More than 700 German companies call for next government to cut fossil fuel subsidies
More than 700 companiess are demanding an end to fossil fuel subsidies in Germany in an effort to boost fairer…
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GreenWEEE invests 10 mln. euro in a new electrical and electronic waste recycling plant
GreenWEEE International, the market leader in the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), announces new investment plans in…
EcoTree qualifies for regional finals of best start-ups in Central and Southern Europe
The cloud solution for recycling designed to facilitate recycling through the use of artificial intelligence is the winner of the…
EY: Carbon tax, applicable to 2025 imports
In order to keep its producers competitive and to avoid relocating production from the European Union to third countries, the…
NBR sets up the Office of Sustainability and the Green Economy
The National Bank of Romania has set up an internal structure, the Office of Sustainability and the Green Economy, in…
A global carbon benchmark price would drive emissions reduction
An international carbon price floor (ICPF) would drive a faster reduction in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions and…
Eurostat: 41% of plastic packaging waste was recycled in the EU in 2019
Every inhabitant of the European Union generated 34.4 kilograms of plastic packaging waste in 2019, of which 14.1 kilograms were…
Năstase, Alro: Clear rules for OPCOM and continuation of the scheme for CO2 emissions are needed
Clear and transparent rules for OPCOM and the continuation of the support scheme for indirect carbon dioxide (ETS) emissions, in…
IEA: States need to triple clean energy investment by 2030 to limit climate change
Investments in renewable energy must triple by the end of the decade if the world hopes to fight climate change…
ClientEarth warns EU not to include natural gas in list of “green” investments
ClientEarth has warned the European Union that it will violate its own legislation if investments in energy produced from natural…
Efficient Romania: How environmental responsibility can be taught in Romanian schools
Romania is still deficient in terms of mass education on environmental issues, sustainability and the impact of personal behavior on…
Romania ranks second to last in the EU in terms of waste recycling rate
Romania ranks second to last in the European Union in terms of waste recycling rate, which is of only 14%,…
E-Distributie sent to recycling over 6,000 tons of equipment waste
E-Distribuţie companies, part of the Enel group, sent to recycling over 6,000 tons of equipment waste resulting from the modernization…
Enel and Schneider Electric join the WEF in launching new solutions for urban transformation
Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation which was named the world’s most…
Virgil Popescu, at the P-TECC meeting: Decarbonization process can’t take place without nuclear energy
nergy means security and the decarbonisation process cannot take place without nuclear energy, Energy Minister Virgil Popescu said on Thursday…
Real estate: Major market players in CEE turn to green bonds
Real estate investors and developers across Europe are increasingly turning towards green bonds to help build portfolios of sustainable assets…
Romania: Anti-plastic law does not provide for a transition period for merchants
Romania has transposed the European Directive on limiting the manufacture of plastic products, especially single-use products, by two months behind…
ALPLA Group is investing in the construction of a recycling plant in Târgu Mureș
The ALPLA Group, a leader in plastic packaging and recycling solutions, continues its efforts to achieve its sustainability objectives by…
WWF: PNRR is a unique opportunity for a climate neutral economy by 2050
The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) represents a unique opportunity for Romania to develop and achieve a climate-neutral economy…
Next German government must triple climate action efforts
The next German government must massively increase climate action efforts in order to triple the current average annual greenhouse gas…
Nicolescu: Romania is among the countries that reduce the average carbon dioxide emissions in Europe
Romania is among the countries that reduce the average carbon dioxide emissions in Europe, with 3.8 tons per capita emissions,…
Record price of the carbon certificate: 63 euro/tCO2
The price of the EUA certificate surpassed the fifth record in the last seven trading sessions, on Monday, 06.09.2021, while…
Decarbonisation of the heating sector through energy efficiency and renewable energy sources
Achieving Europe’s ambitious climate goals is not possible without decarbonising the heating and cooling sector, according to Efficient Romania platform.…