British Embassy in Rome joins Italian energy-saving initiative
Once again, our Embassy supports the M鈥檌llumino di Meno campaign, launched by popular Rai Radio 2 programme, Caterpillar.
鈥檚 M鈥檌llumino di Meno (鈥渟hining less brightly鈥�) campaign, which celebrates its 10th edition on 14 February this year, advocates energy saving and use of clean energy.
The organisers invite participants to join a symbolic 鈥渆nergy silence鈥� on the day of the anniversary of the Kyoto protocol entering into force. On 14 February institutions, individuals, schools, shops and businesses are called upon to show that they care about sustainability by symbolically switching off the lights of squares, streets, shop windows, offices, homes and classrooms, between 6 and 7:30pm 鈥� the time frame when the radio programme is broadcast. In addition to this, the organisers also call for participants to switch on, where possible, 鈥渃leaner鈥� lights from renewable sources and more efficient lighting systems.
This year鈥檚 edition focuses on culture and museums and aims at shining a light on the importance of funding culture, through the symbolic switch-off of lights. The and the in London, the and across Wales will turn off their lights on 14 February.
In addition, a week before the Energy Saving Day, on Friday 7 February, Caterpillar will broadcast live from our Ambassador鈥檚 Residence, Villa Wolkonsky. The special edition of the programme, 鈥淢鈥檌llumino di meno international鈥�, will be on air as usual on Rai Radio 2 from 6pm to 7:30pm.
The British Embassy has been supporting Caterpillar鈥檚 M鈥檌llumino di meno initiative for many years now, as energy saving and the use of clean energy are two priorities which are very much in line with both the UK government鈥檚 鈥済reen agenda鈥� and the British Embassy in Rome鈥檚 efforts at making all of our activities as 鈥済reen鈥� and sustainable as possible.
Watch the message by our Ambassador, Christopher Prentice, (in Italian) announcing our support to 鈥淢鈥檌llumino di meno鈥�.