Today in Berlin, the head of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the head of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy signed a joint statement on the launch of the German-Ukrainian energy partnership.
Seven coal mining towns of Donetsk region will develop a joint transformation strategy.
This March a new member, the city of Toretsk, has joined the Platform for Sustainable Development.
The participants of the meeting analyzed the strengths of the Platform’s towns.
Just transition of coal mining towns must become a state policy.
Ukraine’s economy is among the most carbon intensive in the world. Coal is the dominating source of CO2 emissions in the energy and industry sectors.
In late December 2019 mayors of 6 coal mining towns signed the Declaration of Mayors on Just Transition.
Independent experts have compiled a list of specific recommendations on how to manage coal mines’ shutdowns.
Independent experts from four European countries prepared an analytical study.
The work is comprised of an analysis of national energy sector transformation policies.