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2018-10-25 Managing coal sector transition under the ambitious emission reduction scenario in Poland. Focus on labour

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This report presents the main economic facts on the role of coal in the Polish economy, and analyses the implications of the transition away from coal for coal consumption and coal mining employment in Poland. Poland’s energy mix relies on coal, most of which is ...

2018-10-23 Prospects of green growth in coal-dependent regions of Poland. Macroeconomic analysis of Śląskie Voivodeship and Konin Subregion

authors:

Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks

Jakub Sawulski

report

The purpose of this report is to identify potential engines of economic growth in two regions of Poland: Śląskie Voivodeship and Konin Subregion. Currently, the economy in both regions is largely dependent on coal mining. A likely drop in demand for coal due to the ...

2018-09-26 Green Growth and Taste Heterogeneity

authors:

Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks

working paper

The recent contributions in directed technological change theory show that technological progress in clean industries (i.e. industries which do no produce CO2 emissions) lead to emission decline only if clean and dirty goods are sufficiently substitutable. The result raises a question whether a government could ...

2018-09-19 A review of the offshore wind innovation system in Poland

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In recent years offshore wind has become one of the fastest growing forms of renewable energy technology worldwide. Nevertheless, there are still several markets with large potential for deployment. In this paper we assess the offshore wind innovation system in Poland. We apply the Technological ...

2018-09-14 Political parties and climate change policy: why do parties sometimes talk about it, but sometimes keep silent

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Baiba Witajewska-Baltvilks

working paper

The paper studies the factors that shape party issue competition on climate change and environmentalism. It covers the quantitative study on political parties' positions in 22 European countries during electoral campaigns between 1990 and 2016, as well as two case studies: Polish electoral campaign in ...

2018-06-13 Energy poverty among households living in the detached houses in Poland

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Piotr Lewandowski

Konstancja Ziółkowska (Święcicka)

Aneta Kiełczewska

report

The report has been prepared for the Polish Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology. Own study based on data from Statistics Poland. The Statistics Poland is not liable for the data and conclusions presented in the publication. All errors are ours. The usual disclaimers apply.

2018-01-27 How to reduce energy poverty in Poland?

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Konstancja Ziółkowska (Święcicka)

Project funded by the European Climate Foundation. Own study based on data from the Polish Household Budget Survey 2012–2016 by the Central Statistical Office. The Central Statistical Office is not liable for the data and conclusions presented in the publication. The content of this publication ...

2018-01-22 Optimal RES differentiation under technological uncertainty

authors:

Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks

Jakub Sawulski

working paper

Should Renewable Energy Sources (RES) auction systems support development of a wide range of different technologies or instead focus on supporting a select few? We review some of the approaches to RES technologies differentiation in relation to RES auction designs. Subsequently, we use an analytical ...

2018-01-18 Structural analysis of the offshore wind innovation system in Poland

authors:

Jakub Sawulski

working paper

The paper is a the preliminary evaluation of the offshore wind innovation system in Poland. The analysis is based on the Technology Innovation System concept. The paper includes the two first steps of the procedure: the structural analysis and the technology stage of development analysis. ...

2018-01-11 Energy poverty in Poland, 2012-2016. Description and changes over time

authors:

Piotr Lewandowski

Katarzyna Sałach

others

2016-11-10 Fuel poverty alleviation in Poland: turning evidence into action

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Maciej Lis

Aleksander Szpor

policy paper

Based on the evidence of the fuel poverty in Poland we describe the policy options for alleviation fuel poverty. The current policy instruments are inefficient, incoherent and focus only on the reduction of the severity of the problem. Going beyond the diagnosis we present the ...

2016-09-12 Heterogeneity of the fuel poor in Poland – quantification and policy implications

authors:

Maciej Lis

Konstancja Ziółkowska (Święcicka)

Katarzyna Sałach

working paper

The purpose of the paper is to quantify the heterogeneity of causes and symptoms of energy poverty in order to provide guidance for policies aimed at fuel poverty alleviation. We quantify the diversity of the households in Poland in terms of energy efficiency and income ...