Pavlo Khazan

Pavlo Khazan (born November 17, 1974) is a Ukrainian ecologist, who was elected vice-chair of the Green Party of Ukraine in March 2009.[2] He is also campaign leader at Friends of the Earth Ukraine.[3]

English: Pavlo Khazan
Ukrainian: Павло Хазан
Born (1974-11-17) November 17, 1974
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Citizenship Ukraine
Occupations
  • Ukrainian political
  • public figure
AwardsOrder of Merit (Ukraine)[1]
Websitekhazan.eu

Khazan established a non-governmental organisation, the National Defense Foundation,[4] to support Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the War in Donbass.[5] He was also involved in organising a series of rallies against former Ukrainian president against Viktor Yanukovych.[6]

Career

Since 1991, as a member of the environmental movement, Pavlo Khazan has participated in international campaigns Friends of the Earth, Sustainable Use Resources in Europe, Energy Alternatives for Sustainable Europe. In 1994, he founded the "Youth Ecological League of the Dnipro".[7][8]

In 1996-2015, he was engaged in research in the field of sustainable development, renewable energy sources, environmental monitoring, mathematical modeling, development of waste management programs at the Institute of Ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.[9]

He was an expert in energy and green economy projects in collaboration with the British Council and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit.[10][11]

Khazan led public campaigns, including one against the spread of shale gas (gas of compacted sandstones) in Ukraine in cooperation with Milieudefensie and Friends of the Earth.[12][13][14]

He criticized Shell for a dangerous project to produce shale gas in Yuzivska gas field.[15][16][17][18]

References
  1. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №900/2014". President of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. "Pavlo Khazan". John Smith Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. "Ukraine: Shell, shale gas and corruption". Friends of the Earth Europe. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. "New sleep accessories for Ukrainian soldiers". Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  5. Shore, Marci (11 August 2015). "Reading Tony Judt in Wartime Ukraine". The New Yorker. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  6. Higgins, Andrew (6 April 2014). "Business Titans Too Rich to Bribe Seek to Ease Fears in East Ukraine". New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  7. "Павло Хазан: Безконтрольне розповсюдження ГМО — це реальна небезпека". Gorod.dp.ua. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  8. "Time to start phase-out of nuclear across Europe". Friends of the Earth Europe. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  9. "25 years since Chernobyl - standing in solidarity with the people of Ukraine". Friends of the Earth Europe. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  10. "Milieudefensie / FoE Netherlands: Harmful shale gas deal between Shell and Yanukovych must be halted". Friends of the Earth International. 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  11. "Chernobyl: solidarity as anti-nuclear initiative launched". Friends of the Earth Europe. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  12. "FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE zum 25. Jahrestag der Tschernobylkatastrophe: Jetzt aus der Atomenergie aussteigen!". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  13. "Shell-Global-Megafrackers" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Friends of the Earth" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Shell Critics" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Dutch environmentalists help Ukraine-fight-fracking".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. Hauter, Wenonah. Antitrust Laws. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues (SAGE Publications, Inc.). ISBN 978-1-4522-4301-6.
  18. "Milieudefensie / FoE Netherlands: Harmful shale gas deal between Shell and Yanukovych must be halted". Friends of the Earth International. 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
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