Invitation to the debate
„The Polish concept of low-emission economy”
16 October 2015, 11:00-14:00 hrs
Room ABC, the Ministry of Economy,
pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5, Warsaw
Registration for the free participation in the conference : HERE
The terms "low emission" and "low emission economy" are often confused in the context of emission reduction. The latter term, however, is much broader. The concept of low-emission economy has its source in the European Union's climate policy and Poland’s international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, set out in the ratified Kyoto Protocol adopted in connection with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
In the case of Poland, the achievement of a low emission economy means the transition to a completely new reality. The use of fossil fuels constituting the main source of greenhouse gas emissions has a very long tradition in our country. Therefore, the need for modernizing the Polish energy sector is indisputable. Our country needs innovation and new energy infrastructure. It also needs capital, primarily long-term capital, and legislative solutions favourable for business. There are also other challenges. In connection with new emerging technologies, new attitudes appear to the directions of the energy sector development. Of increasing significance are prosumer energy installations with capacity up to 40 kW, located in rural areas and small towns.
The project of building the country’s low emission economy requires the development of a system that can sustain the parallel functioning of extremely diverse types of energy-generating sources: stable, highly-efficient traditional power plants on the one hand, and poorly programmable RES on the other hand. To this end, it is necessary to construct smart grids which in the future will have to be managed in a smart way. The development of a system incorporating low emission energy generation is also necessary given the fact that without it, Poland will be unable to achieve the aforementioned CO2 emission reduction targets. In implementing this task, a dynamic transmission management system would provide significant support.
As a result of all the efforts towards building a low emission economy, the energy intensity in the country will drop, new jobs will be created and, consequently, Poland’s competitiveness in international markets will increase.
The participants of the debate will discuss e.g. the following issues:
- solutions relating to Poland’s „low-emission” energy mix,
- investment possibilities, including national and EU funding options (e.g. the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2014-2020),
- smart grid development,
- energy efficiency increase and improvement of resources and materials management.
The debate will aim to clarify these issues and to discuss possible solutions to be applied.
The following persons have been invited to take part in the debate:
- Małgorzata Mika-Bryska, Deputy Director, Energy Department, Ministry of Economy;
- Włodzimierz Kędziora, Vice-President of the Board, Veolia Energia Polska;
- Leszek Juchniewicz, Deputy Chairman, the Public Board for Sustainable Development of the Energy Sector;
- Leszek Karski, Member, the Public Board for Sustainable Development of the Energy Sector;
- Filip Kowalski, Director, Utilities and Natural Resources, SAP Central and Eastern Europe;
- Stefan Pacyński, Key Account Manager, Alstom Power;
- Roman Szwed, President of the Board, Atende.
- Marek Duk, Head, R&D Unit, System Development Department, PSE Polish Transmission System Operator.
Further information on the debate is available from Ms Barbara Gacia, e-mail: pr@proinwestycje.pl, tel. 609 250 800
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