Thunberg, activists tell Merkel during meeting to ”abandon fossil industry contracts”
Greta Thunberg and other youth climate activists have called on Chancellor Angela Merkel to review her government’s treatment of the…
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Environment agenda: EU climate talks enter decisive phase
The European Commission will table proposals next month to raise the EU’s climate target for 2030, amid warnings from Eastern…
Bankwatch: Citizens can get involved in the management of European funds for environmental protection
Stakeholders, trade unions, employers and non-governmental organizations can get involved in better management of European funds in the period 2021-2027,…
UK has taken another step towards giving up coal
The closure of the Bradley mine in the north of England marks a new step towards giving up coal in…
E.ON has become a member of the European Alliance for Clean Hydrogen
Early July, the European Union unveiled its hydrogen strategy. Its aim is to achieve climate targets by expanding its use…
Alexe: Parliament approves compost law, recycling awareness campaigns to be launched
Parliament recently approved the compost law, so all Romania’s territorial administrative units are required to organize separate collection of the…
The decarbonization plan of the Oltenia Energy Complex costs about 7 bln. lei
The investments involved in the restructuring plan of the Oltenia Energy Complex, the country’s second largest producer of electricity in…
Accumulation of plastic waste amid the pandemic is a matter of concern in Europe
Falling oil prices could reduce demand for recycled plastics, which could create problems for the European Union’s plans to increase…
Germany’s CDU Economic Council rejects ECB role in climate action
The German business association CDU Economic Council, associated with Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, opposes plans by the…
H. Adrian (Holcim): Green Deal means huge investment needs for cement plants
Holcim maintained its activity in Romania with no incidents caused by Covid-19. “During this period, our first concern was the…
OMV Petrom becomes the first company in Romania to support the TCFD recommendations
OMV Petrom announces its support for the recommendations issued by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) on climate…
Bankwatch: Decarbonisation must be supported by ambitious funding programs and targets
Bogdan Tudorache Romania needs an integrated plan to use European funds from 2021-2027 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while ensuring…
Alexe: Romania will have 24 billion euro for green projects
Romania will have at its disposal 24 billion euro for green projects, out of the total of almost 80 billion…
Norway’s €2.1bn carbon-capture mega-project gets approval
The Norwegian government’s decision to fund the scale-up of carbon-capture-storage (CCS) technology with more than €2 billion got the green…
Majority of Germans say climate action a priority despite coronavirus challenge
Climate action remains a priority for most people in Germany even as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are challenging…
ALUM benefits from a non-reimbursable financing of 8.8 mln. euro
ALUM, the only calcined alumina producer in Romania, is one of the stakeholders of the ReActiv project, an initiative aiming…
Elena Popescu, Energy Strategy Summit: PNIESC will be subject to strategic environmental assessment before having a final form
Currently, the Ministry of Economy and Energy (MEEMA) is working to coordinate the National Energy Strategy with the National Energy…
Large oil companies have set their first targets for reducing emissions
The world’s largest oil companies, including Saudi Aramco, CNPC and Exxon Mobil, have set targets for the first time to…
Green cars post a 2.7% increase in sales in H1
Bogdan Tudorache Although the Romanian car market decreased in the first half of the year (H1) by almost 32% compared…
Fechet: Multiannual financial framework and economic recovery fund must ensure EU 2050 climate neutrality target
The multiannual financial framework and the economic recovery fund must provide the necessary resources to continue the efforts of the…
The PAC Scenario: Net-zero by 2040 to meet Europe’s Paris goals
The EU is not on track to meet its Paris Agreement obligations on emissions and limiting the global temperature rise…
EU ministers exclude nuclear, fossil gas from green transition fund
European Union countries agreed that the bloc’s flagship fund to wean regions off fossil fuels should not finance nuclear or…
Plug-in hybrids unlikely to lower transport emissions – Greenpeace report
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, which are to be subsidised through the German government’s new economic stimulus programme with up to…