Ukraine and Italy to collaborate on renewable energy development

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security of Italy signed a memorandum on the joint development of renewable energy.

The press service of the Ministry of Energy reported this.

According to the signed document, the ministries will cooperate in energy transition and renewable energy sources.

The document was signed at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai by Deputy Minister of Energy Svitlana Hrynchuk and Vice Minister of the Italian Environment Ministry Vannia Gava.

"The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security of Italy have agreed to cooperate in energy transition and renewable energy sources. The relevant document was signed by the Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Hrynchuk and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Environment of Italy Vannia Gava within the framework of the UN Climate Change Conference COP28, which continues in Dubai," the message reads.

In particular, the memorandum envisages cooperation in the following areas of interest:

• technology transfer and capacity building in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector;
• exchange of best practices and knowledge in the energy transition and innovative technologies in the decarbonization process;
• accelerating the deployment and use of renewable hydrogen, environmentally friendly biogas and biomethane;
• strengthening public participation and sharing best practices in energy system management, including drafting National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP).

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The UN Climate Change Conference COP28 takes place from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai (UAE).

World leaders and heads of state and government, including Prime Minister of Great Britain Rishi Sunak and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, will take part in the first days of the two-week negotiations. More than 70,000 delegates are expected in total.

Ministers and senior officials from 198 countries will try to agree on how to cut greenhouse gas emissions to keep global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

"Governments are preparing for "marathon" negotiations on whether it will be possible to reach an agreement on the gradual cessation of the use of coal, oil, and gas in the world since these resources are the main source of harmful CO2 emissions," the message reads.

Sultan Al Jaber, appointed as president of the summit, expressed his hope that the event would achieve an "unprecedented result" that would preserve hopes of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that this year's climate talks should aim for a complete phase-out of fossil fuels.

It is known that 22 countries, including the USA and Ukraine, called on the world to develop nuclear energy.

"During the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-28), more than 20 countries from four continents presented the Declaration on Triple Nuclear Energy," the press release states.

The Declaration recognizes the critical role of nuclear power in achieving global net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and maintaining the target of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

One of the main elements of the Declaration is joint work to achieve the goal of tripling nuclear energy capacity worldwide by 2050.

The United States, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ghana, Hungary, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Arab States Emirates, and Great Britain supported the document.

It was previously reported that Ukraine plans to become a European hub in developing renewable energy, especially solar and wind generation, as well as hydrogen technologies and bioenergy.

Rubryka also reported that Italy intends to support Ukraine in all aspects, not just by supplying weapons.