EBA reiterates its call on the Government to review Ukraine’s climate targets and informs the European Commission

17/ 10/ 2025

The European Business Association once again stresses the need to review Ukraine’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC-2) under the Paris Agreement, taking into account the realities of wartime and the current state of the national economy. According to experts from the EBA Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Development Committee, over the past three years, the key driver of carbon emissions in Ukraine has been the ongoing war rather than business activity. Therefore, the business community is convinced that Ukraine’s climate goals require revision and adaptation, they must remain realistic, achievable, and practically implementable. To this end, the business community has once again appealed to the Government of Ukraine, urging it to adapt the country’s climate commitments to current wartime and economic conditions. Furthermore, the Association has informed the European Commission of the Ukrainian business community’s position and approach to shaping updated climate goals that will take existing challenges into account and contribute to further economic recovery. Earlier, the Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Development Committee prepared an analytical study entitled “Establishing and Implementing the Nationally Determined Contribution while Preserving the Ukrainian Economy: Key Challenges and Solutions.” The document contains a series of practical recommendations aimed at achieving a balance between environmental commitments and the country’s economic resilience. The European Business Association hopes that the business community’s position will be duly considered in the further development of Ukraine’s climate policy.

According to experts from the EBA Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Development Committee, over the past three years, the key driver of carbon emissions in Ukraine has been the ongoing war rather than business activity. Therefore, the business community is convinced that Ukraine’s climate goals require revision and adaptation, they must remain realistic, achievable, and practically implementable.

To this end, the business community has once again appealed to the Government of Ukraine, urging it to adapt the country’s climate commitments to current wartime and economic conditions. Furthermore, the Association has informed the European Commission of the Ukrainian business community’s position and approach to shaping updated climate goals that will take existing challenges into account and contribute to further economic recovery.

Earlier, the Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Development Committee prepared an analytical study entitled “Establishing and Implementing the Nationally Determined Contribution while Preserving the Ukrainian Economy: Key Challenges and Solutions.” The document contains a series of practical recommendations aimed at achieving a balance between environmental commitments and the country’s economic resilience.

The European Business Association hopes that the business community’s position will be duly considered in the further development of Ukraine’s climate policy.