Energy transition
We transform our energy to transform Italy’s energy system. We produce more clean energy, strengthen grids, and make electric mobility accessible.
- Our commitment
- Why we make our choices
- From clean energy to circularity
- A2A Data Center Platform
- Ready to Power
- Towards Net Zero
Our commitment
The ecological transition is our business
The lights we switch on, the waste we discard, the data we generate, how we move around, how our homes are heated: behind every everyday action there is an energy and industrial system that is changing. Our goal is to guide this change towards a more sustainable and efficient future—improving people’s quality of life.
Why we make our choices
The lives we will live require new resources
In 2024, global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time—the threshold set by the Paris Agreement. Digital growth adds further pressure: every infrastructure that processes and transmits data consumes water, energy and resources.
Electricity grids, waste treatment plants, resource recovery, energy independence, district heating, digital infrastructure: to tackle the climate crisis, a new model is needed—one that brings all these services together within a single strategy.
Every year we exceed the ecological limit: where are we today?
From 1971 to 2023, the month in which humanity exhausted the Earth's resources has come increasingly earlier. In 2023, the planet's debt began in August.
251
Days from the beginning when Earth's biocapacity is sufficient to supply humanity's ecological footprint
213
Days to go - Global Overshoot
When did we reach Earth Overshoot Day in Europe?
In 2024, Italy reached Earth Overshoot Day in May, as did France and Germany. Only the United Kingdom made it to June, while Belgium had already exhausted its resources by April.
171
Number of days in which the Earth's resources were sufficient to sustain Italy's consumption
194
Number of days in which Italy began consuming more resources than the Earth can regenerate in a year
From clean energy to circularity
We cover all aspects of the transition
Our model integrates three complementary areas: the production and distribution of clean energy, the circular management of resources, and the development of applied innovation.
Circular economy
We transform resources to generate new resources through a generative circular economy model. We integrate value chains that are usually separate, to close the loop and return value to local communities.
Sustainable innovation
We develop ideas and technologies that accelerate the transition. A model of circular innovation embodied in the first innovation factory dedicated to the energy transition and circular economy.
Nature and biodiversity
We monitor our plants in relation to areas of high natural value, develop conservation projects in the territories where we operate, and integrate biodiversity protection into the Group’s strategic and operational decisions.
A2A Data Center Platform
More digital means more energy
Artificial intelligence will require increasing amounts of energy, with a significant rise in the number of data centres across our territories. This is a challenge that affects both how we produce energy and how we recover resources.
42TWh
Expected electricity consumption from data centres in Italy by 2035
>3 TWht
Recoverable heat from data centres in the Milan area by 2035
At A2A, we develop data centre infrastructure that is already optimised in terms of energy efficiency, with the possibility of recovering heat through district heating networks in the areas served by the Group.
Ready to Power
We are ready
The ecological transition is built through concrete commitments over time. From 2020 to today, we have invested €10 billion in the energy transition. By 2035, we plan to invest €23 billion.
- 23 €BTotal investments 2024–2035
- 3.7 GWCapacity from renewable sources by 2035
- 6.6 MtWaste treated each year by 2035
Towards Net Zero
Transition Plan: Net Zero by 2050
Our transition does not stop at 2035. For the Group, we have set an even more ambitious milestone: achieving net zero emissions across all scopes by 2050. To get there, we have developed our first Climate Transition Plan: a strategic tool that extends our vision beyond the update of the industrial plan.
-61%
Scope 1+2 emission factor in 2035 compared with 2017
~90%
Reduction of the overall carbon footprint by 2050
Useful resources
Services
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