Donald Trump during his oath promised to cancel Climate legislation called the "New Green Deal" in the US. The fresh US president is besides opposed to the law that by 2032 2 thirds of cars sold in the United States are to be zero emissions.
Moreover, he promised that the USA will extract more oil and natural gas. – We have something that no 1 else has: the largest oil and gas deposits in the world. We're going to usage them, we're going to ‘ drill, baby, drill’, we will reduce prices, fill our strategical reserve to the full, and we will export American energy to the full world," Trump said.
"We cannot afford to introduce Green Deal"
The U.S. leader's announcements have sparked discussions on the introduction Green Deal in the European Union. Friday's guests discussed the case “Better Poland” program Dorota Gawryluk.
According to erstwhile PGNiG president Piotr Wozniak "Trump didn't tell the truth". "The United States is not the richest country in terms of oil and gas resources. There are also richer countries like Iran (...). Green Deal needs to be seriously revised and then it may make sense – he said.
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At the same time, he recalled that the US "have a gigantic processing and mining industry, which they will now benefit from even more". It's natural. postpone the introduction of Green Deal in America and will besides affect the introduction of Green Deal in Europe. The full planet will benefit from this," he said.
On the another hand, Prof. Witold Modzelewski from the Institute for taxation Studies, he said that "we cannot afford to introduce Green Deal", which has been known for a long time." – The introduction of these assumptions in Poland would consequence in a decrease in budgetary revenues and the request to spend money. Our budget is in the period fiscal regression, so we as a state and citizens cannot afford it due to the fact that we have no money," he stressed.
"Without Green Deal the EU will lose"
He's looking at it differently. Prof. Zbigniew Karaczun (SGGW, Climate Coalition), which said: "We can't afford the Green Deal.‘. “Without it and building energy sovereignty, the European Union will lose”, he warned.
According to him, "it is simply a story to say that only Europe works in this direction". "Many countries have far more ambitious simplification targets greenhouse gases than Europe – he said, recalling that in India is China per capita emissions are lower than on the Old Continent.
Jakub Wiech, editor-in-chief of the Energy portal24, besides spoke. He pointed out that “as opposed to the US, Europe, including Poland, is highly dependent on import of key energy media‘. – We import 80% of gas, 97% of oil and 75% of coal. We don't have any fossil fuels, which would be adequate to cover our needs – he mentioned.
As Wiech explained, this is why it is so crucial that we invest in renewable energy sources. However, Wozniak, who listened, recalled that “our photovoltaic panels And the windmills won't work unless they do. voltages in the national network” and thus they will not produce energy.
Should mining be maintained in Poland?
Professor Karaczun contributed to the discussion, recalling that "Green Deal is not just energy‘. – (He) affects our health, safety and safety of our children, and this must be remembered – he stressed.
According to him in Poland we have ‘bad electricity valuation system‘. – The price of 1 MWh of renewable energy in December cost at auction PLN 145, whereas manufacture bought the same energy for PLN 450-500 “Green Deal is good for Poles”, he compared. – We'll be safer., we will build a long-term economy and have proceeds from the sale of allowances – he explained.
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Jakub Wiech – speaking of implementation costs Green Deal in Poland, which is estimated at PLN 60 billion – he recalled that "only in 2025 to mining coal We pay PLN 9 billion.” – Over the next 5 years we will pay PLN 80 billion, and in the last 30 years it was 300 billion. Let's think about it. whether we want to proceed to keep only this mining sectorwhether it can better control to sources that will lower our energy price," he said.
"We are 1 of the last 2 EU countries to usage coal"
However, Piotr Wozniak recalled that in Poland there are resources of hard coal covered Deposit Management Plans at the level of 4 billion tonnes. “It means that our extractors, our mines, which are exposed to very strong criticism, are able to extract so much coal,” he added.
Prof. Modzelewski then pointed out that if Trump's announcement to increase mining and fall in oil prices and gas will enter into force: "All actions that are planned as an alternate will become even more unprofitable". Answering these statements, James Wiech recalled that “coal is simply a natural material that is not in Europe anymoreon energy.’
– Only 10% of electricity in the EU comes from coal. We, as Poland, are 1 of the last 2 EU countries, alongside Germany, which uses coal on a large scale – he reminded us.
Prof. Zbigniew Karaczun stressed that "We pay PLN 140 billion annually for the energy resources we bring to Poland.” “If we control our energy to renewable energy, this cost will be importantly reduced,” said the expert.
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