TRENDS IN EVOLUTION OF CO2 EMISSIONS IN ROMANIA AND PERSPECTIVES FOR DIMINISHING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT

The paper presents the activities of Romanian specialists concerned wi th CO2 emissions arising from human activities, primarily the main fac tors responsible for the rapid climate changes. The first section show s the CO2 emissions' level for the last years, related to European emi ssions, concurrently with a comparative presentation of main sources a nd their contribution to the global CO2 emissions in Romania. Furtherm ore the paper presents the prognosis for the CO2 emissions' evolution in Romania up to 2020. Further, the research activity performed in Rom ania and the results obtained so far are presented for the development of a suitable CO2 retention technology to reduce CO2 emissions from f lue gas generated by power plants. The paper also highlights the possi bilities for further utilization in industry of the CO2 retained throu gh application of the technology developed by ICPET-CERCETARE for CO2 retention.