Climate Policy Mainstreaming in Ukraine: Priorities and Capacities for Ukraine´s EU path

Introductory live session for launching the online course

Climate Policy Mainstreaming in Ukraine: Priorities and Capacities for Ukraine´s EU path
Final program

 Ukraine advances its path to the EU and it must align with ambitious EU climate legislation and requirements - from new approaches to market mechanisms to foreign trade rules (such as ETS or CBAM). How can this be achieved in times of war, structural reforms and profound institutional changes, including the recent merger of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, and Economy? 

The answer lies in a better understanding of climate policy principles, which requires new knowledge and capacity building. 

To improve climate-related capacities, the Ukrainian Climate Office project implemented by GIZ, in partnership with the Green Deal Ukraїna project at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, will launch the new comprehensive e-learning course on climate policy mainstreaming. The course is fully digital, self-paced, and designed to support the professional development of Ukrainian public sector employees. The course provides practical EU-aligned knowledge in the Ukrainian language, from climate fundamentals to sectoral pathways and legal frameworks. 

Moderator: Lennard de Klerk

Agenda

Time (Kyiv time) Description Speakers
14:00 - 14:10 Welcome and opening remarks

Julia Jesson, Head of the Ukrainian 
Climate Office Project, GIZ

Susanne Nies, Project Lead, GDU, HZB
14:10 - 14:20

Introduction of moderator: Climate policy in the global context in 2025: a snapshot

Introducing the speakers

 Lennard de Klerk, Military and conflict emissions expert, Initiative on GHG accounting of war
14:20 - 14:30

Climate policies- Ukraine-2025

Also on the importance of climate and energy 
capacity building for public officials

 Pavlo Kartashov, Deputy Minister of 
Economy, Environment and Agriculture of 
Ukraine
14:30 - 15:15

Moderated Q&A with speakers

  • Is climate policy a priority for Ukraine 
    today?  For policy makers, citizens?
  • What is on the agenda, and what are 
    milestones in 2025?
  • What is the impact of recent government restructuring and changes on the climate agenda?
  • How are Ukrainian ministries collaborating on climate policy? How is this structured?
  • Is the energy committee of Rada taking climate policy into account? How?
  • What is the perspective of the more local, city level?

Questions from the audience

Inna Sovsun, Verkhnovna Rada of Ukraine, Energy Committee

TBC: Lesia Vasylenko, Verkhnovna Rada of Ukraine, Environment Committee

Marcus Lippold, EU Commission, DG ENEST

TBC: representative of the Ministry of  education and science of Ukraine

tbd Serhii Saburov, Kyiv City State Administration, Acting Director of the Department of Environmental Protection 
and Climate Change Adaptation
15:15 - 15:30

The self-paced climate online training

What is the role of the new online training to boost 
climate policy performance in the public sector in 
Ukraine? Presentation of the course and how to 
enrol

Julia Jesson, Head of the Ukrainian Climate Office Project, GIZ

Susanne Nies, Project Lead, GDU, HZB