The world is on the brink of a climate catastrophe. As a result of human activity, extreme weather events have become more frequent, droughts are growing more intense and prolonged, glaciers are melting, water resources and entire ecosystems are disappearing, and the risk of disease spread is increasing. Because of this, more than one billion people could become climate refugees by the middle of this century. Continued reliance on outdated, polluting technologies that produce greenhouse gas emissions will only intensify these destructive changes and destroy natural systems.
Ukraine is also vulnerable to impacts of climate change. Climate challenges are part of our broader struggle for survival amid russian aggression. The consequences we face are already affecting a war-weakened agricultural sector through sudden and severe droughts. Meanwhile, abnormal heat and cold are placing additional strain on a damaged energy system, posing a direct threat to our energy security.
There is a strong scientific consensus that climate change, since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, has been driven by a rapid increase in carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere, primarily caused by human activities — especially the burning of fossil fuels. Climate change is a global challenge that requires large-scale solutions and cooperation among all countries. Halting the climate crisis and the devastating consequences it will bring is only possible through reducing greenhouse gas emissions and phasing out fossil fuels.
The Climate Department of Ecoaction raises public awareness about the causes and impacts of climate change, advocates for and promotes effective solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support climate adaptation, and works on issues related to climate finance as well as the development of sustainable transport. We actively collaborate with local communities and other civil society organisations to support the implementation of climate policies and practical solutions at the local level.
In addition, we work to ensure that false solutions are not promoted in the process of addressing the climate crisis. These are solutions that are often presented as climate- or environmentally friendly, but in reality are not — such as carbon capture and storage technologies, geoengineering, and nuclear energy.
Ecoaction also works on documenting and highlighting the impacts of russia’s war on the climate and the environment, while advocating at the international level for holding russia accountable for the climate damage.
Key campaigns:
🌀 Climate policy
🌀 Sustainable transport
🌀 Climate change adaptation
🌀 Climate change adaptation in the Black Sea region
🌀 Climate resilience for communities
🌀 Carbon pricing mechanisms
🌀 Climate damage caused by the war
🌀 Climate networking
🌀 Consequences of climate change
