The Incentives and Subsidies of Fossil Fuel Sector and Renewables in Poland
Keywords:
Subsidies, incentives, energy politicsAbstract
As one of the late liberalizing countries, Poland has implemented privatization and improvement reforms in the energy sector in the last thirty years. Poland, which has cities with heavy air pollution problems, has made various commitments for the removal of inefficient and old coal mines, as it is also a member of the European Union. In Poland, where the support for coal and other fossil fuels has been gradually reduced, the application of compensation measures has been avoided, as these sectors have economic consequences for the broad segment of society. Still, despite ongoing commitments to the closure of coal mines and the abolition of fossil fuel subsidies, unemployment and poverty growth concerns as a result of these changes are obstacles to reforms.In this study we aim to examine subsidies and incentives given to fossil fuel sector and renewables in Poland. First, commitments and changes regarding coal mining, which is at the center of Poland's fossil fuel industry, will be included, and then state subsidies to energy as a whole will be examined within the scope of the study.
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