Seven out of ten Moldovan citizens state that they are concerned about the state of the environment, and the main obstacle to mass “eco-friendly” behavior is the lack of accessible systems for waste collection and sorting.
Almost 75% of buildings in Moldova were commissioned before 2005 and built without modern energy efficiency standards. By 2050, the authorities plan to reduce consumption in the residential sector by 40.8%, and by 2030 to reduce energy consumption to 2.8 million tons of oil equivalent (or 3 million tons of primary energy).
The Government of the Republic of Moldova offers citizens an important opportunity to finance the modernization of individual houses. Within the second call for proposals Casa Verde (“Green House”), launched on March 18, 2026, another 1,000 households across the country will benefit from non-refundable financing of up to 200 thousand lei for energy-efficient modernization of their homes.
Record figures have been recorded in the renewable energy sector in Moldova. Over the last four years, the installed capacity has increased almost 12 times. A quarter of the total volume of electricity consumed is the share of “green” energy.
The European Commission announced on March 17 the allocation of 189 million euros under the Reform and Growth Mechanism for Moldova, following the country’s successful completion of 24 reforms.
Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Eugeniu Osmokescu is on a working visit to Washington, DC this week. During his visit, he held a series of meetings at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) office and Widelity Inc. to discuss specific areas of investment and cooperation.
The activity of hyenas and vultures in the town of Mekele, Ethiopia, allows local waste management services to deploy far fewer resources to combat carbon dioxide emissions, Logos Press reports.
In South Korea, innovation in rainwater management has reached a new level: instead of draining into storm water channels and polluting rivers, cities are using a system that turns the streets into a kind of giant sponge. Hidden beneath the asphalt are huge underground reservoirs that accumulate every drop of rain and allow it to be used as efficiently as possible.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set the maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, March 17.
Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever urged Europe to reach an agreement with Russia to restore access to cheap energy. In turn, the head of the European Commission recognized Europe’s abandonment of nuclear energy as a strategic mistake.
