Environment
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…
Germany to set a new institution to test vehicle emissions
The Ministry of Transport from Berlin has announced that it is considering setting up a vehicle emissions testing institute to…
Dieselgate: European VW clients will not get damages
European Union regulators, who have been struggling for months to make Volkswagen AG compensate owners of rigged diesel cars, said…
Oil prices – an indicator that does not lie (comment by Radu Crăciun)
The topic of global warming has reached its goal, says Radu Crăciun, president and general manager of BCR Pensii, in…
UK leads the way in greenhouse emissions reductions
The UK recorded the largest decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union in 2015, although new research has…
Elon Musk is leaving Trump over withdrawal from Paris agreement
Elon Musk said Thursday he will leave his positions on three presidential councils. Musk’s decision follows an announcement from President…
IEA: Norway contributes to global energy security, while seeking to decarbonise its energy supply
Norway manages its significant hydrocarbon resources and revenues in a sustainable way, and remains a reliable supplier of oil and…
Trump withdraws US from Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump announced on Thursday that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, weakening efforts to combat…
Minister to introduce successful Dublin Bikes-style system to boost electric cars
A car-sharing scheme modelled on Dublin Bikes is to be rolled out by the Government before the end of the…
EU starts legal action against Italy over Fiat Chrysler emissions
The European Commission launched legal action against Italy on Wednesday for failing to respond to allegations of emission-test cheating by…
Infringement procedure against Romania in waste segment
The European Commission launched the infringement procedures on Wednesday against 14 member states, Romania included, for failing to comply with…
EBRD and Banca Transilvania to provide financing for energy efficiency in the residential sector
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Banca Transilvania join forces to improve the energy efficiency of residential…