A Green Recovery for Resilience and Prosperity in a European Ukraine

Russia’s war against Ukraine entered a new phase with even more devastating attacks on the energy infrastructure. For its survival in the following winter season, Ukraine faces the challenge to balance between inevitable fast repairs of damaged fossil fuel based infrastructure and investments into sustainable      decentralized, renewable-based solutions.

European assistance is in great demand for both these tasks. While the former is a matter of immediate survival for the Ukrainian state and society, the latter is groundwork not only for a resilient and prosperous European Ukraine but also for improved energy security all over central Europe and for the success of the joint effort of decarbonization.

In 2024, Ukraine developed its first integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) and aims to adopt the framework Climate Law, thus performing a major update of its policies with the long-term goal of carbon neutrality. Stakeholders, including policymakers, think tanks and business representatives, will join a discussion on the ways to translate these policies into actions aimed at achieving both a more resilient energy system and just economic development.

15.30

Welcome:
Jan Philipp Albrecht, Co-President, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Germany
Olena Pavlenko, President, DiXi Group, Ukraine

Session 1: Sustainable recovery path for Ukraine: vision and choices

• Roman Andarak, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine (online)
• Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director General, DG Energy, European Commission
• Marcus Lippold, DG NEAR, European Commission
• Anton Hofreiter, Member of Bundestag, Chairperson Committee on European Union Affairs
• Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Executive Director, Environmental Action Germany (DUH)

Moderation: Johannes Voswinkel, Heinrich Böll Stiftung

16.30

Session 2: Seizing the opportunities for no-regret investments: from policies to projects

• Oleksii Sobolev, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
• Olena Baida, Independent expert on energy policy, Ukraine
• Nadiia Petruchenko, Co-founder & Chief Business Officer at SPP Development Ukraine
• Andrii Kitura, Green Transition Office, DiXi Group, Ukraine (online)
• Olga Kovalchuk, Head of Finance and Investment, Goldbeck Solar, Germany

Moderation: Olena Pavlenko, President, DiXi Group, Ukraine

17.30

Reception

Language: English. Translation into Ukrainian will be provided.

Contact:
Robert Sperfeld
Heinrich Böll Stiftung
E sperfeld{a}boell.de

» Participation on site
at the the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Conference Center, Schumannstr. 8, 10117 Berlin

Please register. Unfortunately, the number of seats is limited. Should the room capacity be exhausted, we will transmit the conference via video to other rooms. We would like to point out that there is no entitlement to a seat in the room.

» Livestream
Alternatively, you can follow the event via the livestream in English or Ukrainian language without registering.