Green NGOs are calling for new protection regulations in offshore oil operations
Environmental organizations Greenpeace, Bankwatch, 2Celsius, WWF and Declic have sent an open letter to members of Parliament regarding the offshore…
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Raiffeisen Bank: 14% of loans to companies granted for sustainable projects
Raiffeisen Bank is consolidating its role as a financier that facilitates the transition to a green economy and a sustainable…
Bosch to invest billions of euro in climate-neutral technology
Bosch Group announced sales of 78.7 billion euros and a pre-tax profit EBIT of 3.2 billion euro, according to a…
Elisei, Deloitte: More than half of companies have plans to reduce carbon emissions
More than half (54%) of local companies are planning to reduce carbon emissions, according to the latest edition of the…
Barna Tanczos: In terms of waste, PNRR can help close infringement proceedings
The money allocated through the National Recovery and Resilience Program (PNRR) on the environmental component will be able to contribute…
Romania recorded a surge of 131% in green vehicle sales in 2021
Romania continues to show a strong upward trend in sales of electric propulsion vehicles, with a number of 8,893 new…
IAEA mission finds Romania committed to safe management of radioactive waste
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said that Romania is committed to the safe and sustainable management…
CNCAN: The Ukrainian radioactivity monitoring system does not indicate exceedances
Nuclear facilities on the territory of Ukraine are in a safe state and there is no danger, and the measurements…
Ukrainian nuclear company cannot monitor Chernobyl radiation
Ukraine’s national nuclear company Energoatom warned on Monday that there was a risk of rising radiation levels around the decommissioned…
OPEC: Under siege by climate campaigners
The OPEC chief and ministers from major African oil producing countries on Monday defended investments in fossil fuels, saying Africa’s…
EU investments of over 110 mln. euro in LIFE projects for the environment and climate, in 11 countries
European Commission announced an investment of more than 110 million euro in integrated projects of the LIFE program for environmental…
AHK Romania: 2022- the “year of sustainability”, after 20 years from foundation
For AHK Romania, 2022 is a special year, because, for 20 years now, AHK Romania has been successfully operating as…
Coal continues to benefit from huge funding, despite the green transition
Coal, the most polluting fossil fuel, continues to raise billions of dollars worth of funding, despite promises by the industry…
EPG: Romania should join a climate club, by assuming the EU’s ambition for climate neutrality by 2050
Romania needs to become a more active, informed and committed participant in measures to combat climate change, and the next…
Bankwatch: Progress in green recovery through PNRR, slowed by investment in fossil fuels
EU Member States’ efforts to target 672 billion euro in recovery and resilience funds to climate action are undermined by…
ECB will conduct new climate stress tests
The European Central Bank has announced the launch of stress tests on climate risks to assess the ability of eurozone…
European Parliament to move earlier the payment deadline for airline emissions
Airlines should pay for all their CO2 emissions in Europe as early as 2026, one year earlier than originally expected…
Eurostat: EU greenhouse gas emissions – down 24% since 2008
The greenhouse gas emissions generated by the economic activities of the resident units of the European Union stood at 3.5…
Minister of the Environment: In 2022 there will be no car, environmental or first registration tax
No new taxes will be introduced in 2022, and this means that there will certainly be no new car tax,…
Emissions trading revenue in Germany reaches 12.5 bln. euro
The German government raked in a record 12.5 billion euro from European and national emissions trading programmes in 2021, the…
Bucharest plan for air quality, carried out by a consortium of four companies
The Integrated Air Quality Plan (PICA) in Bucharest is to be developed by a consortium of four companies, including Cambridge…
Romania set a target of switching to ecologically certified areas of only 5.5% by 2030
Romania has set a target of switching to certified organic areas of only 5.5% by 2030, which is extremely small,…