Aviation emissions would drop by 21%, mainly caused by just 5% of people flying less A frequent flying levy across Europe would increase aviation tax revenues to €64bn, without any financial cost to the majority of people, according to a [...]
New analysis from think tank Ember, in collaboration with 2Celsius, reveals that Romania does not have plans in place to address the climate-damaging methane emissions associated with hard coal mining. By next year, this will make Romania out of compliance [...]
Methane pollution is a significant issue in Romania, contributing to nearly one-sixth of the EU's fugitive emissions from upstream oil and gas. A recent report also evaluated that Romania’s fugitive emissions from oil production might be underestimated by 2.5 times. [...]
The 2Celsius Association in cooperation with the European Commission Representation in Romania organized the conference Romania's contribution to reducing methane emissions from the energy sector, which brought together in Bucharest experts in the field of methane monitoring and reporting, representatives [...]
2Celsius Association launches the report Romania at the crossroads. Are we becoming gas dependent or a regional player? The report analyses the investment and strategic direction Romania has taken, being the second largest gas producer in the EU. The report, [...]
Investing in a European Pool of Rolling Stock Cross-border trains are no longer the set of wagons pulled by an engine, but a complex and integrated system that cannot be changed at the frontier. Given higher costs and more sophisticated [...]
Euro 7 is the last chance to slash toxic air pollution from engines, cities and NGOs have told the EU Commission in a letter. Despite the proposed phase out of internal combustion engine cars in 2035 and the uptake of [...]
Community energy in Central and Eastern Europe was the main topic of the Climate Action Network (CAN) and Friends of the Earth Hungary workshop held in Budapest, on the 1st and 2nd of June. 2Celsius was part of the event [...]
The project "Pragmatic approach of the environmental, economic, social and legal challenges of the energy transition" is implemented by Bankwatch Romania Association in partnership with the 2Celsius Association and involves addressing climate change through the energy transition. The aim of [...]
The European Commission has released today a half-hearted Methane Regulation, letting off the hook imports and walking back from EU climate goals, say leading environmental groups. Methane emissions are responsible for 25% of the global warming of the planet, and [...]