Brussels decides about the future of Polish industry

Talks on achieving climate goals (the so-called European Green Deal) have started in the European Commission. Frans Timmermans will be responsible for the initiative, and the signals from Brussels have electrified Polish industrial companies, especially those that consume a lot of electricity.

“It will not be a great exaggeration if I say that a kind of ‘to be or not to be’ for our industry will be decided,” said Henryk Kaliś, chairman of the Forum for Electricity and Gas Consumers (FOEEiG), which brings together, among others, steel mills, cement plants and nitrogen plants.

Already since February 2019, the EU’s High-Level Expert Group on energy-intensive industries (HLG) has been developing a draft long-term strategy, also known as the master plan for the industry. It is to lead this sector to climate neutrality in 2050. To make matters worse, there are no Polish entities or officials on the list of participants involved in the work of HLG.

(Puls Biznesu)