ETS in Ukraine: a detailed analysis of all draft laws, without any unnecessary commentary

Four draft laws, one carbon market and billions in future revenue: we break down who stands to gain what

A timeline of legislative initiatives relating to the NETS: key points of all draft bills

Officials and members of parliament are offering different responses to two key questions: how much will companies have to pay for emissions, and who will receive the collected multibillion resources?

Completed, overdue, carried over: what the Ministry of Economy’s environmental performance report for the year looks like

Which of the department’s plans have been successfully implemented, and how many of the achievements did the merged ministry actually inherit from its predecessor?

ETS in Ukraine: a detailed analysis of all draft laws, without any unnecessary commentary

Four draft laws, one carbon market and billions in future revenue: we break down who stands to gain what

A timeline of legislative initiatives relating to the NETS: key points of all draft bills

Officials and members of parliament are offering different responses to two key questions: how much will companies have to pay for emissions, and who will receive the collected multibillion resources?

Completed, overdue, carried over: what the Ministry of Economy’s environmental performance report for the year looks like

Which of the department’s plans have been successfully implemented, and how many of the achievements did the merged ministry actually inherit from its predecessor?

There is no ideal candidate for NETS: experts’ views on the proposed draft laws

Spoiler: the experts do not have a single clear favourite, but their list of necessary improvements turned out to be fairly unanimous

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Deliberately setting fire to rubbish instead of managing waste: a community in Bukovina has been fined

The environmental inspectorate has detected signs of deliberate arson, but the authorities are blaming it all on unidentified local residents

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Suspended sentence and a fine: how a forester from Volyn was punished for illegal logging worth millions

The man avoided a prison sentence thanks to a plea bargain and favourable character references

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The share of coal in the EU’s electricity generation has reached a record low — Eurostat

The share of coal fell below 10% for the first time back in 2024

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The communities of Yaremche and Skole are destroying nature by exploiting their eco-friendly image — activists

The authorities are planning to clear the ancient forests of the Carpathians to make way for a new holiday resort, and to build yet another wind farm on the mountain pastures

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The Decarbonisation Fund has already allocated 2.2 billion hryvnia to low-carbon projects

Their combined climate impact is an annual reduction in CO₂ emissions of 47,000 tonnes

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Forests and mountains sacrificed for renewable energy: activists urge the Rada not to vote for Bill No. 15122

Parliamentary lawyers agree that the implementation of the provisions of the law will have a negative impact on land containing forests, marshes, water bodies and fields

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A fire has destroyed a polystyrene factory in the Rivne region. The air is polluted with toxic compounds

The fire destroyed the production hall and the finished goods warehouse

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The search for an alternative route for the heating pipeline in Teremky will take two weeks

The community is calling for a moratorium on tree felling to be introduced immediately