Ukraine and the European Green Deal
To make Europe a climate-neutral continent by 2050, the European Union needs to work closely with its neighbours, including those in the Eastern Partnership, in getting them on board with the European Green Deal (EGD). Ukraine was among the first EU neighbours to announce their readiness to contribute to the EGD and a high-level EU-Ukraine dialogue on this topic has already commenced. However, what are the contours of Ukraine’s engagement with the EGD and how will it move forward? How can it be made multidirectional and effective while leading to real and equitable decarbonisation? This report aims to contribute to a discussion in the EU on how to better integrate Ukraine into EGD implementation. It proposes a set of guiding principles for making the EGD work for Ukraine, and thus contributing to the achievability of the EU’s goal of becoming a climate-neutral continent by 2050.
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Abstract
Introduction
1 The EU and Eastern Europe in the context of the EGD
1.1. The importance of decarbonisation in the EaP region
1.2. Key challenges for expanding the EGD to Ukraine
1.3. The excisting EU-Ukraine cooperation frameworks relevant for the EGD
2 EU-Ukraine Cooperation progress in EGD areas
2.1. Perception of the EGD in Ukraine and its influence on climate policy
2.2. Current progress in the EGD areas in Ukraine
3 Guiding principles: What to take into account while developing a cooperation framework for extending the EGD to Ukraine
Conclusions
Annex: Reflection of the EGD in the post-2020 EaP policy
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