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EU countries will call for the cancellation of the scrapping of free allowances on the carbon market
EU countries will call for the cancellation of the scrapping of free allowances on the carbon market

There are plans to raise the quota removal threshold to 800 million and reinstate it from 2031

The world’s first CBAM verifier has been accredited: what sort of company is it?
The world’s first CBAM verifier has been accredited: what sort of company is it?

It now has the authority to verify the emissions of businesses whose products are subject to the ‘carbon duty’

Ukraine’s first geothermal power station is to be built in Zakarpattia
Ukraine’s first geothermal power station is to be built in Zakarpattia

The plant will have a capacity of 5 MW of electrical power and 20 MW of thermal energy

A firm linked to money laundering received over 84 million UAH from ‘Forests of Ukraine’
A firm linked to money laundering received over 84 million UAH from ‘Forests of Ukraine’

‘Derevo Sila’ secured its first contract 18 days after registration, having recruited workers in a single day in preparation for the tender

Air quality in the capital and regional centres of Ukraine on 23 September
Air quality in the capital and regional centres of Ukraine on 23 September

As of this morning, the air in Odesa is the most polluted

A new lease of life for small rivers: volunteers in the Kharkiv region are saving water bodies
A new lease of life for small rivers: volunteers in the Kharkiv region are saving water bodies

Once the riverbanks have been cleaned up, they once again become popular leisure spots for locals

Ukraine is bringing its management of extractive waste into line with EU standards
Ukraine is bringing its management of extractive waste into line with EU standards

Lawmakers plan to resolve the legal conflicts that are hindering business

Are storks and bats under threat? Wind turbines are being built in the ‘Podilskyi Tovtry’ without an environmental impact assessment
Are storks and bats under threat? Wind turbines are being built in the ‘Podilskyi Tovtry’ without an environmental impact assessment

The construction of a wind farm in the nature reserve is already being compared to the development of the Runa mountain pasture in the Carpathians

Clashes over tree felling in Teremky: park defenders were forcibly removed by the city guard
Clashes over tree felling in Teremky: park defenders were forcibly removed by the city guard

The Kyiv City State Administration stated that the felling of trees had not resumed and that the security personnel had acted lawfully

How polluted was the air in Kyiv and Ukraine’s regional centres on 22 September?
How polluted was the air in Kyiv and Ukraine’s regional centres on 22 September?

Active fires have been reported in several towns

Olena Kramarenko has been appointed Deputy Minister of Economy and the Environment
Olena Kramarenko has been appointed Deputy Minister of Economy and the Environment

She was the first deputy to the controversial Environment Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk, back when there was still a separate Ministry of the Environment

Who can help businesses with emissions reporting: leading companies in the environmental services sector in Ukraine
Who can help businesses with emissions reporting: leading companies in the environmental services sector in Ukraine

The requirement to submit reports has been reinstated, the rules are becoming more complex, and the responsibility for errors remains with the company