Cost of CO2 emissions in energy production in Poland 3 times higher than EU average
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The average share of CO2 emission cost in energy production in Poland is three times higher than the average in the European Union, according to a compilation prepared by the Polish Economic Institute. With the emission intensity associated with electricity generation in Poland, for the country, it is about PLN 280 per megawatt hour. Such a cost is more than 2 times that of Germany and as much as 12 times that of France, PIE calculates.
The high average cost of allowances is due to the more emission-intensive structure of electricity production in Poland, compared to other EU countries. The average emission intensity in the EU is about 230 grams of CO equivalent per kilowatt hour (230 gCO2ekw/kWh). In Poland, it is 700 gCO2ekw/kWh.
