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Italy is pushing back against a major European Union directive aimed at improving the energy efficiency of buildings, seeking to delay and offer exemptions to renovations it says neither the government nor homeowners can afford. The EU directive is aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions and creating a building sector that is climate neutral by the middle of the century.