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Is there any room for environmental protection in the new Cabinet’s plans?
Is there any room for environmental protection in the new Cabinet’s plans?

What government officials failed to mention, and why certain objectives raise doubts

Almost half a billion: the Decarbonisation Fund’s summer performance review
Almost half a billion: the Decarbonisation Fund’s summer performance review

The fund has also received funding from UNIDO for industrial decarbonisation. It is not known exactly which projects the funds will be spent on

Immoral and anti-European: the Verkhovna Rada has criticised a draft law on hunting
Immoral and anti-European: the Verkhovna Rada has criticised a draft law on hunting

These provisions contravene a number of European standards and are unfounded

The Kyiv City State Administration has rejected proposals from the Architects’ Union that would have preserved the trees in Teremky
The Kyiv City State Administration has rejected proposals from the Architects’ Union that would have preserved the trees in Teremky

Activists are convinced that, as a result of the government decree, parks in any region of Ukraine could face a similar fate

Resolving conflicts in waste management: the Ministry of Economy has presented a draft resolution
Resolving conflicts in waste management: the Ministry of Economy has presented a draft resolution

The key point is that businesses will be able to operate for a further seven months without a licence to handle non-hazardous waste

The Rada has passed a law on renewable energy as part of Ukraine’s European integration
The Rada has passed a law on renewable energy as part of Ukraine’s European integration

Parliament is convinced that its provisions will make renewable energy sources more attractive to investors

Did the Kyiv City State Administration lie? An alternative route for the heating pipeline in Teremky had been planned from the outset
Did the Kyiv City State Administration lie? An alternative route for the heating pipeline in Teremky had been planned from the outset

Activists are demanding documented evidence and a technical justification for the route change

Land restoration as a national priority: Ukraine’s position at the UNCCD conference
Land restoration as a national priority: Ukraine’s position at the UNCCD conference

The country is working to ensure that Ukrainian projects are included in the Global Environment Facility’s plan

There are plans to require large businesses to disclose their environmental impact
There are plans to require large businesses to disclose their environmental impact

The first year for which a report will be required is 2028

Public oversight during wartime: strengthening society or undermining the state?
Public oversight during wartime: strengthening society or undermining the state?

The cost of lax environmental controls during the reconstruction period will be significantly higher than it was before the war

The business community has called for further refinement of the draft legislation on the Ukrainian quota market
The business community has called for further refinement of the draft legislation on the Ukrainian quota market

According to the business community, a separate fund should be established to manage the revenues from the NETS, and the priority for the use of these funds should be the decarbonisation of industry

Are the forests and coastline safe? Parliament has removed most of the controversial provisions from Bill No. 15122
Are the forests and coastline safe? Parliament has removed most of the controversial provisions from Bill No. 15122

However, the development still poses a threat to recreational land that has not been included in the exemptions