Climate Policy.

USA and Germany will not be exerting more pressure on Russia in spite of the risk that Moscow may use gas for political ends already this winter. Instead they want to offer compensation for Nord Stream 2, which may be conditional and hinge on fostering values such as the rule of law in the European […]

Current polls have shown that climate and energy policy is an important issue for a majority of the people in Germany. Nevertheless, the current focus of political discussions on climate change is not as productive as it should be – says Frank Steffe, Senior Associate Key Questions focusing on national and European policy at Agora […]

The Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) welcomes the publication of the “Fit for 55” Package aligning a set of policies with the increased emission reduction target of at least 55% by 2030. The PKEE’s members are actively contributing to the growth of a zero- and low-emission economy in Poland, and at the same time they confirmed […]

The German Superwahljahr is in full swing. Last Sunday a state election in Saxony-Anhalt, the poorest state in the republic that is also struggling with lignite phase-out, took place. The election results are a conspicuous success of CDU’s new chairman Armin Laschet and the state’s Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff, whereas the Greens and AfD are […]

Medium-term forecast presented in the State of the EU ETS Report shows that carbon prices may exceed 100 euro per tonne by 2030. – That is going to be a killer for our enterprises – stated Wanda Buk from Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) which argues for safeguard measures against speculation.

„I am sure that developing nuclear energy in Poland as a stable foundation is the right way to respond to future trends,” Michał Kurtyka, Minster of Climate and Environment, says in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl. „I hope that the way we will conduct the energy transition will become a model for others to follow,” the […]

– Last year we spent 1,8 bn euro on CO2 allowances. That translates directly into decreasing our investment capacities. We can not simply shutdown our conventional generation. Because We cannot commit to more wind investment. CO2 prices will not speed up our transformation, to the contrary, it might be slowed down by them – said […]

What goes in Poland on 11th of March?

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a new tax on carbon footprint. It is one of the mechanisms that the European Union wants to use to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Potentially the CBAM is also the proverbial „big stick” that can be used on companies that want to escape the EU to avoid […]

Poland has revealed a draft of its hydrogen strategy. It wants to utilize various technologies, even though Europe puts preference on green hydrogen, which is generated from renewable energy sources. In a move to maintain their access to the EU coffers, Poles have proposed a more neutral classification in comparison to the popular hydrogen rainbow […]