Wróbel: high CO2 emissions prices are not caused by speculation, they act as a barometer of the transition (INTERVIEW)

According to Paweł Wróbel, head of Gate Brussels, the emission trading system „has become a kind of a barometer that indicates what we may expect from EU legislation with regard to emissions reduction”. „The prices are going up not because of speculation, but because they reveal in what direction the EU legislation on climate neutrality […]

Brussels’s impact on Poland’s nuclear project

Poland’s nuclear power plant construction program has been riddled with ambiguity for many years. Nevertheless, among the few certainties remains the necessity to abide by the EU law on granting state aid. The project cannot happen without Brussels. Investments in nuclear energy are one of the most expensive in the energy sector, which is why […]

A green response to the crisis

Analysts who are dealing with the future of the EU climate policy are absolutely certain that its central role as laid out in the European Green Deal, will remain part and parcel of the anti-crisis measures. This message is coming from EU institutions and the majority of member states. There is no surprise here, especially […]

Wróbel: it’s impossible to suspend or eliminate the ETS

Deputy minister of State Assets Janusz Kowalski suggested on a social media platform that the European CO2 trading system should be reformed in order to help the economies impacted by the coronavirus. „Suspending the system or eliminating it altogether means the directive would have to be amended. Putting forward propositions that are doomed to fail, […]

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