Emissions trading is a one-of-a-kind instrument in environmental policy. By putting a cap on the total amount of emissions and distributing the available emissions among the participating companies in the form of tradeable allowances, an emissions trading system (ETS) creates the only commodity market in the world where it pays to produce less.
Poland on the Road to Electromobility
Electromobility is one of several strategic directions for Poland’s economic development in the near term. On March 16, 2017, the Polish government adopted the Electromobility Development Plan, which set goals and directions for action in this area until 2025.
Baca-Pogorzelska: mining sector still repeats the same mistakes
I have been writing about coal for the past 10 years. But it seems like I have a continuing deja vu. And it is said that men learn from mistakes… – writes Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska a journalist at Gazeta Prawna daily.
Jakóbik: Yamal LNG. Hope for Russia and a canard in Poland (analysis)
The development of Russia’s only new LNG project, Yamal LNG, that is actually happening fueled speculations on the project being a possible threat to Poland’s LNG terminal. However, the Russian operator itself admitted that it was aiming at Asia because it is a fight worth having – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, BiznesAlert.pl’s editor in chief.
Polish Briefing: Zapad’17 is supposed to show Russia’s power. Will Germany decline Nord Stream 2 after the election?
What goes on in Poland on the 1st of September.
Polish Briefing: Information on negotiations with Gazprom should be revealed again
What goes on in Poland on the 31st of August.
Polish Briefing: State budget income in 2017 will be higher than planned by PLN 18.4 bn
What goes on in Poland on the 30th of August.
Security threats of Nord Stream 2 and post-soviet corruption in the West
As part of my work for Free Russia Foundation, I am carrying out research on two projects. The first one is devoted to influencing that Gazprom and its pipeline projects have in the EU. The second is an ongoing project called Underminers which focuses on agents of post-Soviet corruption in the West and will be fully launched in the fall. Between May and July this year we presented some of the findings from these two projects in Washington and in six European capitals. We got some insightful feedback and would like to share it here – writes Ilya Zaslavskiy, research expert of Free Russia Foundation, energy and political risks consultant.
PZL Świdnik is working on a new version of SW-4. Krystowski: a completely new offer
We are working on a new version of the SW-4 helicopter, which will be called AW009 – CEO of PZL Świdnik Krzysztof Krystowski said in an interview for BiznesAlert.pl. He also added that the new model could conquer foreign markets.
Jakóbik: declassify the NIK report on the gas contract with Russia
The Sieci weekly confirmed the concerns about the inaccuracies which plagued the Yamal contract negotiations for deliveries of Russian gas to Poland. It is high time that the Supreme Audit Office’s (NIK) report on the issue was declassified – writes Wojciech Jakóbik of BiznesAlert.pl.