Ukraine — latest ecology news

The introduction of EPR could generate 16 billion UAH for waste treatment in Ukraine each year – an expert
The introduction of EPR could generate 16 billion UAH for waste treatment in Ukraine each year – an expert

Private investment in the sector will also create up to 80,000 jobs and bring billions in tax revenue into the formal economy

Ukraine could become Europe’s largest producer of biomethane — IEA
Ukraine could become Europe’s largest producer of biomethane — IEA

Producers have the capacity to produce up to 11.6 billion m³ of biogas each year

A breakthrough in hunting or the legalisation of killing: how Ukrainians are reacting to Bill No. 15431
A breakthrough in hunting or the legalisation of killing: how Ukrainians are reacting to Bill No. 15431

The bill’s main author describes it as a step towards a “model hunting culture”

Legalising hunting as a leisure activity: activists are calling for Bill No. 15431 to be blocked
Legalising hunting as a leisure activity: activists are calling for Bill No. 15431 to be blocked

The document will allow hunting during the closed season, introduce a list of ‘pests’ and establish a controversial agency that will regulate itself

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

Age, disease and ‘black loggers’: why Ukraine’s forest belts are disappearing and why they are needed
Age, disease and ‘black loggers’: why Ukraine’s forest belts are disappearing and why they are needed

Their restoration is consistently hampered by red tape and a lack of funding in local communities

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

Another bill concerning the NETS has been tabled in the Rada without any fuss or debate
Another bill concerning the NETS has been tabled in the Rada without any fuss or debate

Just as with Bill No. 15386 two weeks ago, this came as a complete surprise to the stakeholders

Air pollution levels in Ukrainian cities on 22 July
Air pollution levels in Ukrainian cities on 22 July

A warning about industrial pollution has been issued for industrial towns

The Ministry of Energy has reported on the current capacity of ‘green’ energy in Ukraine
The Ministry of Energy has reported on the current capacity of ‘green’ energy in Ukraine

In just one year, the wind power sector increased its generation capacity by 37 per cent