Agence France-Presse: Italy will veto ambitious European Union plans to tackle climate change unless changes are made to make the package less costly to industry and consumers, a minister warned Monday. “If the climate package passes as it stands it will lead to a 17 percent hike in electricity bills for every Italian,” Andrea Ronchi, Italy’s european policy minister, told reporters in Brussels. “We think the package is a mistake. As it stands, it penalises our industry, increases costs for …