climate policy.

BiznesAlert.pl is starting a series of interviews with the 2020 presidential candidates. The first one is with Szymon Hołownia who is running as an independent. „First, we need to stabilize the situation in the sector. Second, we need to begin on a path to decarbonization which will include 2050 as our deadline for climate neutrality. […]

The current proposal for a Just Transition Fund fails to provide sufficient support to Member States faced with the biggest challenge in the transformation towards carbon neutrality. This is the main finding of Eurelectric latest paper on the topic.

After the coronavirus pandemic, it is almost certain that Europe will struggle with an economic recession. What role will the European Green Deal play in such conditions, and what will the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) play? We asked the German MEP Jutta Paulus from the Greens / EFA faction for a comment.

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, […]

Janusz Kowalski, Deputy Minister of State Assets, says Poland needs to be excluded from the EU Emissions Trading System.

The European Commission should not make the implementation of a carbon border adjustment mechanism into a must-have element of its climate policy. There is little in the way of strong empirical evidence that would justify a carbon-adjustment measure. Moreover, significant logistical, legal and political challenges will arise during the design. The EU should instead focus […]

What goes on in Poland on the 11th of March.

If we continue with business as usual and do not make the necessary investments in clean technologies, we will not achieve a climate neutral Europe in 2050 – says the German MEP of Greens/EFA Reinhard Bütikofer in an interview for BiznesAlert.com.

Members of the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) are aware of the climate change challenges and share the Commission’s ambition to jointly tackle them. Polish energy sector is already preparing for a further transformation in a sustainable development direction, ensuring energy security and affordable energy prices. However, the achievement of the ambitious goal of climate neutrality […]

What is the European Green Deal? Read an editorial by Magdalena Kuffel, BiznesAlert.pl’s partner.