Abstract

There is a need to reduce carbon-based energy and replace it with clean energy in order to counteract the negative effects of climate change. The increase in renewable energy sources may result in savings and the increasing cost of maintaining carbon-based energy. Worldwide involvement is required. The fulfillment of conditions by individual states does not solve the problem. The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed economic growth. It turns out that economic growth is not always associated with increased investments in RES (existing or emerging new clean energy points). We have a new epidemiological threat—Delta—which could become large. This will not improve the situation. Germany is an exemplary country for benchmarking in the field of renewable energy. The worrying fact is that Poland, despite economic growth, does not achieve an even growth in RES. Each of us is required to be involved, to be open to innovation and to act in accordance with the energy policy of the European Union. Basic management functions (planning, organizing, motivating and controlling) are also essential. Failure to meet the demands of the energy policy should be thoroughly verified and consequences should be drawn in order to involve the whole world. The authors thoroughly analyzed many factors that have a significant impact on the success in stopping climate change and increasing RES. With the increase in energy demand, renewable energy is introduced to a greater extent. Additionally, coal energy will be more expensive to maintain. The more RES, the more expensive the energy obtained from mine sources. The investment is an opportunity to meet the demands of RES, but investors are currently only interested in investing in renewable energy in highly developed countries. The decision-making process regarding the implementation of renewable energy sources not only consists in a radical decision to introduce changes, but also in the fulfillment of a number of assumptions regarding the energy policy controlled by the authorities of a given state as part of this action. There is a risk (fear) in underdeveloped countries that they will not be able to finalize this project, either due to the lack of investor interest or the lack of real opportunities due to the failure to meet the guidelines of the energy policy of a given country. It is advisable that state governments facilitate the process as much as possible so that even less developed countries could take advantage of this postulate.

Highlights

  • The oriented need for energy results from the progressive development of economic growth

  • The large-scale investments planned by the sector in low-emission sources of electricity and heat and intelligent electricity infrastructure will create a solid reduction in emissions from the Polish energy mix, ensuring solutions will be included in the national and territorial just transition plans

  • Biogas to the greatest extent was 77 GWh in 2017, very similar in 2020 and 2016, and very similar in 2019 and 2018 (Figure 17). It is the smallest degree of wind energy com-14 of 33 pared to the ones indicated in the renewable energy sources (RES) study which was mostly 2019, 2020, respectively, and the least was 10 GWh in 2018

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Introduction

The oriented need for energy results from the progressive development of economic growth. The key implementing act for the Polish electricity sector was the legal regulation limiting the use of support in the form of the capacity market for installations where the level of carbon dioxide emissions exceeds 550 g CO2/kWh. The European Green Deal [35] was presented as a European growth strategy aimed at transforming the European Union into a fair and prosperous society. The implementation of higher climate goals [38], increasing the prices of CO2 emissions by reducing support for coal-based energy after 2025 show other key changes in the power sector, aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the Polish economy. The transformation of the sector should take into account the European climate policy and be oriented towards low- and zero-emission sources of electricity generation

Poland’s Energy Policy until 2040
Directions of the Energy Transformation in Germany
International Conditions Shaping the Development of Renewable Energy
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