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Smoke of the homeland: Ukraine is ready to launch monitoring of CO2 emissions

Masha Malonog — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:29:41 +0000

Recently, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted three resolutions at once, designed to create mechanisms for the implementation of a system for monitoring, reporting and verifying greenhouse gas emissions. The documents are aimed at fulfilling Ukraine’s obligations under the Association Agreement with the European Union. And, ultimately, to ensure the launch of a market for greenhouse […]

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The carbon threat to Ukrainian exports to the EU

Aleksandr — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:42:28 +0000

The Ukrainian media space pays only scarce attention to environmental issues, especially when it comes to industrial ecology. The public environmental policy is badly structured and needs modernization. However, we live in the 21st century that brings significant changes worldwide, and environmental policy has become an integral part of geopolitics and international trade. What is […]

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Business calls on the Government to step up the launch of the market for CO2

Aleksandr — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 06:01:19 +0000

The European Business Association (EBA) calls on the Government to adopt as soon as possible and make public all regulations enabling the launch of the national greenhouse gas emissions trading system. This opinion was advanced by the EBA Committee on Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Development following its participation in a round table held by the Verkhovna Rada […]

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The Parliament approved the environmental policy priorities for 5 years

Aleksandr — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:05:05 +0000

On 14 January, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved Recommendations of the parliamentary hearings held on 27 November 2019 on the Priorities of the Environmental Policy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for the Next Five Years. 334 MPs voted in favor of the document. The document systematizes the proposals of MPs, the Cabinet of Ministers, executive authorities, scientific and […]

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The Parliament passed the Law on greenhouse gas emissions monitoring

Aleksandr — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 07:46:17 +0000

On Thursday evening, 12 December, Ukraine’s Parliament passed the Law No. 0875 on the fundamentals of monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions. 335 MPs voted for the Law, 2 abstained, 39 did not vote. This is the first stage of introducing the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading in Ukraine. The system of monitoring, reporting and verification of СО2 emissions should be […]

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Ukrainian authorities discourage decarbonization of industry

Aleksandr — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 07:01:04 +0000

The Ukrainian government discourages decarbonization in the industrial sector, including in the steel industry, instead of facilitating it. This was a vision shared by Andrii Glushchenko, GMK Center analyst, in his speech at the international exhibition Waste Air & Gas Management 2019 held in Kyiv. According to the expert, environmental standards in steel industry are […]

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A higher carbon tax is going to have a negative impact on Ukraine

Aleksandr — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 05:27:05 +0000

The State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine (SAEE) expects that the carbon tax revenue for 2019 will not exceed ₴1.24 billion instead of the targeted ₴1.5 billion. This was mentioned in the materials prepared by the SAEE for the parliamentary hearings on priorities of the parliamentary environmental policy of Ukraine for the next five years. […]

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Ukraine to launch CO2 emissions monitoring in 2021

Aleksandr — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:37:03 +0000

The system of monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions is expected to be launched in Ukraine on 1 January 2021. Such forecast was presented by Olga Yukhymchuk, an expert of the Department for Climate Change and Ozone Layer Preservation, Ministry of Energy and Environmental Protection, during a meeting at the Chamber of Trade […]

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