EU recovery fund has green strings attached
The European Union’s proposed €750 billion fund to help the bloc recover from the coronavirus crisis will have green strings…
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EU boosts ‘just transition fund’, pledging €40 billion to exit fossil fuels
The European Commission has increased five-fold its proposed EU fund to wean carbon-intensive regions off fossil fuels, with fresh cash…
EU target: more than 2.6 million cars to use hydrogen by 2030
Europe is embarking on a transition to climate neutrality, and the European Union’s (EU) goal is for more than 2.6…
Europe’s draft ‘green recovery’ plan – accent of hydrogen
The European Commission’s promised green recovery plan will focus on building renovation, renewables and hydrogen as well as clean mobility…
German cabinet agrees CO2 price of 25 euro per ton from January 2021
Germany’s cabinet agreed on changes to the climate package launched last September, and it is now certain that from January…
First recycling line for flat screens in CEE was put into operation in Romania
The first line of recycling of TVs and electronic equipment containing flat screens – (LCD, plasma and LED) in Central…
Over 150 global corporations urge world leaders for net-zero recovery from COVID-19
About 155 companies — with a combined market capitalization of over US$ 2.4 trillion and representing over 5 million employees…
Rompetrol Rafinare states that it is the owner of the contaminated land from Vadu, but not the source of the pollution
Rompetrol Rafinare is the owner of the land in Vadu affected by hydrocarbon pollution, but not the source of contamination,…
Germany on course to widely miss EU emission targets – think tank
Germany is on track to widely miss its EU obligations to reduce CO2 emissions, even if the EU does not…
Romania, the subject of a new sanction procedure for air pollution in big cities
Romania has not complied with the limit values for the protection of human health for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and has…
Minister of Environment will sign, on behalf of Romania, the Declaration on the use of the European Green Deal
The Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, Costel Alexe, will sign, on behalf of Romania, the Declaration on the use…
Environmental NGOs are proposing to the government to adopt a 100% green energy target by 2040
Bogdan Tudorache Environmental organizations have launched a new petition for public debate, entitled “Tomorrow is decided today.” The document consulted…
Financiers join EU “green recovery alliance”
More than 50 CEOs from the banking and insurance sector – including household names such as BNP Paribas, AXA, Allianz,…
EU decides: No green strings attached on cash to virus-hit firms
Large companies receiving emergency cash during the COVID-19 crisis will have to report on how they use taxpayer money but…
EC supports Romania in transition to “green” economy
The European Commission has approved all requests submitted by 18 Member States, including Romania, for support in preparing their territorial…
The energy performance of buildings is to be aligned with European legislation
The provisions setting measures to increase the energy performance of buildings are to be aligned with European legislation, writes Arena…
Fechet, Ministry of Environment: Selective waste collection will not be affected by the crisis
Selective waste collection will not be affected by the coronavirus crisis, Mircea Fechet, secretary of state for the Ministry of…
3 Green Deal priorities – renewable energy, clean mobility, energy efficient houses
EU energy ministers express strong support for the European Green Deal as an essential part of the EU’s recovery strategy…
Europe’s steel industry must invest 100 bln. euro for climate neutrality by 2050 – study
At least 100 billion euros of investments are necessary to make European steel production climate neutral by 2050, according to…
Merkel endorses proposal to raise 2030 EU emission reduction target
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she welcomes the proposal by the European Commission to raise the bloc’s greenhouse gas…
Ursula von der Leyen: Green Deal will be ”our motor for the recovery”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised on Tuesday (28 April) to put the European Green Deal at the…
Energy Transition: CEEP asks for more, fresh money and better allocations
The costs of the energy transition are enormous and there is a clear need to increase the spending for the…
‘Green recovery alliance’ launched in European Parliament
An informal alliance has been launched in the European Parliament on the back of calls from 12 EU environment ministers…