Forum “Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP): Reduction and Control of Air Emissions” which was held on April 22, 2016 became the fifth in a series of six thematic forums planned in the framework of “Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighborhood of European Union (EaP GREEN)” programme and its demonstration component Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP).
The event gathered more than 40 persons that were interested in discussion and solvation of the urgent problem of our time - air pollution with the harmful industrial emissions.
Their experiences in the air protection and methods of control and reduction of emissions shared the representatives of:
Mariia Tsybka, National Coordinator of EaP Green Project in Ukraine, has opened the Forum by welcoming all the participants and addressed the gratitude to the party that hosted the event. Ganna Serovawelcomed the guests on behalf of The Orchus Information and Educational Center of State Ecological Academy of Post-Graduate Education and Management and expressed the confidence that the forums, organized in a framework of RECP project of international program EaP Green programme, provide a unique opportunity to gather many stakeholders interested in solving of certain issues and facilitate their effective cooperation.
During the forum was emphasized the fact that almost 90% of pollutants discharged into the atmosphere by the enterprises of metallurgical, heating, cement, coal and oil industries. Therefore, there is a need to encourage such enterprises to use modern methods and technologies preventing pollution by industrial emissions and advanced role here should play state government. In this regard the participants also spoke about the peculiarities of national and European legislation of air protection (in particular Directive 2001/80/EC and 2010/75/EC of European Union), environmental monitoring and inspection of the industrial enterprises.
Listed below speakers of the Forum presented substantive presentations on modern problems of enterprises in reduction of harmful emissions into the environment, fundamentals of Ukrainian legislation in the field of air, especially the Law of Ukraine “Environmental Protection", the necessity to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, a new project MENR and EU «Monitoring, reporting and verification» (MRV), modern technologies of preventing air pollution from industry, innovation priorities for the 2017-2021.
After the main part of the forum organizers invited all participants to take a pause and join a coffee break during which everyone could share useful contacts, talk in an informal atmosphere and give an interview to forum moderator, National Communication and Advocacy Expert,Kateryna Romanova, to express their impressions and thoughts on the event.
After the break, the participantsmoved to the discussion of the presentations and additional issues related to the subject of the forum. Alexander Klitko, Sector Manager "Environment" of the EU Delegation in Ukraine, told the audience about the international programsof the protection of the atmosphere - Air Quality Governance, Clima East and EaP GREEN. Also during this part, participants traditionally got familiar with the content of the publication of Primer for successful business “Techniques and practices of recourse efficient production”.
In conclusion, the organizers of the forum expressed their gratitude to all the present for their interest to the subject of the forum, and invited them to join the work of next event "RECP: efficient use of materials" that will be held in the end of May or beginning of June this year. For mandatory pre-registration please cal: tel. (066) 720-91-80 or send e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Romanova K.).
Demonstration component "Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production" of "Greening Economies in the European Union's Eastern Neighbourhood" (EaP GREEN) programme funded by the European Union.