Agency, responsible for Ukraine’s climate change policy, was liquidated to cut governmental spending

State Environmental Investment Agency (SEIA) and seven other governmental agencies and services were liquidated according to Cabinet of Ministers’ Resolution N422 “On optimization of the system of central executive power”.

SEIA was created in 2007 for development and implementation of the national policy on GHG emission mitigation and adaptation to climate change, coordination of activities to meet the requirements of the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol, creation and support of the national GHG registry and carbon trading market. Agency also coordinated international activities related to climate change. After SEIA liquidation, its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, which previously supervised SEIA activities.