News about Green economy

Government support and procurement for sectors such as chips, automobiles, chemicals and quantum technologies will be limited to products made in the European Union, Logos Press reported.

Discussions around the implementation of a pledge system for packaging (SDA) in Moldova go beyond the environmental agenda. Formally, it is about the collection of glass, plastic and metal packaging. However, in essence, the country is facing the creation of a new economic system where the interests of producers, retailers and recyclers intersect. The key asset is not packaging as a waste, but the bottle as a resource.

The European Commission has approved a new package of measures under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) that directly prohibits the destruction of unsold textiles, footwear, accessories and clothing, Logos Press reports.

Landowners receive substantial financial bonuses for planting forests, but these bonuses are based on the supposed carbon benefits of forests. Which, however, are scientifically ambiguous. And this calls into question the meaningfulness of financial injections along these lines, Logos Press reports.

SA Franzeluța announced the launch of a comprehensive energy audit to identify losses, assess the potential for energy savings throughout the company and optimize energy consumption, Logos Press reported.

At the European Industrial Summit in Antwerp, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen defended the European Union’s carbon trading system (ETS). But she faced opposition from the leaders of Germany and France, who believe the high cost of allowances in the ETS threatens the economy and jobs, according to Logos Press.