Life expectancy is rising, fewer people are dropping out of education, employment levels are increasing, and visits to museums and libraries are recovering. Renewable energy is on the rise and landfill waste is falling. The Istat report on well-being also paints a picture of a country that is making progress

Palagi, a councillor for Sinistra Progetto Civico, claims: “The foundation to manage energy communities was supposed to be up and running by 2025.” Deputy Mayor Galgani says: “We are being penalised by the constant changes to the regulations.” And the city council unanimously approves a motion calling for swift action

The Sardinian president criticises Meloni by making a false claim: “We have already met the target for renewables.” But Sardinia is the region lagging furthest behind on the Pniec: it will meet the target 20 years late

The disparity between regions regarding renewable energy represents one of the most complex tests for a coalition seeking to govern the country. It will be interesting to see whether the measures proposed by the parties that describe themselves as progressive will provide adequate solutions

After three months of silence, the leader of the M5S is due to meet, on 7 October, the professors and researchers who wrote to centre-left leaders in May to denounce the delay in the installation of renewable energy plants in centre-left-governed regions, particularly Sardinia, which is governed by the Five Star Movement’s Alessandra Todde.

At the latest Council of Ministers meeting, the government approved legislation to appoint energy commissioners. This move is also seen as a possibility in relation to the renewables dossier. And Cingolani is not the only name being mentioned (he has reservations about the structure).

Without natural gas and with outdated infrastructure, the island can make the leap straight to renewables. But what is needed is planning, community consensus and a genuine industrial policy – not vetoes and top-down simplifications such as those currently holding back installations. The scientific director of Legambiente Sardegna writes to us