EU lawmakers back 40% energy efficiency target for 2030
MEPs agreed on Thursday (7 September) to raise the bloc’s proposed energy efficiency targets post-2020 in order to improve chances…
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France and Germany seek agreement on EU carbon market reform by November
France and Germany will work together on measures to reinforce carbon pricing in the European electricity sector and want an…
Energy strategy discovers again the Hidro Tarnita project
The Ministry of Energy has set up a working group to update the draft of Romania’s Energy Strategy for the…
E.ON announces finalists of Energy Globe Award Romania 2017 and calls for vote!
Solutions that help you save the so-called “vampire” energy consumption, or which propose an ecological alternative to using your personal…
EU rolls out stricter car emissions test
New on-road car emissions testing comes into force in the European Union on Friday as regulators strive to prevent a…
4 years’ space for the coal and gas-fired power units to meet the lower EU emission standards
The European Commission published on Thursday tighter new standards for the bloc’s most polluting power plants, including many large coal-fired…
US renewable energy growth helped prevent thousands of deaths
An increase in renewable energy use and tighter regulation have helped prevent up to 12,700 deaths in the United States…
Germany recalls Porsche Cayenne models over emissions software
German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Thursday announced a recall of Porsche Cayenne models equipped with 3-litre diesel engines after…
Volvo announces the historic end to classic internal combustion starting with 2019
All new cars launched by Volvo from 2019 onwards will be partially or completely battery-powered, in what the company called…
France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040
France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its…
Romania, in infringement if does not halve the waste deposits
Romania could enter the procedure of infringement for not reducing the amount of waste by 50% until 2020, which will…
Energy Ministry signed a protocol for smart cities and mobility
The Ministry of Energy along with the Romanian Association for Smart City and Mobility (ARSCM), have signed an agreement with…
Gavrilescu: Waste tax to be applied starting 2019
The European Commission has accepted that the waste tax at the landfill to be operational from January 1st, 2019, thereby…