Svitlana Romanko has been an environmental Lawyer for over 20 years. She holds a PhD in environmental, natural resources, land and agrarian law, and a doctorate in climate change law, climate governance and climate policy. Romanko has been a university lecturer and a grassroot climate campaigner, who has worked for the EU Green Deal consultancy in Eastern Europe, 350.org and Laudato Si' Movement. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, she launched and coordinates the StandWithUkraine campaign together with more than 820 organizations to world leaders calling on them to end fossil fuel dependency from Russia and phasing out fossil fuels globally.
Let us be clear: Europe and Ukraine do not need your gas. We need more clean, affordable, accessible and transparent energy policies, ones based on the best available science and technology — not on vested interests.
