common instruments and investments are needed for Member States to accelerate without leaving anyone behind. Two objectives I consider essential: the regulation and unification of energy markets, to avoid speculation and to ensure that the lower price of renewables effectively cuts bills, and the monitoring of the effectiveness and implementation of national energy and climate plans, so that the 2030 targets are actually achieved – something that not all governments, starting with the Italian one, are really committed to doing. We have a lot of work to do.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, this important work on agriculture shows once again the need for radical change, which protects our farmers from the growing damage caused by the climate crisis and restores to agriculture the necessary environmental, economic and social sustainability. The dangerous and insane contrast between agriculture and the protection of nature and the soil must be definitively overcome. It is essential to redistribute value along the supply chain, protect production from unfair competition, pay attention to small and very small producers, who often operate in inland areas applying the principles of agroecology: they are the guardians of the territory, who suffer most from the distortions of the current system, up to the abandonment of crops. In this regard, the idea put forward by President von der Leyen of establishing a credit system for ecosystem services, which allows farmers to obtain tangible recognition, enhancing the commitment to sustainability and the protection of the territory, which are crucial for adapting to the climate crisis and the resilience of crops, is very important.