Analysis of the Possibility of Fulfilling the Paris Agreement by the Visegrad Group Countries

Tucki, Karol; Krzywonos, Małgorzata; Orynycz, Olga; Kupczyk, A.; Bączyk, Anna; Wielewska, Izabela

doi:10.3390/su13168826

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“…A review of the literature on the subject shows that to date there have been limited research showing how decarbonisation of the Visegrad economies is taking place. The authors noted that existing theoretical and empirical research has focused on sustainability issues in these countries (Bigos 2017), assessing the security of energy sustainability (Brodny and Tutak 2021), delays in the development of renewable energy sources and their use in the energy mix (Księżopolski and Maśloch 2021), opportunities for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the Visegrad countries (Tucki et al 2021). LaBelle et al ( 2022) analysed the social and economic costs of implementing EU-agreed measures to achieve climate neutrality in the V4 countries.…”

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Effects of social and economic development on CO2 emission in the countries of the Visegrad group

Suproń,

Łącka,

Śmietański

2024

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This study analyses the impact of socio-economic development, renewable energy consumption, education expenditure and foreign direct investment on carbon dioxide emissions in the four Visegrad countries of Central Europe between 1991 and 2021. The Autoregressive-Distributed Lag Bound Testing method was used to test the short- and long-term relationships for each of the dependent variables to verify the hypotheses. The results obtained indicate three bidirectional relationships. For the Czech Republic and Slovakia, changes in carbon emissions can affect changes in the Human Development Index (HDI) and vice versa. Bidirectional causality was also established in the case of Poland between energy consumption from renewable sources and carbon dioxide emissions. Changes in carbon dioxide emissions can affect the country's renewable energy consumption and vice versa. For the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, unidirectional causality was established between the variables indicated. The results of the short-term relationships revealed that in the Visegrad countries there may be an increase in carbon dioxide emissions in the short term with an increase in renewable energy production. Long-term relationships between spending on education and reductions in carbon emissions could only be demonstrated for Slovakia. Toda-Yamamoto tests showed unidirectional causality between foreign direct investment and carbon dioxide emissions for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In contrast, no significant relationship in the long run between carbon dioxide emissions and foreign direct investment was observed for the countries studied. The findings have interesting policy implications for policy makers in the Visegrad countries.

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Effects of social and economic development on CO2 emission in the countries of the Visegrad group

Suproń,

Łącka,

Śmietański

2024

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“…Fuel production takes place exclusively at the Krzemenchuk plant in the central part of Ukraine, in the Poltava region, and at the small Szebelinka plant. Both institutions covered more than 12 percent of the country's needs [34].…”

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“…Good health conditions increase the overall productivity of the labor force, as they are accompanied by lower rates of sickness-induced unavailability or weakness, and fewer days of sick leave [32,33]. They also increase the individual's chance of finding better-paid work [34]. In addition, a high level of health capital allows for a gradual improvement in the level of education, while both extending the period that an individual can spend on learning and increasing the overall level of education through a greater allocation of resources in this direction [35,36].…”

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Health Care Financing and Economic Performance during the Coronavirus Pandemic, the War in Ukraine and the Energy Transition Attempt

Piech

2022

Sustainability

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On account of the current epidemiological situation in the world, which results from propagation of the coronavirus, research related to the impact of health on economic growth is becoming especially important. Health capital is an important variable in economic growth models. The method of financing health care has a significant impact on both the health of the population and the level of income. Therefore, this article attempts to analyze the relationship between these values. The way in which health care is financed has a significant impact both on the state of health of the population and on the level of financial resources allocated to health care (e.g., health contributions according to income). The analysis covered the period 2000–2021. On the basis of official reports, available literature and own studies, health expenditure has been divided into three income groups: low-income countries, middle-income countries and high-income countries. On the basis of statistical and economic analyses, it has been found that GDP (Gross Domestic Product) has an impact on public health expenditure in upper- and middle-income groups, but not in low-income countries. The analysis presented is becoming more important in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and energy expenditure related to health care.

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“…However, it is also important to note that synthesis gas can be produced not only from waste products, but also directly from fossil fuels, which means that when using synthesis gas thus obtained, we do not achieve the same ecological benefits that we are able to achieve when using waste [19,24,31,36]. Fuels produced from alternative sources can help countries, e.g., in Central Europe and elsewhere, to diversify their energy sources, to reduce the use of fossil resources and thus to fulfil the goals of international agreements [37,38].…”

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High-Energy Synthesis Gases from Waste as Energy Source for Internal Combustion Engine

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The aim of the presented article is to analyse the influence of the composition of synthesis gases with mass lower heating values in the range from 12 to 20 MJ/kg on the performance, economic, and internal parameters of an atmospheric two-cylinder spark-ignition combustion engine suitable for a micro-generation unit. The analysed performance parameter was the torque. The economic parameters analysed were the hourly fuel consumption and the engine’s effective efficiency. The analysed internal parameters of the engine were the indicated mean effective pressure, the pressure profiles in the cylinder, the course of the maximum pressure in the cylinder, and the course of the burning-out of the fuel in the cylinder. The analysed synthesis gases were produced by thermo-chemical processes from waste containing combustible components (methane, hydrogen and carbon monoxide) as well as inert gases (carbon dioxide and nitrogen). Higher hydrocarbons, which may be present in a synthesis gas, were not considered in this contribution because of their easy liquefaction at higher pressures in pressure bottles. A total of ten gases were analysed, all of which fall into the category of high-energy synthesis gases. The measured data from the operation of the combustion engine running on the examined gases were compared with the reference fuel methane. The measured results show a decrease in the performance parameters and an increase in the hourly fuel consumption for all operating loads. Specifically, at the engine speed of 1500 rpm, the drop in performance parameters was in the range from 9% to 24%. The performance parameters were directly proportional to the lower volumetric heating value of the stoichiometric mixture of gases with air. The rising fuel consumption proportionally matched the increase in the mass proportion of fuel in the stoichiometric mixture with air. The effective efficiency of the engine varied from 27.4% to 31.3% for different gas compositions, compared to 31.6% for methane. The conclusive results indicate that the proportion of hydrogen, methane and inert gases in the stoichiometric mixture of synthesis gases with air has the greatest influence on the course of fuel burning-out. The article points to the potential of energy recovery from waste by transforming waste into high-energy synthesis gases and their use in cogeneration.

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Analysis of the Possibility of Fulfilling the Paris Agreement by the Visegrad Group Countries

Cited by 11 publications

References 36 publications

Effects of social and economic development on CO2 emission in the countries of the Visegrad group

Effects of social and economic development on CO2 emission in the countries of the Visegrad group

Health Care Financing and Economic Performance during the Coronavirus Pandemic, the War in Ukraine and the Energy Transition Attempt

High-Energy Synthesis Gases from Waste as Energy Source for Internal Combustion Engine

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