New European climate law will require a revision of government documents

The latest report by scientists under the IPCC, warning against accelerating global warming, is expected to force politicians to accelerate the pace of climate reform. 

“It is no coincidence that it was published a few months before COP26 in Glasgow, i.e. the November UN climate summit,” Wojciech Kukuła, a lawyer from the ClientEarth Lawyers for Earth Foundation, said.

Scientists and experts call for an increase in climate ambitions. Europe was the first to do so. In July, a new European law came into force to help achieve the goal of climate neutrality. For Poland, it means the need to revise government strategies, such as the National Plan for Energy and Climate or Poland's Energy Policy until 2040.

"Poland lacks more ambitious climate regulations. For many years we have been the biggest brake on European climate policy. We formally agreed to this regulation, which imposes new goals on the EU as a community, Poland finally supported these goals, only Bulgaria abstained from voting. These goals, however, require loyal cooperation within the Union and more ambitious climate action by the governments of all member states," Wojciech Kukuła pointed out.

In a joint analysis of the ClientEarth Lawyers for Earth Foundation and the Institute of Green Economy, experts indicate that, therefore, some government strategies, such as the National Plan for Energy and Climate, Strategy for Responsible Development, and Poland's Energy Policy until 2040, will require changes so that their implementation does not run counter to the European goal of climate neutrality by 2050. The latter document, even at the time of its publication, did not meet the requirements set by the previous, less ambitious EU goals. 

(Newseria)