Implementing Green Recovery in Ukraine: Requirements for Program Design and Policy

Although the struggle for the liberation of Ukrainian territory is still ongoing, discussions about the reconstruction process have already begun, and various organizations and stakeholders (e.g., CEPR, the Center for Economic Policy Research, the CMU) have already submitted several proposals. Although every proposal of the reconstruction program contains a reference to “green recovery”, so far the plans for the exact meaning of this term have been rather vague. “Green recovery is not a luxury, but an economic necessity to ensure the survival and competitiveness of Ukraine’s economy.

To move the discussion forward during the Lugano conference and beyond, it is now necessary to identify the necessary transformations and technological options for each sector, as well as the key barriers and appropriate policies to realize green recovery. Taking these developments into account, on May 31, the Low Carbon Ukraine project, together with the Center for Environmental Initiatives “Ecodia” and the non-profit organization CEE Bankwatch, organized a roundtable discussion that brought together more than 60 representatives of civil society and industry, as well as national and international experts, to discuss what exactly green recovery means in each sector, what barriers to green recovery currently exist, and what the optimal combination of strategies is. This article summarizes the thoughts and ideas that the organizers had after the conference.

Source: https://ecoaction.org.ua/vprovadzhennia-zelenoho-vidnovlennia-ua.html