What goes on in Poland on the 25th of October.
Why Russian Arctic Gas is a Bad Solution for the Achievement of Climate Goals (ANALYSIS)
The 2-week COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference will start on October 31 in Glasgow. Though methane emission reduction is not in the limelight for this session, it will be a topic for hallway conversations. In particular, taking into account that the EU strategy to reduce methane emissions was adopted one year ago in the EU. Traditionally, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions means a reduction in anthropogenic CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. However, greenhouse gases are not only about carbon dioxide. Conventional natural gas – methane CH4 “helps” global warming much more than CO2. The CH4 potential is 25 to 84 times higher than that of CO2 – writes Mykhailo Gonchar from CGS Strategy XXI.
Poland may not have an energy minister to fight the energy crisis with Europe
If the reconstruction of the Polish government happens next week and the Minister of Climate and Environment will be replaced, it will take place at the worst possible moment, undermining Poland’s position in the debate on Europe’s response to the energy crisis – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Solidarity trade unionists protest in Luxembourg and at the Czech embassy in defense of the Turów Mine
What goes on in Poland on the 22nd of October.
Kurtyka: Nuclear power is a response to old and new energy challenges (INTERVIEW)
Nuclear energy responds to the challenges of the old and new paradigm of security – says Michał Kurtyka the Minister of Climate and Environment in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Golden weld of the GIPL gas pipeline | Czechia want to return to talks with Poland on the Turów Mine
What goes on in Poland on the 21st of October.
Polish Briefing: Poland and the Baltic States want support for synchronization and Harmony Link | The government wants to ban electricity disconnection in winter
What goes on in Poland on the 20th of October.
Is Nord Stream 2 AG facing bankruptcy?
Nord Stream 2 pipeline, though completed is nowhere near delivering gas to the EU and involved in several legal battles in EU and German Courts that can affect the bankability of the project. The latter is acknowledged by the project promotors themselves – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, BiznesAlert.pl editor in chief.
Energy crisis in the government
The government reshuffle may happen this week and it may affect Poland’s energy and climate policy by shifting it to a more Eurosceptic position in the era of the energy crisis – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Naftogaz requests to participate in German certification of Nord Stream 2
Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz has filed a request with German regulator BundesNetzAgentur (BNetzA) for leave to participate in the certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Naftogaz Executive Board Chairman Yuriy Vitrenko announced on 17 October in Kyiv.