Author(s): Karol Tucki, Anna Bączyk, Patrycja Bieńkowska
Title: Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Poland. Current State and Reduction Strategies 2020-2050
Source: International Scientific Days 2018 :: Towards Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Global Agriculture and Food Systems :: Proceedings
ISBN: 978-80-7598-180-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15414/isd2018.aeu.16
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ČR, Prague
PY, pages: 2018, 2716-2725
Published on-line: 2018-11-09
Language: eng
Abstract: Reduction of greenhouse gases is the key climate-related issue, both in Europe and
worldwide. Therefore, the European Union imposed an obligation to achieve the
targets specified in the climate and energy package on Member States, i.e. reduced
the emission by 20% until 2020 when compared to 1990. These and very other reasons
show an overriding need for ongoing efforts to improve the methods of reducing
greenhouse gases. The objectives of this study are as follows: (1) to present the
current quantitative and qualitative emission of greenhouse gases in Poland, (2) to
show the strategies to reduce greenhouse gases in the years 2020-2050, (3) to identify
the main barriers that prevent greenhouse gas emissions in Poland, (4) to choose the
most probable scenario of reduction of the amounts of gases released to the air in
Poland for the years 2020-2050. The analysis of the concepts available shows that
implementation of the ‘renewable’ and ‘nuclear’ scenarios is less likely than the ‘coal’
scenario. This demonstrates that there are too many factors that hinder the implementation
of the concepts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the power sector
in Poland. What we definitely need is long-term changes (scenario for the next 25
years) to re-shape the mentality of the Poles and reduce economical barriers, which
seem to be crucial for the process.
Keywords: greenhouse gases, greenhouse gas emissions, barriers, strategies to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions
JEL Classification: Q54, Q56, Q58
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