The promotion of energy transition in view of urban regeneration: towards a perspective of sustainability

The work examines some of the legal problems that may hinder the full development of the energy transition process in Italy by focusing on the discontinuity of the transposition of European policies and the lack of unified action. On the basis of these premises, this paper addresses the issue of energy regeneration in light of the more modern concept of urban regeneration, in terms of consolidating a link, which until now seems to have remained in the background, between regeneration (social, economic, environmental) of a territory and energy policies. In this context, local authorities could play a central role: on the one hand, as holders of the main planning powers in the field of urban regeneration and, on the other, by strengthening the direction outlined by the Covenant of Mayors, promoted by the European Commission, which provides for the accession of municipalities to a number of commitments, including the adoption of a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP).