The Rabla program will have a larger budget in 2026, after the Ministry of Finance decided to increase the funds of the Environmental Fund Administration (AFM) by 100 million lei.…
Environment
The Environment category brings the most important news about the environment, global warming, climate change, pollution, but we also present innovative people who have found solutions to protect nature.
Timmy, the whale stranded in the Baltic Sea for nearly three weeks, starts swimming back toward open waters (Video)
The humpback whale named „Timmy,” stranded for nearly three weeks in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Germany, began swimming on Monday morning and headed out to sea, taking…
Former and current European commissioners bring clean energy experts together at European Sustainable Energy Week 2026
The European Commission has announced the program and opened registrations for the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2026. This year’s edition marks a special moment: 20 years since the European…
Letter to Ursula von der Leyen, signed by Nicușor Dan and 9 other European leaders: I ask her to relax the Green Deal rules
President Nicușor Dan and 9 other European leaders have sent a letter to the head of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the Council Antonio Costa,…
First Griffon Vultures Brought to Romania in Landmark Rewilding Project
The first 25 specimens of griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) have arrived in Romania and have been transferred to an acclimatization aviary built near the commune of Rucăr, Argeș County. The…
Italy calls for suspension of the carbon tax, a cornerstone of EU climate policy
The Italian government is calling for the suspension of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS), the central pillar of the European Union’s climate policy, in a move that risks shaking…
Europe’s rapid warming comes at a cost: €45 billion per year
The European Union is not sufficiently prepared for the increasingly severe impact of climate change and urgently needs to increase its investments to protect the population and infrastructure. The warning…
When storks took over a police station in Cluj
A family of storks has made it impossible to heat the police station in the commune of Călățele, Cluj County, with wood. The birds built their nest right on the…
The Guardian: Has Romania found the “holy grail” of the energy transition? Can it keep up the pace?
Romania has achieved what many developed countries have been trying to do for decades: to grow economically and, at the same time, drastically reduce pollution. Greenhouse gas emissions have decreased…
The European Commission has established new rules for the elimination of carbon dioxide
The European Commission adopted on Tuesday the first set of methodologies under the Regulation on Carbon Dioxide Removals and Carbon Farming (CDR) to certify activities that permanently remove CO2 from…
The water crisis has passed the point of no return, a UN report warns. What does “water bankruptcy” mean?
ANM: 2025, the Hottest Year since 1901. Acceleration of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events in Romania Climate Change, an Exacerbating Factor Climate change is exacerbating this crisis. Over 30%…
Global warming is nearing the critical threshold as 2025 ranks as the third warmest year on record
The world is rapidly approaching the 1.5-degree Celsius limit, a critical threshold for intensifying the dangerous effects of climate change. Global average temperatures are currently about 1.4°C above pre-industrial levels,…
EU Commission retreats from worst plan, but still opens the door to unlimited pesticide approvals and weaker protection
Despite strong warnings from scientists and civil society, the European Commission will introduce unlimited-term approvals for certain pesticides. This represents a significant weakening of EU pesticide legislation at a time…
The forests of Romania produce more timber than the European average, but tree die-off is becoming an increasingly serious problem
Romania’s forests have significantly increased in recent years, both in terms of area and timber volume, according to the latest data from the National Forest Inventory. The area of forests,…
Are real Christmas trees a better choice than plastic ones? The unknown benefits of real trees
Scientists say that the ecological advantages and disadvantages of Christmas trees are not just limited to the environmental impact of real or plastic trees. So, what is the best Christmas…
Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Large portions of Europe’s water reserves are depleting due to climate change, and Romania is among the affected countries. Scientists from University College London (UCL), in collaboration with Watershed Investigations…
‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world
In the Transylvanian village of Pianu de Jos, 51-year-old Dana Chitucescu collects a bag of empty plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and glass bottles every week and takes it to the…
Romania, last in the EU in recycling: only 1.3% of materials reused in 2024
Romania remains at the bottom of the European Union in terms of recycling, according to the most recent Eurostat data. In 2024, only 1.3% of the materials used in the…
With funds from the NRRP, the largest photovoltaic park in Romania built on degraded land was put into operation (Video)
Simtel, a Romanian engineering and technology company, has commissioned a 52 MWp photovoltaic park in Giurgiu, considered by the company as the largest solar park in Romania built on degraded…
After marathon negotiations, EU countries have set a climate target for 2040
Environment ministers of the European Union have reached a preliminary agreement on climate objectives for 2040 and have set a new climate plan for 2035. After marathon negotiations that lasted…