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Halya Coynash: Russia ignores the environmental disaster its proxies are causing Ukraine

There are environmental consequences of any conflict, however the situation in occupied Donbas is especially urgent due to the large number of mines …
Halya Coynash

Dan Peleschuk: Can innovation save the planet?

The twenty-sixth United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP26) on climate change kicked off this week with major pledges to end deforestation and …
Dan Peleschuk

Washington Post: The world has pledged to stop deforestation before but trees are still disappearing

On Nov. 2, more than 100 countries signed on to an ambitious plan to halt deforestation by 2030 and pledged billions of dollars to the effort. …
Washington Post

The Guardian: More than 40 countries, including Ukraine, agree to phase out coal-fired power

More than 40 countries have agreed to phase out their use of coal-fired power, the dirtiest fuel source, in a boost to UK hopes of a deal to “keep …
The Guardian

Deutsche Welle: Climate change in 11 charts

World leaders are meeting for the 26th time to address the causes and effects of climate change. These five questions and answers show how much our …
Deutsche Welle

Martin Wolf: How we can share our divided world

Human ingenuity has delivered an integrated global economy, weapons of mass destruction, and threats to the biosphere on which we rely. Yet human …
Martin Wolf

Reuters: Leaders at global climate talks pledge to cut methane and save forests

GLASGOW – Leaders at the COP26 global climate conference in Glasgow on Nov. 2 have pledged to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and slash …
Reuters

UkrInform: Zelensky pens oped on climate change

President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that the further development of mankind depends on the action taken by governments and businesses in the …
UkrInform

Associated Press: Highlights of what was agreed to at the G-20 summit in Rome

ROME — Leaders of the Group of 20 countries haggled for two days in Rome over steps to tackle climate change and a pandemic recovery that is diverging …
Associated Press

UkrInform: Government to spend Hr 1 billion on improving quality of drinking water

The Cabinet of Ministers plans to allocate Hr 1 billion to improve the quality of drinking water in Ukraine next year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal …
UkrInform

Business Focus: Recycling & Waste Management

Editor’s Note: Business Focus: Recycling & Waste Management takes a look at how Ukraine manages and recycles its waste. All articles are written …
Alexander Query

Food giant Nestle rethinks packaging amid backlash

International food giant Nestle is one of the most polluting brands on the planet. The brand’s packaging results in lots of plastic waste, which gives …
Asami Terajima

Recycling becomes easier with these helpful services in Kyiv

Recycling can be complicated in a country like Ukraine, where there is almost no public infrastructure for it. Thankfully, nongovernmental …
Artur Korniienko

Ukrainian startup Bioc tackles plastic pollution with corn starch

Ukraine is the sixth-largest corn producer in the world. Growing more than 35 million tons of the crop yearly, the country leaves a massive amount of …
Max Hunder

A neglected uranium ore plant poses threat to environment in Kamianske

On the outskirts of Kamianske, a city of 236,000 people 450 kilometers southeast of Kyiv, lies the ruin of one of the Soviet Union’s largest uranium …
Dylan Carter

Environmental Protection Ministry presents Ukraine’s map of enterprises polluting environment

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine has developed the National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register in the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukrainer: Ecoaction. In search of clean water

More than 70% of the rural population of Ukraine consumes water from wells and boreholes, which often does not meet state standards. This water may …
Ukrainer

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih fined $17 million for illegal waste disposal

The State Environmental Inspectorate announced on Sept. 17 that Ukraine’s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, broke environmental …
Asami Terajima
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