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The EU allocates €3 billion for decarbonization in construction and transport within the EU ETS
The EU allocates €3 billion for decarbonization in construction and transport within the EU ETS

The funds will be invested in energy modernization and the development of the electric transport network

What are Ukraine's main environmental problems?
What are Ukraine's main environmental problems?

The existing problems have been significantly exacerbated by the full-scale war

The environmental wing of the mega-ministry: who in Sobolev's team is responsible for environmental policy?
The environmental wing of the mega-ministry: who in Sobolev's team is responsible for environmental policy?

The professional background of Deputy Minister Sobolev's deputies is more about exploitation than environmental protection

The formality of forest classification carries the risk of their destruction – WWF on the order of the Ministry of Economy
The formality of forest classification carries the risk of their destruction – WWF on the order of the Ministry of Economy

The document prioritizes economic needs over the preservation of Ukrainian forests

The sense of security is false: economic models underestimate climate change
The sense of security is false: economic models underestimate climate change

In the summer of 2025 alone, Europe lost at least €43 billion due to weather disasters

How eco-buses will operate in Lviv, Khmelnytskyi, and Poltava in February
How eco-buses will operate in Lviv, Khmelnytskyi, and Poltava in February

Special vehicles will operate according to schedule in various areas of populated areas

Digest of eco-crimes of the week: billions worth of sand, protected land, and tree destruction
Digest of eco-crimes of the week: billions worth of sand, protected land, and tree destruction

Among the violations are illegal construction in a national park and on forest fund lands

The new customs classification of plastics will come into effect in 2028. What will change?
The new customs classification of plastics will come into effect in 2028. What will change?

Separate categories will include both more detailed waste materials and individual items, from cotton buds to garbage bags

Data for calculating CO2 emissions: the government has approved coefficients for energy consumers
Data for calculating CO2 emissions: the government has approved coefficients for energy consumers

The indicators will allow for more accurate calculation of CO2 emissions in accordance with the European CBAM mechanism

Legalization of forest destruction: activists outraged by draft Cabinet resolution
Legalization of forest destruction: activists outraged by draft Cabinet resolution

Environmental activists see the document as a concession for development in the Carpathians and commercial logging

The government has approved a deferral mechanism for BAT. Maximum – seven years
The government has approved a deferral mechanism for BAT. Maximum – seven years

The transition period is available subject to justification and calculations based on the approved methodology

Singapore will be the first country in the world to introduce a "green" aviation tax. The program will be tested starting in April
Singapore will be the first country in the world to introduce a "green" aviation tax. The program will be tested starting in April

The country aims to increase the share of clean aviation fuel to 5% by 2030