Climate crisis: why the Greens are so weak in Italy of all places – politics

In Italy, climate change is more noticeable than anywhere else in Europe. And the greens? Coming to three percent. Crisis meeting with a party leader who is fighting for more environmental awareness – and against his own insignificance.

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Oliver Meiler, Rome

Rome, Piazza Montecitorio, the square in front of the Chamber of Deputies. Angelo Bonelli is ten minutes late, which isn’t really late, not in Italy. Hair blowing in the wind, brown suit, colorful striped socks. He waves from afar, it’s a good day. “I’m sorry for the delay,” he says, a lot going on in Parliament.

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