| Kyiv hosted the second seminar "Basic Requirements of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Ukraine" on December 16-17 for cement producers in Ukraine. The event was organized by the USAID Municipal Energy Reform Project and the Ukrainian Association of Cement Industry Enterprises and Organizations "Ukrcement". When opening the seminar, Vladyslav Venzhyn, Director of Climate Policy Department at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, spoke about the state of drafting of the legal framework that should regulate domestic emission trading system in Ukraine. He also invited the companies to participate in an open working group at the Ministry dedicated to this issue. Participants of the seminar presented their draft plans for emission monitoring which they developed for their companies. USAID MERP experts provided comments and recommendations, according to which the participants have to finalize their plans. Experts also told the audience about assessment of potential risks and uncertainties that participants must also take into account in the monitoring plans. The updated plans will be presented in February at the final seminar. |
