Unlocking Climate Finance and Carbon Markets for Ukraine’s Green and Resilient Recovery: Building the Blueprint under Article 6 Cooperation and Beyond

The high-level session will present Ukraine’s pioneering framework for leveraging Article 6.2 cooperative approaches to finance post-war energy and industrial transformation.

Building on the “Unlocking Climate Capital at Scale” initiative led by Bankers for Net Zero (UK), UK Friends of Ukraine, and Ukrainian academic and governmental partners, the discussion will explore how carbon market cooperation can underpin resilient, transparent, and investable recovery.

The Ukraine Framework demonstrates how high-integrity carbon markets and climate-aligned finance mechanisms can deliver measurable emission reductions, accelerate energy security, and build trust in next-generation carbon instruments.

Moderator

Ievgeniia Kopytsia

Speakers

• Kava Alexsandr, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
• Heather Buchanan, Bankers for Net Zero (UK)
• Michael Kril-Mathres, ITMO
• Diego Mesa Puyo, IMF, Former Minister of Energy and Mines, Columbia – TBC
• Alex Sobel, UK trade Envoy
• Kasia Lewis, Leader, Center for Climate Policy, Ernst & Young