European Green Deal poses challenges to Poland
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After the pandemic, additional funds were released from the European Union Reconstruction Fund, which will go to all member states. However, there will be some rules for issuing them. First of all, we are to use them for investments related to the energy revolution – which on the one hand will reduce our energy demand, and on the other hand, will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of economic processes. The main topic is the improvement of clean, zero-emission energy generation and storage technologies. This mainly applies to hydrogen technology, which will allow us to better use and stabilize the supply of electricity from RES. For Poland, it also means eliminating coal from the energy mix. We should also remember that energy transformation is not only a matter of changing our households. First and foremost, it is a question of providing energy in the right quantity and at the right price for our industry. We are becoming an industrialized country and we will need more energy than we are right now. Completely different is also the use of electricity for road transport, and perhaps also by sea. These are challenges that will require various technological solutions.
"The Green Deal is a particularly difficult challenge for us – because our energy system is based on coal, which at the moment is very displeasing in the world. In the negotiations so far, we have committed ourselves to a certain path and we must do everything to be able to join it. Many say that the future of the economy lies in hydrogen technology. However, we do not have a clear scenario that will surely provide us with a dream, clean, and efficient energy economy,” Piotr Soroczyński, chief economist of the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG), said.
