The Cabinet of Ministers has created an Interdepartmental Working Group (IWG) to prepare proposals and recommendations for the development of the National Energy and Climate Plan.
The head of the IWG has become First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko, reports Ministry of Economy.
It is noted that the IWG should ensure the coordination of the actions of the executive authorities on the development of proposals and measures for the specified plan. The group included representatives of:
- Office of the President;
- Ministry of Energy;
- Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources;
- Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food;
- Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure.
"Climate neutrality and green transition are the main principles of Ukraine's recovery. In the coming years, the development of energy, in particular, the production of green energy for domestic needs and export to the EU, will become one of the priority areas for the development of the Ukrainian economy," Sviridenko said.
She stressed that Ukraine will also produce green hydrogen, and agricultural waste will be used to produce biomethane. The growth of the industry will stimulate the production of the necessary equipment and provide a green industrial transition.
"Ukraine's national energy and climate plan should become part of the country's post-war reconstruction," Sviridenko added.
It is noted that the Cabinet of Ministers has already adopted a new Energy Strategy of Ukraine by 2050, taking into account existing best practices, and the Ministry of Energy has prepared a draft National Energy and Climate Plan of Ukraine until 2030. In addition, the Action Plan for the post-war reconstruction and development of Ukraine is currently being finalized as part of the Energy Strategy until 2050.
As EcoPolitics earlier reported, The Cabinet of Ministers approved the Energy Strategy of Ukraine until 2050, which reflects the goals of the European Green Deal and the achievement of carbon neutrality in the energy sector.
