The war in Ukraine is a reason to act faster to tackle climate change, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told the UN climate summit COP27. "Climate and energy security go hand-in-hand," he said in
READ MOREClimate Change Knowledge Portal. Trends in climate — past, present and future — always need to be understood in the context of the naturally occurring variability. Climate variability here, refers to the ways how climate conditions (e.g., temperature and precipitation) "flicker" from year to year within their respective typical "range
READ MOREClimate change is expected to increase risks and severity of natural disasters in Ukraine, through more intense temperatures as well as rainfall patterns, prolonged heat waves, and water scarcity. In recent years, the number of natural disasters has increased in the region and in many cases, they have been considered as catastrophic, causing
READ MOREKYIV, February 9, 2022 – A new World Bank report, Ukraine: Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture and Forestry, is the first detailed assessment of the potential impacts of climate change on Ukraine, with a focus on agriculture – a key driver of the economy and jobs.. This groundbreaking analysis not only provides detailed climate change
READ MOREAbout. Ukraine joined the CCAC in 2020 and highlighted a priority to address short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) in the agriculture, transport, cooling, waste, and energy sectors, including oil and gas and coal mining. The new ambitions of Ukraine to tackle SLCPs tie well into the national efforts on climate change mitigation.
READ MOREThe Russia-Ukraine crisis is already a human catastrophe.And it could also prove disastrous for climate action by slowing the global energy transition. Both Russia and Ukraine are key suppliers of
READ MOREWhat the war in Ukraine means for energy, climate and food. Russia''s invasion has caused a short-term spike in prices, but could prompt a long-term shift towards sustainability. The Russian end
READ MORESteven Cohen. March 7, 2022. Russia''s horrific, terrifying invasion of Ukraine has focused attention on Russia''s role as one of the world''s top three suppliers of fossil fuels. The United States, Saudi Arabia and Russia are among the top nations in the greenhouse gas sales business. As our economy has become more and more dependent on
READ MOREWhen flooding hit almost 300 towns and villages in western Ukraine last week, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said they were the biggest since the 1990s. Climate change is part of the story, but
READ MOREThe war is worsening the effects of climate change, Kerry says. The forced movement of people, the destruction of agricultural land and the increased instability are being felt in Ukraine and
READ MOREUkraine is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change from increase in temperature and increasingly variable precipitation patterns with an expected decrease for some areas
READ MOREThe war in Ukraine is, in many ways, an energy war. Europe in particular is becoming acutely aware of its dependence on Russian fossil fuels — a dependence that is literally fueling the conflict. The European Union, and to a lesser extent the UK and the US, buy hundreds of millions of dollars worth of oil and gas from Russia every day (some
READ MORE14 November 2022. By Georgina Rannard, Climate reporter in Sharm el-Sheikh. Reuters. Russia''s invasion of Ukraine has caused a large amount of warming gases to be released into the atmosphere
READ MOREA new World Bank report, Ukraine: Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture and Forestry, is the first detailed assessment of the potential impacts of
READ MOREA leading Ukrainian scientist says war is "closing the window of opportunity" for the world to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. Dr Svitlana Krakovska, who is a member of the
READ MOREThe world is witnessing a "gold rush" for new fossil fuel projects, according to a new report by leading climate change researchers. Soaring energy prices spurred
READ MOREBut beyond the immediate, visceral impacts, the conflict is also causing a climate disaster at a time when the world is already struggling to meet climate goals,
READ MOREThe world will struggle to confront a problem as sprawling and complex as climate change, and implement the IPCC''s recommendations, without the rules-based
READ MOREFind climate change laws, policies, targets and other climate policy data and indicators for Ukraine, alongside information about their legislative process. The principal source of Ukrainian law is the Constitution. Below the Constitution, the legal system is code-based. There are a number of codified laws in the main spheres of national
READ MOREMarch 1, 2022 5:00 AM EST. S vitlana Krakovska, a Ukrainian meteorologist, was wary of speaking her mind. On Sunday, sitting next to her sons'' bunk beds in her Kyiv home, she joined a Zoom
READ MOREClimate Change Knowledge Portal. This page presents a high-level insight into extreme events and how extreme events differ from mean climate. Extremes are often related to different physical processes than those that govern long-term means. While an average change in precipitation is primarily due to circulation changes, extremes are much more
READ MORERussia''s war in Ukraine forces Arctic climate projects to pivot. SSP3, developed for the latest assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
READ MOREFrom the ashes of war, Ukraine has the chance to rise as a green phoenix, a global climate leader through green recovery – building not just a resilient economy, but a sustainable future for its people and the world. Zagoruichyk, A, et al. (2023) The Green Phoenix Framework: Climate-Positive Plan for Economic Recovery in Ukraine, ISSN
READ MOREMinister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Roman Abramovsky said the strategy was the first achievement in the long task of adapting Ukraine to the coming changes in the climate. "We thank the EU and UNDP for being a dedicated partner in setting up an integrated climate adaptation policy in Ukraine," Abramovsky said.
READ MOREThe war is an existential threat for Ukraine, but its impacts go well beyond the immediate devastation that it''s causing, particularly with regard to the climate. The war threatens to increase vulnerability to climate change around the world and therefore exacerbate climate-security risks.
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