- Do you remember my exposé? I told – from the summit did not come with additional burdens and indeed there is no additional burden – Polish Prime Minister told reporters.
informed that Poland managed to include negotiate maintenance of the system of free CO2 allowances for the electricity sector at 40 percent. until 2030. As she spoke, a system of free emissions permits was due to expire in 2019. – What we did – thanks to the hard work of all the people who were here and negotiated, and already Decisions of the Council itself, we extended these free (license) emissions by 2030 – stressed the Prime Minister.
She explained that this will enable the transmission of Polish to power generation CO2 emission allowances for free. As noted, “it is undoubtedly a guarantee that prices will not grow energy.”
“We got to the max”
– A few hours ago it was said to me that these free emissions permits will be at the level of 20-30 percent. We got to the max, which is what we had. No one we did not take anything – added the head of government.
Poland also managed to negotiate favorable provisions with regard to the fund to compensate for poorer countries the cost of ambitious EU climate policy. The idea to reserve a proportion of CO2 emissions allowances for the creation of a special fund, which would allow other, less prosperous EU countries to finance the necessary investments in the energy sector.
– A new provision, which was created a few days ago – today it was said, it would be at 1 percent .; is 2 percent. (…), And 50 percent. this got Poland. So we have additional issues for this reason – Kopacz said.
“Domestic work has been made up for”
As noted, the negotiations were tough, but the “home work has been made up for.” – I’m tired, can barely speak, because a little nagadałam, as you know. But it’s not just my doing, it’s also the people who were with me – she said.
She mentioned the Deputy Minister of Environment, Government Plenipotentiary. Climate policy Koroloca Martin, Minister. European Rafal Trzaskowski and Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Janusz Piechociński. – It was such a Team, very hard work we did for those few hours – added the Prime Minister.
Health Minister stressed that he never set itself a veto on the climate package aim at the Brussels summit. – The veto is a tool. The goal is to win the best conditions for the Polish economy, and it worked – stressed the head of government.
Premier announced earlier that if the Polish conditions are not met and “will not understand for Polish affairs,” she behaves ” quite radically ” did not exclude the use of the veto. Underlined that he would do so, even though it will be the first EU summit, which will act as the prime minister of the Polish government.
Kopacz met on the sidelines of the summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and the head European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, to seek a compromise taking into account the Polish demands. Kopacz meeting, Merkel and Hollande delayed the start of negotiations among all EU countries.
Licences for free to the poorest countries
Recording of the final document of the summit provides that in the poorest countries of the EU, power plants will be able to get 40 percent. of CO2 emissions allowances for free. Without such a clause, which is valid until 2030., It would be difficult to stop the increase in electricity prices in Poland. About this item fairs were held longest.
The least prosperous EU countries also share funds from the special reserve created from 2 percent. emissions permits. According to unofficial calculations provided by the diplomatic sources, this means that Poland will receive approx. 7.5 billion zł to 2030. The modernization of the energy sector.
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