The only financial instrument that Ukraine has to stimulate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is a carbon tax. It is the lowest carbon tax in the world at 10 UAH (0.40 USD – March, 2020). The tax applies only to objects that emit more than 500 tons of carbon dioxide per year. This tax...
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Ukraine Government Puts Forward New Climate Change Policies at COP 25
At the end of 2019 Ukraine had several major events that will affect its climate policy. The new Parliament organized a hearing on “Priorities for Environmental Policy for the Next Five years”. During the hearing the Minister of Energy and Environment of Ukraine, deputies, and researchers presented a vision of the environmental priorities for the...