IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL IN POLAND: SELECTED ISSUES
Abstract
This article deals with selected problems related to the implementation of the European Green Deal (EGD) strategy in Poland. The first part of the article presents the place and importance of the EGD in the ecological and agricultural policy of the EU. The second part of the article is an elaboration of selected challenges related to the implementation of EGD in Poland. The goal of the EGD is for the European Union (EU) to become climate neutral by 2050. Poland began to notice many obstacles to the implementation of the EGD: the high cost of energy transformation, inflation, low share of renewable energy sources in the economy and the Russian-Ukrainian war. These are only the first conclusions since the announcement of the EGD idea in the EU. Future research may focus on solving current and future problems related to the introduction of climate neutrality in Poland.
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