World Energy leaders attend UN Climate Action Summit 2019
Enel is one of the companies participating in the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019, the UN’s most important global…
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New EU emission rules turn SUVs from “climate killers into profit killers”
The SUV (sport utility vehicle) boom cheered on by German carmakers BMW, Daimler and VW is about to turn into…
German landfill operators agree to significantly lower methane emissions
Methane emissions from landfills in Germany will be gradually reduced by a total of one million tonnes of CO2 equivalents…
Switzerland pledges climate neutrality by 2050
The Swiss government announced on Wednesday (28 August) that it will cut its greenhouse gas emissions to a net-zero level…
Bill Gates-led USD 1 billion fund expands its portfolio of startups fighting climate change
The world needs to deploy and scale technologies that cut emissions—and fast. Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), a USD 1 billion…
E.ON joins ranks of Germany’s corporate green bond issuers
German utility E.ON has raised 1.5 billion euros by issuing its first green bond, which ties the generated capital to…
Green registration plates as an incentive for e-cars in Bulgaria
Green registration plates for electric cars is “one of the measures the state is proposing to encourage the use of…
The share of green car sales in Romania reached 3.7%
Sales of cars increased by 9.5% in Romania, in the first seven months of the year, compared to the same…
Compact power-to-liquid pilot facility demonstrates high degree of efficiency
Researchers in Germany have combined all steps of producing synthetic fuel with renewable electricity into one compact facility, with the…
IPCC land use report shows climate change threat to global livelihood
A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on land use shows that climate change threatens the…
German government parties debate new public debt to fight climate change
An increasing number of MPs from Germany’s governing parties are in favour of abandoning the target of a balanced budget…
Schneider Electric: Corporations’ long-term success hinges on their business model supporting humanity’s prosperity
In the context of Earth Overshoot Day this July 29, Schneider Electric announced its commitment to promote one-planet compatibility as…
Germany accounts for one third of EU coal power generation despite 2019 drop
Power generation from coal was down 19 percent in Europe, and 22 percent in Germany, in the first six months…
Study proves fuel cell vehicles are environmentally friendlier than battery vehicles
In a study commissioned by H2 MOBILITY Deutschland, scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE conducted a…
Enel, the only Italian company to take up UN zero emissions commitment by 2050 ahead of climate action summit
Enel is the only Italian company to have taken up the new commitment to achieve zero climate-changing emissions promoted by…
Moody’s Analytics says climate change could cost $69 trillion by 2100
The consulting firm Moody’s Analytics says climate change could inflict $69 trillion in damage on the global economy by the…
Rompetrol Rafinare, a new stage in greening of the historical settling lagoons from Vega Refinery, batale istorice
Rompetrol Rafinare announces the continuation of the program for remediation and greening of the historical lagoons of Vega Ploiesti Refinery…
EY Romania survey: Lacking legal framework – the main challenge faced by the Romanian taxpayers in fulfilling their Environment Fund duties
Identifying all tax liabilities towards the Environment Fund Administration (AFM) continues to constitute a major challenge among companies, although the…
Security scares at Sellafield nuclear waste plant raise fears of disaster ‘worse then Chernobyl’
Security scares at Sellafield raise fears of a disaster “worse than Chernobyl”, campaigners warn. The Sun on Sunday can reveal…
EY: Decarbonization, digitalization and decentralization are accelerating the countdown to a new energy world faster than expected
Renewable energy technology advances, innovation in storage and digitalization and increased distributed energy generation are accelerating the pace of the…
Official EU petition calls for minimum carbon price
The European Commission registered an official petition on Wednesday (July 3) that calls on the EU executive to set up…
Interconnection, refurbishment for coal and the Black Sea gas are among the priorities of a political alliance proposed by USR PLUS
The USR PLUS Alliance called for political dialogue in order to prepare a viable alternative to governance in 2020. In…
Efficiency through common approaches – energy and agro-food industry (Brasov, June 20)
In Brasov, specialists in energy and agro-food industries started the series of seminars proposed by energynomics.ro and TMT PR under the “Bioeconomy –…