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The third draft bill on the NETS (No. 15386-1): what the authors and experts are saying about it
The third draft bill on the NETS (No. 15386-1): what the authors and experts are saying about it

Let’s take a look at how this document differs from the previous two

One year on from the abolition of the Ministry of the Environment: an assessment of promises, results, decisions and failures
One year on from the abolition of the Ministry of the Environment: an assessment of promises, results, decisions and failures

We’re checking whether the ‘mega-ministry’ experiment has stood the test of reality

An environment without a voice: why the environmental community is calling for the reinstatement of a separate ministry
An environment without a voice: why the environmental community is calling for the reinstatement of a separate ministry

A year of the ‘mega-ministry’ in operation has shown that the environment has lost its own voice, its staff and its political clout at precisely the moment when the challenges have become unprecedented

“As soon as we recognise that an animal is not an object but a living being with feelings, everything will fall into place,” — Yaroslava Koba
“As soon as we recognise that an animal is not an object but a living being with feelings, everything will fall into place,” — Yaroslava Koba

The war has changed not only people, but also their attitude towards those who cannot defend themselves

Once a pollutant, now a source of multi-million profits: how Ukraine can make money from methane recovery
Once a pollutant, now a source of multi-million profits: how Ukraine can make money from methane recovery

Capturing this greenhouse gas could provide our country not only with a climate solution, but also an energy solution, which will help attract investment and secure a range of European integration benefits for domestic businesses

The price of carbon and the cost of decarbonisation: how to launch the NGGEA and ensure
The price of carbon and the cost of decarbonisation: how to launch the NGGEA and ensure

While the authorities are drawing up rules for emissions trading, experts are asking a far more important question: does Ukraine have enough resources for a ‘green’ recovery, and where can they be found?

Millions of hryvnias spent on fines instead of reforestation: a new trend in ‘effective’ work from ‘Forests of Ukraine’
Millions of hryvnias spent on fines instead of reforestation: a new trend in ‘effective’ work from ‘Forests of Ukraine’

Foresters talk a great deal about the profits in their sector. But when it comes to how much their mistakes cost the state, they prefer to keep quiet

The Ministry of Economy has received the first application for an integrated environmental permit 
The Ministry of Economy has received the first application for an integrated environmental permit 

The industrial pollution reform has entered the implementation phase

Ukraine could earn up to €1.1 billion annually from methane recovery
Ukraine could earn up to €1.1 billion annually from methane recovery

According to experts, reducing emissions of this gas is one of the fastest and most cost-effective climate measures available to our country during the critical period from 2025 to 2045