Romania
Recovery and resilience plan for Romania
41% of the plan’s total allocation for reforms and investments supports climate objectives.
- Railway modernisation: modernising railway infrastructure, including electrified or zero-emission railways and rolling stock. €3.9 billion
- Urban mobility: infrastructure for a green and more secure urban transport. €1.8 billion
- Clean energy production: phasing-out of coal and lignite power production, deployment of renewables as well as related production processes, and hydrogen. €855 million
- Energy efficiency of buildings: energy-efficient renovation and seismic renovation of buildings to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 0.15 million tons in private buildings and 0.075 million tons in public buildings. €2.7 billion
- Biodiversity and environmental protection: afforestation and reforestation and forest nurseries, as well as other biodiversity measures for ecological reconstruction and species protection. €1.1 billion
In its plan, Romania indicates that it aims to exit coal by 2032, and that it will legislate on the future of mines, jobs and socio-economic support by mid 2022.
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exit coal by 2032