Through the EU Association Agreement and EU candidate status, Ukraine is obliged to introduce an EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The ambition to rapidly implement EU directives including the ETS is increasing. At the national level, the project promotes the development of administrative structures and capacities. It supports partners in establishing a basis for setting the emissions cap (emissions scenarios). The competent authority will be enabled to carry out the verification of emission reports of installations subject to ETS. The project promotes the development of procedures for emission allowances. The IT system will be further developed and integrated into the e‑governance structures of Ukraine. An ETS pilot phase enables installation operators, verifiers, authorities and environmental inspectorates to apply their knowledge. Capacity is built in the private sector for monitoring plans and emissions reporting. The ETS creates a “level playing field” with the EU internal market.
Presenting the Way towards the Establishment of an Emission Trading Scheme in Ukraine
On 27th November, about 100 representatives of business and government took part in a roundtable discussion, aimed at presenting work and plans of the MEPR on the way to the implementation of an ETS in Ukraine, as well as to discussing business readiness for its introduction and vision of the system’s design elements.