Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the country’s energy infrastructure has been heavily targeted, resulting in significant challenges to maintaining energy security. This policy paper analyses Ukraine’s response, particularly focusing on the surge in imports of critical energy equipment and fuels essential for restoring damaged energy infrastructure and ensuring a stable energy

Despite the ongoing war, Ukraine is actively pursuing recovery, economic stability, and a green transition. Biomethane production and export can play a pivotal role in these efforts, offering a sustainable energy source for both domestic use and the European Union.  Our policy brief, “Fueling the Future: The Economic Potential of Ukraine’s Biomethane Sector,” explores this

Ukraine’s energy system is facing significant challenges due to the ongoing conflict. Despite these obstacles, there are significant efforts to transition to low-carbon energy sources. Our energy economist and expert on energy and climate policy in Ukraine, Rouven Stubbe, contributed to a recent FORESIGHT Climate & Energy analysis, providing insights on the need for flexible

On the 25th of April, Berlin Economics, within the framework of the Low Carbon Ukraine project, co-organized an expert workshop on the topic “CBAM and Ukraine: Impact on Ukraine’s Electricity Sector as well as the Role of ETS and Carbon Pricing”. The workshop aimed to analyze the impact of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

On April 11th, Rouven Stubbe participated in an online event organized by the European-Ukrainian Energy Agency, with participants from the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and GIZ on the implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for Ukraine’s electricity sector. The presentation was based on the corresponding Policy Briefing. Key insights provided: – Impact on

The Policy Briefing “Pathways for the decarbonisation of Ukraine’s power sector. Scenario comparison, impact of CBAM and the role of Ukraine’s upcoming Emissions Trading System (ETS)” outlines possible pathways for the decarbonisation of Ukraine’s power sector. Different scenarios based on work by Low Carbon Ukraine and modelling by other recent studies outlining net-zero pathways for

Berlin Economics had the opportunity to take part on a panel at the Cooperation Dialogue: Forum for Energy and Climate Partnerships, an official side event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2024. The panel on Ukraine focused on financing the green energy transition amidst the ongoing war and beyond, especially within the context of the

On March 7th, LCU consultant and energy economist Rouven Stubbe presented the policy studies on the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the upcoming Emissions Trading System of Ukraine to an audience of energy professionals from public and private energy companies, the Market Operator, transmission system operator Ukrenergo, the Regulator and representatives from relevant

This Policy Briefing accompanies the Policy Paper“Exemption of electricity exports from EU-CBAM. Conditions for exemption and assessment for Ukraine”. It examines Ukraine’s alignment with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) conditions for exempting its electricity exports. Enacted in October 2023, the CBAM mandates importers of specific goods, including electricity, to account and pay for

Amidst the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukraine finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with immediate wartime imperatives while striving to advance its long-term climate policy objectives. The panel discussion “Fighting Two Evils at Once – Long-Term Climate Policy in Times of War,” at Café Kyiv, shed light on the intricate interplay between these pressing demands