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The indicator shows the trend in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding those from the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector. For comparison, two index lines (1990 value = 100) are included: the first refers to country specific emissions, while the second expresses total EU emissions.
Romania’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounts for only 0.3% globally, and for less than 3% of the total emissions of the EU, registering a decrease of 3.3% for 2016–2020. With a reduction in total GHG emissions of 59.5% in 2023 compared with the base year of 1990 (see graph), Romania has already reached (and exceeded) the EU’s GHG reduction target of 55% by 2030. In Romania, 183 cities and municipalities are signatories of the pact of mayors .
Furthermore, in Bucharest, the Act for Tomorrow association established the first interactive museum dedicated to education on the environment and climate change in Romania, with interactive devices through which young people can learn about nature. The initiative was in response to .
References and footnotes
- ↵Ministerul Mediului, Apelor și Pǎdurilor and Agenția Naționalǎ Pentru Protecția Mediliu, Raport Anual Privind Starea Mediului în România, Anul 2022, Bucharest, 2023, accessed 25 June 2025, http://www.anpm.ro/documents/12220/2209838/RSM+2022.pdf/778fd7cc-2383-4e47-b9ef-b90d36ea638e.
- ↵Government of Romania, Raportul Național Voluntar 2023 – România, Bucharest, 2023, accessed 25 June 2025, https://dezvoltaredurabila.gov.ro/raportul-national-voluntar-al-romaniei-2023-16267167.