Environment
Mezzanine Partner launches Croatia's first "dark green" fund
Investment firm Mezzanine Partner has introduced the €100 million Energy Adria Fund, Croatia's first energy fund classified as "dark green".
In the second quarter of 2024, the EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 790 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq).
The European Commission has given the green light to a €790 million state aid package for Romania.
The European Commission has selected 85 innovative net-zero projects to receive €4.8 billion in grants from the Innovation Fund, helping to put cutting-edge clean technologies into action across Europe.
The European Commission published additional guidance for the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation.
RetuRO inaugurated today in Ariceștii Rahtivani, Prahova County, the seventh regional center for counting and sorting DRS packaging.
Strabag announced its initiative to achieve climate neutrality by 2040 throughout the entire value chain, embracing digital, innovative, and eco-friendly solutions.
European citizens support the energy policy pursued by the EU in the last five years.
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) announced that their global climate finance reached a record high of €118 billion in 2023, a significant increase compared to 2019 levels.
In the context of the floods that have impacted Romania, the Raiffeisen Bank team has extended its support to civil society.
In July, 763 million packages were placed on the market, and the collection rate was 62%.
RetuRO, the administrator of the Deposit Return System, the largest circular economy project, has opened the sixth regional center for counting and sorting DRS packaging in Almăj, Dolj County, near Craiova.
In the first quarter of 2024, the EU economy's greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 894 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents.
DS Smith has partnered with Versuni, a leading home appliance company, to create an innovative fiber-based packaging solution for the Philips Baristina coffee machine.
Environment Minister of Romania Mircea Fechet announced that one billion packages have been collected through the Deposit Return System.
Kaufland Romania reduced its carbon footprint by 3,418 tons in 2023 by utilizing Euro Pool System (EPS) reusable collapsible crates.
The European Commission has decided to initiate infringement proceedings by sending letters of formal notice to the 27 EU member states for failing to meet waste collection and recycling targets.
Consumers returned 350 million DRS packaging in June, 41% more than in May. The collection rate was 50% in June.
The report urgently calls for an institutional response to ensure an equitable transition and proposes metrics to increase transparency on equity implications.
It would cause more harm than good, violate national and EU laws, and undermine Romania's international commitments to halt natural destruction.
European Commission launched the #WaterWiseEU campaign to create a water-resilient Europe by 2050.
In 2022, environmental tax revenue in the EU amounted to €317.2 billion, representing 2.0% of the EU's gross domestic product (GDP).
RetuRO is opening its fifth counting and sorting center in Nicolae Bălcescu, Bacău County.
ROCA Industry has published its second Sustainability Report, made by the GRI Standards.
GreenWEEE inaugurates the third WEEE recycling plant in Buzău and a recycling line for electric motors, a national first.
In Romania, L'Oréal encourages people to choose larger sizes and refills while helping them understand how and where to recycle our packaging.
NEPI Rockcastle plans to transform its shopping centers in Romania into local energy hubs and fully meet their energy needs with green energy by the end of 2026.
Renewables developer OX2 has secured €73 million in financing from Germany's Nord/LB, a leading energy transition bank, for the development of a 100 MW solar farm in Poland.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is using again its €5 billion initiative to support manufacturers of wind-energy equipment in Europe by extending a €500 million counter-guarantee to Germany-based Commerzbank AG.
PPC Group has entered the Italian renewable energy market with the launch of two photovoltaic (PV) plants boasting a combined installed capacity of 32 MW.
