EU summit. Progress after the meeting with Merkel and Kopacz Hollande`em – CIRE.pl

 EU summit. Progress after the meeting with Merkel and Kopacz Hollande`em
 

  23.10.2014r. 21:29
 

 There is a chance that a fund to compensate for poorer countries the cost of ambitious EU climate policy will be at the level requested by the Polish – say sources close to the Polish government. In Brussels, EU Summit takes on climate policy.
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Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz met on the sidelines of the summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande` em and head of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. According to Polish sources, France and Germany are willing to agree to such provisions in the final document of the summit, which will, despite the ambitious EU approach to combating climate change burden for Polish remain as in the current climate policy.

The draft agreement envisages reserve a portion of CO2 emissions allowances for the creation of a special fund that would allow other less prosperous EU countries to finance the necessary investments in the energy sector. According to Polish sources, foundations compromise predict that this reserve is to be 2 percent. all emissions permits, which is what she wanted to Poland.

There is still, however, agree that to extend the system of free permits for CO2 emissions for electricity generation. The current system is due to expire in 2019. Poland wants the Polish power plants can use it after that date, the electricity prices have not increased significantly. “Prime Minister Kopacz fighting for the extension of the scheme to 2030.” – Told reporters sources close to the negotiations.
 

Meeting Kopacz, Merkel and Hollande`a delayed the start of negotiations among all EU countries. It is not certain whether the findings from this meeting to accept other countries – have reserved the source.

The EU has established a new framework for climate policy after 2020. Most important point relates to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Draft agreement (applications) indicated that it will amount to 40 per cent. compared to 1990. The current target for 2020 was 20 percent.
 

EU summit. Progress after the meeting with Merkel and Kopacz Hollande`em – CIRE.pl