Position on the European Climate Law proposal
Members of the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) are aware of the challenges of climate change and share the ambition of the European Commission to overcome them together. Therefore, the Polish energy sector is already preparing for further sustainable transformation by ensuring security of supply and affordable energy prices. However, achieving the ambitious goal of climate neutrality by changing the energy fuel mix in [...]
Position on the Regulation establishing the Just Transition Fund
The Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a regulation establishing a Fair Transformation Fund (FST), an instrument crucial to Poland's energy transition. This is due to the fact that the costs of investments in the Polish energy sector necessary to implement the transformation amount to EUR 179-206 billion. It therefore requires more adequate measures tailored to the actual needs [...].
Communication on final agreement on Taxonomy
On 5 December 2019, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the shape of a regulation to create a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, the main objective of which is to establish a so-called Taxonomy at European Union level, introducing criteria to determine whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable. The Council (COREPER) supported this agreement on 18 December. In turn [...]
Position paper on the European Green Deal
The Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) agrees with the need to make the transition to an innovative, low-carbon economy, on the understanding that, prior to the establishment of an EU binding climate neutrality target, a fair burden-sharing mechanism will be established with compensatory measures for Member States whose economies are dependent on coal. Realising the energy transition by achieving climate neutrality by the middle of this [...]
Position paper on the Just Transition Fund
Implementation of the currently discussed and ambitious climate policy requires not only implementation instruments, but also significant funding. According to European Commission estimates, achieving the EU climate and energy targets by 2030 will require annual investments of EUR 180 billion throughout the Union. Therefore, in order to make the transition to a climate-neutral economy, proper financing of this process must be ensured. It is [...]
Position on the call for feedback on EU Taxonomy
Position paper on the EU regulation and TEG report on sustainable financing (taxonomy) The Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) supports the development of a common language with a clear framework for investors and entrepreneurs. The main objective of the taxonomy must be to provide the best conditions for investments to make the transformation happen in a cost-effective way. Due to the different starting points and structures [...]
Comments on the European Union's low-emission 2050 strategy
The European Commission's "Clean Planet for All - A European long-term strategic vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate-neutral economy" strategy has opened up a broad debate on how Europe should develop in the 2050 horizon. As the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) - we fully agree with the idea of the EU policy of [...]
Position of the Polish Electricity Committee on the outcome of the negotiations concerning the draft Directive on common rules for the internal market in electricity and the Regulation on the internal market in electricity
The Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on the preliminary agreement on the last documents of the "Clean Energy for All Europeans" Package (the so-called "Winter Package"), which is necessary to fully implement the Energy Union. The result is the result of a long series of talks between representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of [...]
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 [...]
PKEE urges Brussels to intervene in CO2 emission rights market
The Polish Electricity Association is appealing to the European Commission to intervene in the market for CO2 emission allowances. For this, it is necessary to immediately convene the EU Climate Change Committee. According to PKEE, Brussels has the right to take such an extraordinary action, as the legal condition related to the level of allowance prices has already been met. In view of the increase in allowance prices observed in recent months, [...]