Title: CO2 emissions in Romania: present state and future trends

Authors: Emil-Dan Fulger, Titina Fulger

Addresses: Energy Research and Modernising Institute, ICEMENERG-Bucharest, Romania. ' Energy Research and Modernising Institute, ICEMENERG-Bucharest, Romania

Abstract: Romania|s leadership in the 1960s initiated a steady industrialization programme whose greatest share was held by chemicals, machine building, metallurgical and building material industries. Romania is currently passing through a severe economic and energy crisis, and her economy needs an infusion of capital from foreign investors. Because of the present economic recession and the role of hydro and particularly nuclear power after 1995, the value of primary resources consumed will not even reach the 1988 level by 2010. As far as CO2 emissions are concerned, at present Romania has the advantage that 50 per cent of combustible primary resources consumption is represented by natural gas. The future contribution of natural gas will fall to 30 per cent by the year 2010; however, oil|s contribution will grow from 23 per cent to 38 per cent while coal|s contribution will grow from 27 per cent to 32 per cent. Therefore, although the power value of fossil fuel consumed in Romania by 2010 will be lower compared to 1988, the corresponding CO2 emissions will be slightly above those of 1988. The paper|s conclusion is that by the year 2010, CO2 emissions will have practically settled down in Romania.

Keywords: CO2; carbon dioxide; carbon emissions; economic development; fuels; future trends; industrialisation; primary energy; Romania; hydro power; nuclear power; nuclear energy; natural gas.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1994.063524

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1994 Vol.6 No.1/2, pp.37-40

Published online: 16 Jul 2014 *

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