climate policy.

What goes on in Poland on the 27th of April.

„Poland was one of the first countries to propose an initiative to sustain investments in and supply of renewable energy sources in Europe. We want to take action to maintain the supply chain for the wind and PV sectors impacted by the coronavirus epidemic,” Poland’s Climate Minister Michał Kurtyka said in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.

With their zero- and low-emissions investment portfolio, the members of the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) are actively contributing to the growth of a low-carbon economy. Therefore, the PKEE welcomes an opportunity to present its response to the Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) of the 2030 Climate Target Plan. We would like to point the European Commission’s […]

Ireneusz Zyska, Government Plenipotentiary for Renewable Energy Sources, has been appointed as chairman of the Committee for the Development of Renewable Energy Sources Industry and Poland’s Economy. The team provides opinions and advice to the minister of climate. Its job is to formulate recommendations in six areas, one of which is „hydrogen economy”.

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 […]

The just transition in Silesia is at high risk because of the government which, and this needs to be stated clearly, is putting the region and the coal sector in harm’s way. The experience of other coal regions proves that in order to have a successful just transition one needs a well thought-out plan with […]

In an interview for BiznesAlert.pl Sylwia Spurek, MEP and member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, comments on the climate policy in the era of the coronavirus. „We cannot solve this problem by sweeping the old ones under the rug. Some either forget, or still don’t understand that the EU’s climate neutrality is […]

„The Tauron Group supports the government and the society in the fight against the coronavirus. Our corporation is socially responsible,” says Filip Grzegorczyk, CEO of the Tauron Group in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl. „We have taken all the necessary measures to protect our employees. Key positions in our production facilities are staffed,” the CEO ensures. […]

The Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) agrees that the achievement of objectives set out in the European Green Deal may require a broader discussion about the possible amendments to the existing energy taxation rules. However, the decision on amending the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD)1 can only be made after conducting a thorough impact assessment and in […]

When the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the European Green Deal last year, she said it was the biggest challenge for an entire generation. The unprecedented investment plan was supposed to have been immune to economic fluctuations, but nobody could have predicted the extent to which our lives would be […]