Abstract
The process of transformation of the Polish economy, traditionally based on coal, into an economy that uses low-carbon technologies, faces a problem associated with the diversification of energy sources, especially in rural areas. The scale of the use of conventional energy carriers in households located in rural areas in Poland has a very negative impact on the natural environment. The aim of the paper is to indicate possibilities of reducing low-altitude emissions (with emitters not exceeding 40 m in height) in rural areas in Poland, through the development of renewable energy sources. This paper provides an overview of the specific character of rural areas in Poland and the development challenges faced in these areas in the investigated scope. In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency, it is necessary to dynamize pro-ecological activities in agriculture and in rural areas, including the development of agricultural biogas plants, wind and photovoltaic farms. The use of renewable energy sources can be an important factor in the development and sustainable growth of rural areas in Poland.
Highlights
Renewable energy is one of the basic elements of sustainable development, as well as in the scope of protection and improvement of air quality [1,2,3,4,5]
Air pollution resulting from the use of fossil fuels poses a threat to the stability of the Earth’s climate, while from the micro perspective, it affects human health on the local and regional scale [9,10,11]
A license for electricity production; entry into the regulated activity register kept by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office; entry into the regulated activity register kept by the President of the Agricultural Market Agency, and micro-plants applying for issuance of certificates of origin
Summary
Renewable energy is one of the basic elements of sustainable development, as well as in the scope of protection and improvement of air quality [1,2,3,4,5] In this context, the prevention of low-altitude emissions (with emitters not exceeding 40 m in height) is in line with trends in modern environmental management and thereby with trends in the sustainable regional development of various spatial units in urban and rural areas [6,7,8]. The problem of air pollution in rural areas in Poland results, to a large extent, from using conventional energy carriers to heat premises [28]. The Use and Substitution of Energy Carriers in Poland with a Particular Focus Put on
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