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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

Industrialists caught in legislative trap regarding waste management
Industrialists caught in legislative trap regarding waste management

The business association proposes that the authorities establish a transition period lasting one and a half years

Quarry instead of pond: entrepreneur illegally extracted sand worth UAH 290 million
Quarry instead of pond: entrepreneur illegally extracted sand worth UAH 290 million

The offender organized the sale of minerals stolen from the state through companies operating in the field of building materials sales

Sweden allocates over $20 million more for waste management in Ukraine
Sweden allocates over $20 million more for waste management in Ukraine

As part of pilot measures, four regions are already purchasing waste collection equipment and re-equipping landfills

VAT refund price: electric vehicle imports fell 14 times
VAT refund price: electric vehicle imports fell 14 times

Experts suggest that the market will stabilize around the middle of the year

Jeepers broke into the Kuyalnik Estuary. The national park contacted the police
Jeepers broke into the Kuyalnik Estuary. The national park contacted the police

In protected areas, such car races are prohibited by law

Climate inequality: wealth and health levels affect heat resilience
Climate inequality: wealth and health levels affect heat resilience

Effective cooling systems are unaffordable for 38% of respondents

Not only without water, but also without trees: forest destroyed near quarry in Zhytomyr region
Not only without water, but also without trees: forest destroyed near quarry in Zhytomyr region

Hundreds of pine trees with a diameter of up to one meter were cut down, passing them off on paper as "maple shrubs

The EU is the first in the world to establish voluntary rules for startups on CO2 removal
The EU is the first in the world to establish voluntary rules for startups on CO2 removal

Climate startups will be able to apply for official certification as early as spring

Officials from "Forests of Ukraine" have once again been exposed for complicity in illegal tree felling
Officials from "Forests of Ukraine" have once again been exposed for complicity in illegal tree felling

Forestry workers themselves organize criminal schemes, often involving private entrepreneurs to sell illegal raw materials