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2021-06-17 The coal phase-out and the labour market transition pathways: the case of Poland

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We study the labour market transition pathways driven by the coal phase-out in Poland between 1990 and 2050. First, we apply the concept of branching points to describe the transformation of coal mining in the context of three labour market trends: structural changes, demographically driven ...

2021-03-31 How to reduce the social costs of coal mine closures?

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As a result of decarbonisation, the number of jobs in coal mining and mining-related industries will drop. However, the risk of increased unemployment related to this process can be minimised. To that end, to mitigate the consequences of the transition away from coal, it is ...

2021-01-12 How to improve the quality of life of the energy poor?

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Jan Frankowski

Jakub Sokołowski

policy paper

In Poland, about 10% (1.3 million) of the population are energy-poor households that cannot heat and light their dwellings properly or use electrical appliances. The most common causes of energy poverty are low energy efficiency of the building and heat source, high energy costs and ...

2020-12-10 Energy poverty, housing conditions, and self-assessed health: evidence from Poland

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Inefficient heating and insufficient access to energy services can turn a shelter into a health hazard. We study how energy poverty associated with having substandard housing and ineffective heating is related to the risk of developing poor health in an urban context. We conducted a ...

2020-07-22 The influence of the 2050 carbon neutrality scenarios on the labour market in Upper Silesia

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The assumptions made in the analyzes depend on decarbonisation scenarios. IBS experts are currently relying on unofficial decarbonisation, taking into account their limitations. As new data and official scenarios become available, IBS will update its mining employment forecasts. The analysis was based on data obtained ...

2020-07-02 Distributional effects of emission pricing in a carbon-intensive economy: the case of Poland

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Piotr Lewandowski

Marek Antosiewicz

Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks

J. Rodrigo Fuentes

working paper

In this paper, we assess the distributional impact of introducing a carbon tax in Poland. We apply a two- step simulation procedure. First, we evaluate the economy-wide effects with a dynamic general equilibrium model. Second, we use a microsimulation model based on household budget survey ...

2020-01-13 Short- and long-run dynamics of energy demand

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Marek Antosiewicz

Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks

working paper

The timing of the response of CO2 emissions to a carbon tax depends crucially on the timing of response of energy demand of changes in energy prices. In this paper, we investigate the path of changing energy demand from the moment of a change in ...

2019-07-18 Measuring energy poverty in Poland with the Multidimensional Energy Poverty Index

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Energy poverty is a complex problem that is generally caused by having a low income, having high energy costs, and/or living in a home with low energy efficiency. Various indicators capture these factors, but there is no consensus among researchers on which is the best ...

2019-05-30 Just coal transition in the Silesia Region. Implications for the labour market

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Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks

Daniel Kiewra

Aleksander Szpor

report

The role of hard coal in the economy of the Silesian voivodship will continue to decrease. Decarbonisation will entail far-reaching economic and social changes. IBS research (Witajewski-Baltvilks et al. 2018) shows that according to the scenario of an ambitious climate policy, the number of miners ...

2019-01-22 Defining and measuring energy poverty in Poland

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The EU Member States are obliged to assess the scale of energy poverty in their respective national contexts. We propose a new definition of energy poverty in Poland, with different levels of specificity corresponding to the needs of different levels of administration. We also propose ...

2018-12-31 Green Innovation And Economic Growth In A North-South Model

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Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks

Carolyn Fischer

working paper

If one region of the world switches its research effort from dirty to clean technologies, will other regions follow? To investigate this question we built a North-South model that combines insights from directed technological change and quality ladder endogenous growth models. We allow researchers in ...

2018-11-28 Risks associated with the decarbonisation of the Polish power sector

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Marek Antosiewicz

Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks

Jakub Sawulski

Haris Doukas

Baiba Witajewska-Baltvilks

The Polish power sector currently stands at a crossroads, facing two alternative pathways. First, the decarbonisation pathway with radical CO2 emissions reduction, which involves a fast phase-down of coal. Second, the baseline pathway that abandons emission reduction targets, and involves a slow coal phase-down. Both ...