Greens know how to achieve New Climate Goal 2030

Last week, there was a European Council summit, which was talked about a lot in terms of the budget and the rule of law. But these were not the only topics of this summit. An equally important topic was the climate and the extremely important issue of climate law. The Climate Law is a specific provision obliging the entire European Union to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030 and to achieve climate neutrality in 2050.

"Europe's new climate policy is a civilization opportunity for Poland. One of the priorities of the economic recovery after the pandemic should be its implementation," Małgorzata Tracz, MP and chairwoman of the Green Party, said.

Poland, using the money from the newly negotiated budget of the European Union and the Reconstruction Fund, can allocate a very large part of these funds for investments in a green and innovative economy, green jobs and the development of renewable energy sources.

"We did our homework for the Ministry of Climate and we already know today that Poland can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 60 percent by 2030," Urszula Zielińska, an MP from Green Party from Warsaw. 

As the MPs informed, today we produce 416 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gases in Poland annually. In order to achieve the 55 percent target, or even (as scientists and the European Parliament want) 60 percent, we must strive for emissions of 166 million tonnes per year. Calculations of the Greens based on the expertise of specialists, incl. Forum Energii, indicate that the transition from coal to renewable energy in the power industry (power plants) may deliver 83 million tonnes of emission reductions by 2030. In turn, the departure from coal in households, limiting its role in district heating and improving the energy efficiency of buildings is to give 40 million tonnes of reduction by 2030

The elimination of subsequent tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere is also to be possible thanks to increasing Poland's forest cover to the European average, bringing about zero-emission agriculture, electrifying passenger and public transport, and opting for a low-emission, innovative industry. But even small changes in habits can account for as much as 3 percent of emissions (11 million tonnes) nationwide.

(WBJ)