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Postpone the CBAM for Ukraine. What does the Ministry of Economy plan to do?
Postpone the CBAM for Ukraine. What does the Ministry of Economy plan to do?

The key argument is the status of a candidate for EU membership

Agenda for the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada’s Environmental Committee on April 22
Agenda for the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada’s Environmental Committee on April 22

Two alternative "fisheries" bills have been submitted for consideration

The draft law on ETS is ready – Ministry of Economy 
The draft law on ETS is ready – Ministry of Economy 

They promise to release the text of the document for public discussion in the coming days

A vast swamp in the Rivne region will not be made available for peat extraction
A vast swamp in the Rivne region will not be made available for peat extraction

We are talking about more than 2,300 hectares of wetland ecosystem bordering the nature reserve

Officially, the foundations for the wind farm in Runa were built illegally. Government agencies are facing an investigation
Officially, the foundations for the wind farm in Runa were built illegally. Government agencies are facing an investigation

Lawmakers are also calling for the lifting of the moratorium on environmental inspections

The government is turning a blind eye to the destruction of nature caused by dolomite mining in the Zhytomyr region
The government is turning a blind eye to the destruction of nature caused by dolomite mining in the Zhytomyr region

Experts are convinced that, in the absence of a response from the authorities, an approach like the one in Negrebivka is likely to spread across the entire country

Khmelnytskyi plans to become a zero-waste city. What steps are being taken to achieve this?
Khmelnytskyi plans to become a zero-waste city. What steps are being taken to achieve this?

City officials emphasize that the quality of separate waste collection depends largely on residents’ environmental awareness

Carbon pricing: how Ukraine is preparing for the launch of its own ETS. Part 2
Carbon pricing: how Ukraine is preparing for the launch of its own ETS. Part 2

The domestic emissions trading system is set to launch in less than two years. Will officials have enough time to properly prepare all the necessary infrastructure?

Ukraine is preparing to increase fines for damage to water resources by a factor of ten
Ukraine is preparing to increase fines for damage to water resources by a factor of ten

Littering a body of water could cost you over 5,000 UAH, while erecting a fence could cost nearly 12,000 UAH

One of Ukraine's largest wetlands may be destroyed for peat extraction, activists say
One of Ukraine's largest wetlands may be destroyed for peat extraction, activists say

Previously, researchers at the Rivne Nature Reserve had already prepared the necessary documents to include the marsh in the nature reserve fund

Carbon pricing: how Ukraine is preparing for the launch of its own ETS. Part 1
Carbon pricing: how Ukraine is preparing for the launch of its own ETS. Part 1

The plan is in place, the deadlines have been set—but will a functioning system actually emerge? What is really happening with the development of the carbon market in our country?

Saving the water bodies of southern Odesa Oblast: what solutions is the Ministry of Economy proposing?
Saving the water bodies of southern Odesa Oblast: what solutions is the Ministry of Economy proposing?

Some of the measures involve automating the regulation of water flow from the Danube into local lakes