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Category: Energy and environment
E5P and EBRD finance construction of waste processing plant in Lviv
A waste processing plant in Lviv at vul. Plastova 13 is expected to become operational in two years’ time. With the processing capacity of 240 thousand tons of waste per year, it will be the first complex of this kind in Ukraine built to a European design. Read more
How Zhovkva is becoming an energy efficient city and is refusing from gas
Thanks to the implementation of several energy-saving projects in the city of Zhovkva with the population of 13 thousand people, which is 30 km far from Lviv, it was possible to significantly reduce gas consumption. According to the outcomes of last season, 45% of the heat in the city was received from alternative sources during the winter period by burning crushed wood. Read more
How Ukraine is predicting radiation threats thanks to EU
From now on, Ukrainian experts will be one of the first in the world to learn about radiation emissions in different parts of the planet and can rather accurately predict their expansion, emphasize representatives of the EU, who assessed the introduction in Ukraine of RODOS, a pan-European system for forecasting, monitoring the consequences of radiation accidents and decision-making. Read more
Toxic problem: ecologists call for European standards for pesticide control
“Are pesticides that are recognised as toxic in Europe safe in Ukraine?” This alarming question was the topic of a round table held in December by the international charitable organisation, Environment-People-Law, and the Reanimation Package of Reforms. Read more
A made-in-Ukraine miracle house may change the construction industry
In November, seven outstanding Ukrainians made it into the annual “New Europe 100” rating published by Financial Times. The New Europe 100 is a list of 100 people from Central and Eastern Europe who, “are changing the region’s societies, politics or business environments.” Read more
