https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Environmental activist Greta Thunberg urged young people in Italy on Friday to seize the next decade to fight climate change, and chastised world leaders for acting "as if there is no tomorrow". https://www.thelocal.it/20191214/greta-thunberg-tells-turin-activists-to-make-2020-year-of-action Sat, 14 Dec 2019 10:41:21 +0100 greta-thunberg-tells-turin-activists-to-make-2020-year-of-action An effigy of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg strung up under a bridge in Rome has prompted Italian authorities to open an investigation for "aggravated threats", media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191007/italy-greta-thunberg-effigy-hanged-under-rome-bridge Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:25:13 +0200 italy-greta-thunberg-effigy-hanged-under-rome-bridge Hundreds of thousands of young climate activists rallied across Europe Friday ahead of EU Parliament elections as part of protests worldwide demanding action against global warming. https://www.thelocal.it/20190525/youths-rally-across-europe-in-pre-vote-climate-protest Sat, 25 May 2019 12:32:20 +0200 youths-rally-across-europe-in-pre-vote-climate-protest If they want to avoid environmental disaster, Italian politicians should stop demonising young climate activists like Greta Thunberg and listen to them, writes reporter Ilaria Grasso Macola. https://www.thelocal.it/20190419/opinion-why-italy-should-listen-to-greta-thunberg Fri, 19 Apr 2019 21:11:49 +0200 opinion-why-italy-should-listen-to-greta-thunberg Greta Thunberg, the teenage Swedish activist at the head of a worldwide youth movement against climate change, will lead a rally in Rome on Friday, April 19th. https://www.thelocal.it/20190412/greta-thunberg-climate-change-rally-rome-april-19 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:23:34 +0200 greta-thunberg-climate-change-rally-rome-april-19