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Zelenskyy signed the law on the main principles of state climate policy
Zelenskyy signed the law on the main principles of state climate policy

Its adoption is one of the requirements of the EU as part of the Ukraine Facility Plan

The government has changed the criteria for assessing risk from the activities of enterprises and the frequency of their inspections
The government has changed the criteria for assessing risk from the activities of enterprises and the frequency of their inspections

Officials expect that the innovations will help optimally redistribute attention from less risky business entities to more risky ones

The Ministry of Environment proposes to extend the validity period of waste management declarations
The Ministry of Environment proposes to extend the validity period of waste management declarations

This is a forced step due to the poor implementation of the "garbage" reform

Ecocommittee of the Verkhovna Rada scheduled a meeting on October 17: agenda
Ecocommittee of the Verkhovna Rada scheduled a meeting on October 17: agenda

People's deputies will work with two documents

Almost 10% of all forests in the Carpathians have been cut down in 20 years – media
Almost 10% of all forests in the Carpathians have been cut down in 20 years – media

This is the area of ​​Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil combined

Photos and videos will now be taken during inspections of chemical companies
Photos and videos will now be taken during inspections of chemical companies

In this way, the state wants to ensure transparency in interaction with business entities in the field of chemical safety

From 9 October, farmers must obtain a permit to produce compost: what are the risks
From 9 October, farmers must obtain a permit to produce compost: what are the risks

Experts have found yet another contradiction in environmental legislation

Parliament increased responsibility for the destruction and illegal cutting of forests
Parliament increased responsibility for the destruction and illegal cutting of forests

They will also be punished for illegal harvesting of reeds that caused significant damage

Verkhovna Rada approves the law on state climate policy
Verkhovna Rada approves the law on state climate policy

284 People's Deputies voted "for".

The Committee on European Integration approved the draft law on climate policy
The Committee on European Integration approved the draft law on climate policy

The document is on the "finish line" before the second reading

Land restoration and development of alternative energy: what does draft law No. 12058 propose?
Land restoration and development of alternative energy: what does draft law No. 12058 propose?

The new legislative initiative caused diametrically different reactions from experts and activists

The EC proposes to postpone the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation for a year
The EC proposes to postpone the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation for a year

Previously, the highest executive body of the EU received numerous appeals from European and global manufacturers regarding the premature application of this document