NGO Working Group on climate change is a network of 16 non-governmental and non-profitable environmental organizations all over Ukraine. Our aim is advocating for transparent use of Kyoto Protocol mechanisms, advocating for introduction of policies directed to emissions reductions, raising public awareness on climate change and mobilizing civil society for actions.
The majority of our ongoing activities and information are not translated into English. Therefore we would kindly ask you to contact us to find out more about our ongoing activities. Below you can find documents and press-releases available in English.
For general questions please contact:
Irina Stavchuk
climate change program coordinator
National ecological centre of Ukraine
Kominterna 1,
01032 Kiev
Ukraine
tel: +38 044 353 78 42
fax: +38 044 238 62 59
mob: +38 095 273 26 73
irina.stavchuk{at}necu.org.ua
Documents
June, 2010
Ukraine’s AAU black-hole
For the last 2 months Ukraine has actively searched for 320 million Euros it received from selling hot air AAUs to Japan and Spain for GHG emission reduction projects. The investigation is still going on, but Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich has already announced that, ”the money were stolen by the previous Government.” Whatever the truth, the current Government has confirmed to Ukrainian NGOs that, so far, no single project was financed from these funds
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June, 2010
A letter to international financial institutions about climate policy in Ukraine
NGO Working group on climate change express view of the negotiations Ukraine is holding with international financial institutions for ecological projects and its implementation. The letter was sent to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European commission (EC), European Investment Bank (EIB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB).
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March, 2010
Critical overview of the position of Ukraine on climate change mitigation for post-2012 negotiations
NGO Working group on climate change presents a short critical overview of the position of Ukraine on climate change mitigation for post-2012 negotiations. In the documents are represented main issues about official position of Ukraine and what does it mean in reality.
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November, 2009
Statement of non-governmental organisations from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine for the upcoming UN climate conference in December 2009 in Copenhagen
Participants of the International Conference “Strengthening the role of NGOs in policy-making in the field of climate change and energy” held in St.Petersburg on 12-13 November 2009, representatives of public organisations from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, are concerned about the slowdown in the process of international negotiations on climate change. We see a great danger of substituting a legally binding international agreement by a non-binding political declaration.
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November, 2008
Information and data on mitigation potentials and ranges of emissions reductions of Annex I parties, Climate Action Network
April, 2008
Iryna Stavchuk Ukraine: A double change in climate. Reducing greenhouse gasses, increasing knowledge
Ukraine is among the top 20 largest producers of greenhouse gasses. The national economy is inefficient, the amount of energy wasted enormous. Scientific expertise for addressing the consequences is hardly available; awareness among political class and the general public is poorly developed. This offers non-government organisations solid starting points for their work. At the state and grass-roots level, the climate is changing: There is growing sensitivity to the fact that Ukraine must also make a contribution to reducing greenhouse gasses in order to fight climate change.
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February 11, 2008
On violating UNFCCC provisions on registry
June 20, 2008
Position on International Emission Trading
March 5, 2008
Report on information campaign “Climate is Changing. Time to Act!” (2007)
Green investment scheme and climate mitigation policy
Presentation by Iryna Stavchuk, April 2007.
Press-releases
June 10, 2009
NGO’s wrote benchmark Copenhagen climate Treaty
Bonn, Germany: Climate change experts from leading non-governmental organisations today unveiled their blueprint for a legally binding Copenhagen agreement. This will serve as the benchmark for governments negotiating a new climate deal this year and shows how major differences between rich and poor nations can be overcome.
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July 31, 2008
Court obliged the Ministry of environmental protection of Ukraine to take measures aimed at green-house gas reduction
Commercial court of Lviv region decided illegal the inaction of the Ministry of environmental protection regarding execution of the obligations of Ukraine to reduce green-house gas emissions. Thus, the court satisfied the claim of International NGO “Environment-People-Law”, that aims at bringing Ministry to fulfill obligations in climate change sphere.
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May 22, 2008
35 ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS URGE TO INCORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS INTO PLANNING FOR EURO 2012 EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Ukrainian environmental organizations appealed to Ukrainian Government and Euro 2012 National Agency of Ukraine to incorporate environmental standards into planning for the 2012 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Football Championship.
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December 3, 2007
Environmental NGOs are criticizing statement of Ukraine at international climate negotiations
Regardless global call for actions for the post-2012 period Ukrainian government plans to increase its GHG emissions by at least 50% by 2020. At the same time Ukraine calls all other countries to take emission reduction targets.
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September 17, 2007
Note about Climate change tour Ukraine
April 25, 2007
Ukraine announces its ambition to become a first player on AAU trade market
Over the last few months a lot of developments are happening on the mechanism of international emission trading in Ukraine. A new state Agency on Green Investments was created, number regulatory and institutional arrangements has been planned and with help of World Bank, Point Carbon and Regional Environmental Center few seminars and high level round tables were conducted. Here is a report on the inside discussions on AAU trade and GIS development in Ukraine
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September 26, 2006
Hot air could become hotter in Ukraine
When international states signed up to the first commitment period of the Kyoto protocol including a range of obligations to reduce green house gas emissions for the 2008-2012 period, not all of them took on obligations at a level which would actually stimulate them to reduce emissions. Thus, due to economic decline after 1990 and expected economic growth, Ukraine, like almost every country with an economy in transition, took on a target allowing it to emit more than it does or to sell the surplus.
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