Poland’s Mid-Term Development Strategy – Instrat’s voice in the expert debate organised by the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy
Michał Hetmański, Instrat’s CEO, participated in the expert debate organized by the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy (MFiPR) under the leadership of Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz. The meeting focused on two strategic documents that the ministry has begun to develop: In the presentation “For a fair, green and digital economy: Second Lap of Poland’s Transformation” […]
Michał Hetmański joins LSE’s Grantham Research Institute as a Visiting Senior Fellow
Michał Hetmański, Instrat’s CEO and Co-founder, has been appointed a Visiting Senior Fellow at Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment within The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) . Under the leadership of Nick Robins, Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance, the LSE is establishing the Just Transition Finance Lab […]
Brussels approves state aid scheme to alleviate social costs of the lignite industry and coal power plants
Almost six months after the Polish parliament passed a law on social protection for the coal power plant and lignite mine workers, the European Commission gave its approval for state aid. This time, however, the funds will go to the employees directly and not to subsidise production, as it is the case in the hard […]
Meeting with the EU Commissioner Elisa Ferreira in Brussels and discussions on the approval of the state aid for just transition in Poland’s lignite sector
Together with ten other NGOs and expert groups, we addressed the EC Leadership and Commissioners responsible for Cohesion and Reforms, Energy, Climate, Employment and Social Rights and Competition. Our request focuses on the fast approval of state aid for social protection for workers in Poland’s electricity and lignite mining sectors.
Frans Timmermans visits Eastern Greater Poland – takeaways for the just transition model
18th May 2023 Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans visited the Eastern Greater Poland region, which is on track to phase out coal by 2024 – decades ahead of the rest of Poland. This initiative could serve as a model for the just transition of other coal regions in the country. However, decision bottlenecks in both Warsaw and Brussels threaten to hinder progress. Instrat works closely with stakeholders in the region to make the just transition happen.
The Cement Belt is a challenge different from all others
Cement plants are responsible for approx. 6% of CO2 emissions from large Polish industry and power sector. They emit more CO2 than one and a half Turów power plant. The challenges related to decarbonization of this sector go beyond providing clean electricity or heat. The “Cement Belt” runs from the southern Lublin region, through the […]
The largest industry CO2 emitters in Poland [ranking, map & database]
A recent report by Instrat shows that the largest industry sites in just four sectors of Polish manufacturing account for 15% of Poland’s total carbon dioxide emissions. In 2019 56 plants mainly producing cement, metals, fertilizers, coke and refined petroleum products generated 46 million tons of CO2. We show the data by industry, province and individual plants in the ranking and the map of emitters.
Eastern Wielkopolska joins PPCA
The first Polish region has joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance, an international alliance of more than 120 countries, local governments and companies that are moving away from burning coal in the power industry.
Michał Hetmański participates in Coal Regions in Transition Virtual Week
Instrat presented research results during the event of the European Commission
Just Transition in Wielkopolska region
Eastern Wielkopolska is the first Polish coal region with a fair transition plan still in 2020