Following the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the EU prioritised the need for energy supply diversification and reducing overall energy dependency on Russian fossil fuels by 2030. Renewable hydrogen is seen as one of the possible sources. Based on previous calculations, Ukraine has the potential to become one of the major hydrogen exporters in the EU…
The Green Deal Policy causes contradictions between Romanian and European politicians, government officials and environmentalists, and business circles. From a quality of life perspective, the environmental benefits and social progress (offered by the EGD) are attractive and rightly deserve to be identified as long-term, worthy cultural and historical goals, but there is a risk of…
This article describes the effects of the active hostilities on the environment in the short and long term, as well as examines the EU’s nature-oriented policy and solutions for energy safety in the global climate context of the war. The new opportunities for low-carbon post war development in Ukraine are considered. Dr Olena Melnyk ETH…
Building a climate neutral economy needs to be a central part of Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and recovery. Rising from the war ashes creates a unique opportunity for Ukraine to leapfrog from a carbon and resource intensive economy while building a strong basis for the country’s energy security in the future. Putting climate efforts into the…
The article analyses the European Green Deal as a roadmap of actions designed to transform the European Union into a more competitive and efficient economy, and discusses what implications it can have for Ukraine. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine accelerated efforts to rid the country of imported fossil fuels and streamlined different European initiatives and…
