Forum of Low Emission Economy
within the Sustainable Energy Platform
„Developing a smart low-emission economy in Poland whilst ensuring sustainable development of the country”
22 April 2016, Ministry of Energy, Warsaw
The conference is organized in cooperation with Ministry of Energy
On 12 December 2015, the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 21 ended. The 195 participating countries from around the world, including Poland, adopted an agreement to reduce global emissions. The plan is expected to maintain the global temperature increase below 2°C. The “Paris agreement” means that further reduction of global warming is going to be a global effort, taking into account economic possibilities of individual countries, including Poland. At the conference, our country presented its achievements which may serve as positive examples for other countries. We have proven that effective climate protection can be sought in a sustainable way and without damage to economic interests of the country. The agreement also included a Polish postulate to treat forests as a resource that contributes to reducing carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere.
Further efforts are needed in the fields of increasing energy efficiency, developing competition mechanisms and innovations while maintaining the required level of energy security. A modern and smart economy requires, inter alia, smart power grids, improved and unified technical infrastructure, and the whole systems’ ability to adjust to constantly changing conditions. The National Programme for the Development of Low-Emission Economy seeks to face these challenges. The programme provides a foundation for sustainable and smart development of all sectors of our economy and for environmental protection measures; it also supports the process of increasing energy efficiency in cities and municipalities and in the country’s enterprises. The programme is expected to cover all sectors of the economy, starting from energy companies, through industry to households.
It is necessary to comply with global trends in environmental protection, to counteract global warming and seek new solutions of benefit to our country. For Poland, this means an evolutionary reconstruction of its economy, and a modern and dynamic reindustrialization process carried out simultaneously at all levels. The Polish Government is aware of the challenges which are tackled by the “Plan for responsible development”, presented by Deputy Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
The objective of the Forum of Low-Emission Economy was to further discuss and update the priorities of the country’s low emission economy and to seek best solutions e.g. in the fields of:
- Smart grids in low-emission economy;
- Distributed energy and conventional energy vs. power system security;
- Innovativeness – cooperation between business and science (needs, implementation, financing).
The conference consisted of three sessions; each of them will have the form of a panel discussion with the participation of leading of Polish and international representatives of the business community, public opinion building institutions and members of parliament.
Additional information on the conference is available from Ms. Agnieszka Ferreira (Project Manager, Procesy Inwestycyjne) at: komunikacja@proinwestycje.pl, tel. +48 22 424 82 00.
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