Hanna Velyka

Carbon pricing: how Ukraine is preparing for the launch of its own ETS. Part 2
Carbon pricing: how Ukraine is preparing for the launch of its own ETS. Part 2

The domestic emissions trading system is set to launch in less than two years. Will officials have enough time to properly prepare all the necessary infrastructure?

Carbon pricing: how Ukraine is preparing for the launch of its own ETS. Part 1
Carbon pricing: how Ukraine is preparing for the launch of its own ETS. Part 1

The plan is in place, the deadlines have been set—but will a functioning system actually emerge? What is really happening with the development of the carbon market in our country?

To be fixed or eliminated: what changes are needed in Ukraine’s environmental impact assessment procedure
To be fixed or eliminated: what changes are needed in Ukraine’s environmental impact assessment procedure

The European Commission and the European Parliament have repeatedly emphasized the importance of this procedure in the context of European integration

EIA: How Ukraine turned an environmental protection tool into a corruption feeder for officials
EIA: How Ukraine turned an environmental protection tool into a corruption feeder for officials

Why European best practices don't work as well as they should in our country 

Top 5 strategic documents currently being worked on by the Ministry of Economy
Top 5 strategic documents currently being worked on by the Ministry of Economy

The main thing is that they do not remain just ambitious intentions on paper, as is often the case with us

Eco-tax reform: how to combine decarbonization, the economy, and environmental protection
Eco-tax reform: how to combine decarbonization, the economy, and environmental protection

Without conceptual reform, any changes to the size of the eco-tax will have no impact on the state of the environment or the quality of our lives

Ecology "on the side": how 126 officials are trying to replace an entire ministry
Ecology "on the side": how 126 officials are trying to replace an entire ministry

Will excessive staff optimization lead to the state's complete inability to protect the environment, especially on the path to EU membership?

Stakeholders highlighted glaring problems in waste management that are being ignored by the state
Stakeholders highlighted glaring problems in waste management that are being ignored by the state

They demand that the authorities listen to them and start working together to resolve pressing issues

The illusion of control: do public councils working with environmental authorities actually function?
The illusion of control: do public councils working with environmental authorities actually function?

Ukrainian officials ignore calls from the European Commission to be more transparent and open to dialogue with citizens

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

Environmental tax in Ukraine: fiscal burden or tool
Environmental tax in Ukraine: fiscal burden or tool

Without reforming the domestic environmental taxation system, Ukraine cannot even dream of a successful "green" transition