Climate & Energetics

Razom We Stand, in collaboration with the Heinrich Boell Foundation, Kyiv Office - Ukraine hosted an engaging online event: “Energy Security and Decentralized Energy Systems: What Lessons from Global South Countries Can Be Implemented in Ukraine?”

Experts described how the world keeps financing the climate crisis rather than the fight against it and what the Russian impact is.

Experts described the key points of Russian colonial policies’ lasting impact on the global climate crisis

The Power of Knowledge: Female Educators Overcoming Stereotypes and Shaping the Rejuvenated Energy Sector - article 

What is the current state of green recovery? Do current reconstruction processes consider the need to preserve the environment and combat climate change? Are these processes transparent and open to climate-focused civil society?

On December 13, the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) wrapped up. In a previous article, we covered expectations regarding the main negotiation vectors at COP28 and Ukraine’s role in climate negotiations. This article provides an overview of COP28 outcomes, their significance for Ukraine and the world, and the subjects that were of the highest importance for Ukraine.

Despite the full-scale war, Ukraine continues to participate in international processes, such as the global climate change conference held by UN parties. Held every year since 1995, this event brings together country leaders, scientists, the public, and business. During negotiations at the conference, countries agree on ways to work together to overcome the climate crisis. In this article, we analyze the main topics of the negotiations, new trends, and their relevance for Ukraine.

Read this interview with Oksana Aliieva, coordinator of the Climate Change and Energy Policy Program at Heinrich Boell Foundation, Kyiv Office (Ukraine), and Anna Ackermann, board member of Ecoaction NGO and policy analyst at International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).