COP24, Day 1: The Polish Electricity Association on Just Transition for All and the plans for Silesia
The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change began yesterday. The main topic of the panel discussions in the Polish Pavilion was a fair energy transformation. During the discussion, experts presented their conclusions, among other things, on significant differences in the power sector between European Union countries. The panellists included Krzysztof Laskowski, expert from Eurelectric, and Kazimierz Szynol, [...]
PKEE becomes the official Partner of COP24 - day one
Polish Electricity Association has become an official partner of COP24 in Katowice. Experts from the association representing the Polish electricity sector will actively participate in debates and events during the four days of the summit - on 3, 5, 6 and 11 December. On the first day of their presence at COP24, a discussion with them will focus on a fair energy transition. On Monday, the 24th session of the Conference [...]
PKEE partners with COP2
The Polish Electricity Association will actively participate in events during the COP24 Climate Summit, where representatives of government, business, science and industry will negotiate the directions of climate policy. The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change begins this coming Monday. On 3 December 2018. at 12:10 and 14:15 Krzysztof Laskowski, expert [...]
PKEE comments on Eurelectric's "Decarbonization pathways" study
A successful energy transition must be fair and conducted in such a way that no EU region is left behind, revealed the results of an Eurelectric study on decarbonisation pathways published yesterday. The study shows a strong link between decarbonisation enabled by electrification, which must be carried out according to the principle of a fair energy transition. The study confirms that member states have different starting points, [...]
Energy Transitions in Europe and the World
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Poland's National Energy Policy by 2040 as a contributor to long-term EU climate-energy policy
The Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) welcomes the Ministry of Energy's ambitious proposal for Poland's Energy Policy 2040 in the context of the EU's long-term emissions reduction strategy. PKEE supports the main elements of the proposed Polish Energy Policy until 2040, namely: Rapid diversification and development of energy generation from low-carbon sources, which will lead to [...]
WHAT IS A "JUST" ENERGY TRANSITION?
PKEE in Brussels: "COP24 - the Road to Katowice"
At COP24 in Katowice, we must look at climate change and the fight for a clean environment globally. It is also essential to ensure a level playing field for everyone in the energy transition. These were the main themes of the "COP24 road to Katowice" conference held on 6 November 2018 in Brussels. It was co-organised by the Polish Electricity Committee. The session was attended by [...]
PKEE at the PreCOP24 in Kraków
The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP24 in Katowice was preceded by the PreCOP24 conference organised in Cracow. It is an informal meeting of environment ministers from dozens of countries and business representatives, primarily COP partners. The event was attended by experts from the Polish Electricity Committee. Both the governmental side and the energy sector agreed that the objectives [...]
EU countries need support in energy transition
The energy transition and the fight against climate change represent a major economic and social challenge for the EU. Especially as 41 regions in the Community are actively mining coal. How to make changes in the European energy sector so that everyone can benefit from them was discussed by experts during the conference "What is a "just" Energy transition" organised in Brussels by Politico and the Polish [...]