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Ukraine needs a transparent NETS that will support the decarbonisation of businesses — EBA
Ukraine needs a transparent NETS that will support the decarbonisation of businesses — EBA

The business community is convinced that the system requires a separate fund to finance low-carbon projects

The scorching summer will ‘cost’ the EU €180 billion and halt economic growth
The scorching summer will ‘cost’ the EU €180 billion and halt economic growth

The countries that have experienced the most hot days will bear the brunt of the financial impact

Billions for companies run by relatives and newly registered sole traders: who wins the tenders?
Billions for companies run by relatives and newly registered sole traders: who wins the tenders?

The winners of tenders worth hundreds of millions of hryvnias turn out to be shell companies

Forests of Ukraine will spend 2 million UAH on recruiters to find a new chief executive
Forests of Ukraine will spend 2 million UAH on recruiters to find a new chief executive

Previously, the state-owned enterprise had paid around 1.5 million hryvnias to the same company to recruit members of the supervisory board

Ukrainian businesses do not support the draft law on the NETS: comments from the EBA
Ukrainian businesses do not support the draft law on the NETS: comments from the EBA

Industrialists are concerned about the lack of support for decarbonisation and the risks of double carbon taxation

CBAM for Ukraine should be scrapped – former EU Trade Commissioner
CBAM for Ukraine should be scrapped – former EU Trade Commissioner

The country has already lost more than half of its exports of certain types of goods

Over the eight years of its existence, the Energy Efficiency Fund has disbursed 5.2 billion hryvnias in grants
Over the eight years of its existence, the Energy Efficiency Fund has disbursed 5.2 billion hryvnias in grants

The overall environmental impact of the projects implemented is unknown

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

Metinvest reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 5.5% in 2025
Metinvest reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 5.5% in 2025

Businesses have spent the highest amount in four years on environmental projects

Record severance pay: former head of ‘Forests of Ukraine’ earned over 9 million in a month
Record severance pay: former head of ‘Forests of Ukraine’ earned over 9 million in a month

During his time as head of the state-owned enterprise, he received almost 21.5 million hryvnias after tax