In Romania, indoor air pollution is higher than outdoor pollution, with 10 months of the year where indoor air pollution exceeded outdoor air pollution.
New Year's fireworks pollute the air and are a disaster for birds and wild or domestic animals, according to ANPM.
More than half of Romanians (57%) show a reduced willingness to consume sustainably and declare that they think about sustainability "from time to time".
The European Commission has asked Romania and 11 other member states to comply with EU legislation regarding air pollution and to reduce their emissions of several pollutants.
The Mayor of the Capital Nicusor Dan announced that the website infoaer.pmb.ro was launched.
Brasov City Hall wants to reduce pollution by 426 tons of nitrogen oxides and 16 tons of dust in the next 4 years.
The European Commission calls on Czechia and Slovakia to update their national law to limit air pollution from medium combustion plants.
EU countries on Tuesday gave the final approval to the biggest revamp to date of Europe's carbon market, which is set to make it more costly to pollute and sharpen the 27-member bloc's main tool for cutting carbon dioxide emissions. The world's first major carbon trading system has since 2005 forced power plants and factories to buy permits when they emit CO2 and has cut emissions from those sectors by 43%.
The Romanian government approved the draft decision on the National Air Pollution Control Program.
A significant portion of EU grants is allocated to support sustainable initiatives, further driving the rise in these types of loans.
Polish energy group Orlen announced that its subsidiary, Energa Operator, has secured a €1.8bn loan to modernize the power grid, preparing it for the integration of renewable energy sources.
OMV Petrom announced the commencement of construction for a production unit dedicated to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) at the Petrobrazi refinery.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €240 million loan to Slovakia for co-funding of EU-supported green and digital projects across the country.
In line with its 2030 ambition to decarbonize the hydrogen used in its European refineries, TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Air Liquide to develop two projects in the Netherlands.
