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The court forced the Konotop water utility to pay for the pollution of the river
The court forced the Konotop water utility to pay for the pollution of the river

Violations were discovered in November 2021

COP28 was extended due to disputes over the final agreement
COP28 was extended due to disputes over the final agreement

The draft agreement will not help limit global warming to 1.5°C

Two-fold excess of the content of toxic gases was found in the air of Kyiv
Two-fold excess of the content of toxic gases was found in the air of Kyiv

Specialists of the observatory analyzed 1,587 air samples

The court sentenced the charcoal burner on the agricultural lands of Khmelnytskyi region
The court sentenced the charcoal burner on the agricultural lands of Khmelnytskyi region

Without any permission, the entrepreneur installed 11 pyrolysis furnaces and set up production

The Ministry of Environment will conduct an environmental assessment of the national waste management plan until 2033
The Ministry of Environment will conduct an environmental assessment of the national waste management plan until 2033

The national plan envisages a reduction in household waste disposal volumes by up to 30%

Great Britain will help restore the forests and reserves of Ukraine damaged by the war
Great Britain will help restore the forests and reserves of Ukraine damaged by the war

It will take 80 years to restore the burnt forests of Ukraine

Power plant to be built in Spain to convert wind and wave energy into hydrogen
Power plant to be built in Spain to convert wind and wave energy into hydrogen

The grant agreement will be a catalyst for accelerated implementation of the technology.

200 kg of amber seized from Rivne region deputy and his accomplices – black diggers
200 kg of amber seized from Rivne region deputy and his accomplices – black diggers

Amber was mined in the Rivne Reserve and the Klesiv Forest with the help of environmentally hazardous soil leaching

The participants of COP28 could not agree on the abandonment of fossil fuels
The participants of COP28 could not agree on the abandonment of fossil fuels

A coalition of more than 100 countries supported the abandonment of fossil fuels

Nature reserves helped restore the population of a rare flower in the Kyiv region – ecologists
Nature reserves helped restore the population of a rare flower in the Kyiv region – ecologists

In Holosiivsk National Park in 2022, numerous populations of the blackened and exposed sleeper were found

Customs officers prevented the export of illegal timber worth UAH 6 million per year in Transcarpathia
Customs officers prevented the export of illegal timber worth UAH 6 million per year in Transcarpathia

In 11 months of 2023, customs officers seized more than 550 cubic meters of wood and 1,680 kg of fuel briquettes

Agreements at COP28 are not enough to limit warming to 1.5°C – IEA
Agreements at COP28 are not enough to limit warming to 1.5°C – IEA

Emissions by 2030 will be reduced by only 30% of the required 43%