Opinion
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Dr. William Gillett: No Climate Benefit from Hydrogen unless EU Stops Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
Hydrogen is an important alternative for sectors that are stuck in the fossil fuel economy. As national governments and European…
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New Procedure for Applying the Annual Visa on the Environmental Permit
The legal framework regulating the validity of the environmental permit (‘EP’) and of the environmental integrated permit (‘IPPC’) has suffered…
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Directly Negotiated PPAs – A New Chance for Renewables in Romania?
The ban on directly negotiated PPAs came in 2012 in the context of the highly politicized discussions on the directly…
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RES to Emerge Even Stronger in Spite of Pandemic Impact
Amidst the chaos, uncertainty, and coronavirus-induced investment slowdown, it is imperative that global leaders do not become distracted from economic…
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Slowing Down the Economy – The Key of Recovery from the Coronavirus Crisis
The key of recovery from the coronavirus crisis, in CONAF’s opinion, is adopting measures ensuring the functioning of the economy,…
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Ukraine’s Strategy: Key Priorities for Decarbonisation
When people think about energy in Ukraine, they don’t tend to think about renewable energy. But they really should. The…
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Destination Net Zero – Delivering a Sustainable Future
Delivering the net zero target for the UK will inevitably mean a radical overhaul of the way we all live…
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Relaunch of Romanian exports
“It is necessary to boost activity on several levels: consolidating exports on traditional markets, counteracting trade deficit, identifying new extra-Community…
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Prospects for strengthening CCUS implementation in Romania
The STRATEGY CCUS project team, including GeoEcoMar specialists, will elaborate a detailed plan for comprehensive European CO2 gathering networks and…
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A long-term view of natural gas security in the European Union
The security of European natural gas supplies has rarely been far off the political agenda. New gas pipeline and LNG…
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Government Emergency Ordinance no 114/2018
On 21 December 2018, the Romanian Government adopted the Emergency Ordinance no 114/2018 (GEO 114). GEO 114 regulates a broad…
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Opinion: Overview of Romania Energy Industry
Romania today is facing various challenges on multiple domains, energy being one of them. As the country struggles with corruption…
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OUG project on consumer protection will affect the entire economic environment, CPC warns
Employers’ Confederation Concordia (CPC), representing the vast majority of the active business sectors in Romania, strongly opposes the adoption of…
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Net-zero news
We’re focusing on the possibility that net-zero emissions become a reality, the underlying process and implications and finally what it…
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GEO 114/2018, consequences
Under the aspect of capping gas prices, GEO 114/2018, substantiated on a non-existent legal provision, has the technical ‘advantage’ that…
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Gas suppliers in Romania risk insolvency
GEO 114/2018 taxing and capping gas prices entered into force on 29 December 2018 and it already produces effects, basically…
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5 Top priorities selected from the United Nations message
The New Year message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres includes 5 top priorities for the year ahead: diplomacy for peace;…
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Recent developments in the crude oil and gold markets
Taking a look at the evolution and the patterns for crude oil, we can see that since mid-2008, when the…
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S&Ds call for a radical shift for Europe along the UN 2030 Agenda
On the occasion of the third anniversary of the adoption of the UN 2030 Agenda, Socialists & Democrats (S&D) Group…
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What kind of debt do institutional investors look for?
In the US and Western Europe, private debt has become mainstream and managed to become an investment class on its…
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