In a world of technology and changing habits, but also driven by environmental awareness, renewable resources seem to be our last chance of saving the Earth. Some countries like China, the USA, Brazil or Germany have fully understood the need for alternative energy sources. Still, the emerging...

Recent decades have brought to the attention of public opinion and decision makers a new dimension - the environmental dimension. For a long while this was considered a stand alone problem, but nowadays the environmental protection enjoys a general recognition, leading to the integration of this...

Sustainable development was built as a conceptual framework for solutions that harmonize economy-environment relation. Although widely accepted, its practical implications are still subject of debate and controversies. Our paper targets this area and attempts a theoretical explanation and an...

This paper aimed to evaluate the impact of the current EU energy crisis on Romania s policies to boost green energy as a solution to balance the national energy mix. Our methodological approach was a mixed one using both bibliometric analysis and qualitative analysis based on experts interview....

The success in achieving the Europe 2020 national objectives depends on the implementation at national level of structural reforms needed to accelerate a growth that is smart, sustainable and favourable to inclusion. The national reform programmes (PNR) represent an obligation for each Member...

The following paper aims at analyzing the financing by the European Union of the climate change limitation and mitigation activities. The general objectives of the activities directed towards reducing and combating climate change, analyzed on the two directions of action, namely the mitigation...

Tourism has a continuous movement in the 21st century, which requires to entrepreneurs / businesses (public and private) to make from the environment a priority. Because now tourism is the most developed industry in the world, the environment has a central stage in its development...

The traditional argument” growth against development" loses its focus by introducing the idea of sustainable development that focus on opportunities for creating new jobs, increase income and improve local living standards. All these processes occur in time and space, while ensuring that all...

Activities in the energy sector provide the greatest contribution to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), which are assigned primary responsibility for producing climate change. The European Union puts great emphasis on the mitigation of the environmental impact of the energy sector, in...