Italy – Energy Security: 0.25
Italy has been awarded a score of 0.25 for its efforts to promote its energy security agenda at the 2010 summit. The G8 communiqué made no mention of the need to counter speculation on energy prices and promote energy diversification – with the exception of a passing mention of “bioenergy” as a means of ensuring energy security – two of Italy’s three key priority areas at this year’s meetings. With regards to the third objective, namely nuclear energy, the G8 did “recognize the role nuclear energy can play in addressing…energy security,” however it did not outline specific ways in which this goal can be achieved.