Towards Climate Neutrality in Poland by 2050: Assessment of Policy Implications in the Farm Sector

Wąs, Adam; Krupin, Vitaliy; Kobus, Paweł; Witajewski-Baltvilks, Jan; Jeszke, Robert; Szczepański, Krystian

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“…The studies on climate efficiency available in the literature are linked mainly with efficiency assessment of the concept in the particular field of industry [11,16,17] or pertain generally to, for example, renewable energy sources, energy demand reductions, or energy efficiency improvements [22][23][24][25]. Another well-represented field of research pertains to the analysis of energy efficiency dependency and economic growth [27][28][29]31,32].…”

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“…Changes are required in the sectors and areas with the highest emissions. To this end, specific measures are needed through incentive or taxation systems that would motivate actors to invest in technologies and implement production practices that are more efficient in terms of environmental protection and reducing greenhouse gas emissions [11]. Additionally, investing in a sustainable society is important, and thus a European Enabling Framework for the Long Term Transition was elaborated.…”

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“…A broad review of research on carbon neutrality, drawing attention to the issue in different areas and economic sectors, has been developed. W ąs et al (2021) [11] , analyzed the impact of greenhouse gas emission reductions in farm sector in Poland; Becker et al (2020) [16] showed benefits of reducing emissions in the French spirits sector; and the research of Scuderi et al (2021) [17] concentrated on carbon footprint in conventional, organic, and zero-residue potato cultivation in Sicily. The research of Franzoi et al (2021) [18] and Carcassi et al (2021) [19] concerns neutrality in construction.…”

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The aim of this article was to assess the efficiency of the utilization of public funds for climate neutrality. It was concluded that the data gathered in public statistics are not adapted to current challenges and hinder the direct measurement of climate policy objective implementation progress. Due to that, an innovative approach to public intervention efficiency analysis was proposed for the sake of decreasing CO2 emission in 27 European Union (EU) countries, based on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method and soft modeling. Statistical data are derived from the Eurostat database and pertain to the years 2005–2019. It was demonstrated that activity efficiency of the particular EU countries on climate neutrality varied and that together with the increase in public funds spent on environmental protection, the growth of effects in the field of reaching climate neutrality objectives was not observed. The greatest positive impact on achieving climate neutrality objectives was revealed for activities connected with building renewable sources of energy (RES) and there was no correlation detected for expenditures connected with transport infrastructure, which means that public funds used for their construction did not influence climate neutrality. It was established that, in the analyzed period, the decisions on allocating public funds were not taken on the basis of the expected amount of reduction in relation to the volume of outlays. In order to track the reasons for detected inefficiency, 52 projects were analyzed within the case study, which covered 3738 investments in the replacement of heating sources in one region of Poland. It was revealed that the efficiency of those investments varies; however, due to the full availability of data of the acquired results and outlays devoted to them, a synthetic index of efficiency measurement was established that presents the amount of CO2 reduction for EUR 1. When comparing the analyses carried out on macro and micro scales, it was observed that on the scale of the EU, there is a lack of uniform measurements or benchmarks of projects in the field of CO2 emissions reduction. Meanwhile, from the whole EU’s perspective, it should be reasonable to undertake projects with the highest economic efficiency, irrespective of political and geographical aspects. The results obtained should be utilized by decision-makers to elaborate reference methodologies and good practices in order to successfully implement climate objectives and especially the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). What should be established are universal, on the EU scale, measurements and rules for gathering and counting data as well as benchmarks for the particular project types.

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Notwithstanding the opportunities it provides, the implementation of some measures of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (EU CAP), including agri-environment-climate measures (AECMs), also generates threats. The study identifies an extremely disturbing process that can be referred to as “internal neo-colonialism”, which has been driven by the technocratic agrarian policy of the EU and transformations in Poland at the turn of the twenty-first century. The associated disadvantageous practices mainly affect areas under threat of marginalisation and peripheralisation, including Poland with its post-Socialist heritage, which has shaped the attitudes and behaviour of society and has consolidated linkages between politics and business. In order to retrace such activities, the study analyses EU funds granted in support of farmers implementing AECMs, with a focus on analysing the place of residence of the “farmer” and the location of the farm. As the research shows, the attractiveness of CAP support causes Polish agriculture and Poland’s countryside, including its natural and financial resources, to be drained by so-called “suitcase farmers”, i.e. people/entities not tied to the place where the agricultural activity is pursued, many of whom live in cities. One common practice is to take over land located in legally protected areas noted for their high quality of natural environment. Not only does the practice of land grabbing strengthen the social exclusion of rural communities and the peripheralisation and pauperisation of these areas, but it also hinders discussion about environmental justice and the ecological integrity of rural areas.

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Towards Climate Neutrality in Poland by 2050: Assessment of Policy Implications in the Farm Sector

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The Analysis of Public Funds Utilization Efficiency for Climate Neutrality in the European Union Countries

The Analysis of Public Funds Utilization Efficiency for Climate Neutrality in the European Union Countries

Neo-colonialism in the Polish rural world: CAP approach and the phenomenon of suitcase farmers

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