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Minister M. Kurtyka meets F. Timmermans to discuss the “Fit for 55” package

07.05.2021

EU climate policy is the main topic of the discussion between Minister of Climate and Environment, Michał Kurtyka, and Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans. The meeting, which took place on 7 May 2021, was attended also by Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński.

Minister klimatu i środowiska Michał Kurtyka oraz wiceminister Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński na spotkaniu z F. Timmermansem

Minister Kurtyka highlighted the crucial role of the European Council in the development of the EU climate policy and the need to comply with the guidelines set out in the conclusions. It is important to have the EU climate policy shaped by consensus and unanimity, not by marginalising minority participants. The European Council should therefore fulfil its mandate to provide further guidance in this respect.

In addition, Minister Kurtyka emphasised that for Poland the increasing prices of CO2 emission allowances are a very big challenge.

This means that our companies need to spend more on allowances and less on investments,

he said.

Therefore, an excessive price of emission allowances may have an opposite effect than expected. It can lead to cost shifting and hamper the green transformation,

he added.

The minister also expressed the hope that the “Fit for 55” package will take into account the necessary reductions in all sectors and will not overload certain regions. The risk of energy poverty cannot be increased and the transition should not take place at the expense of the poorest citizens.

The economic situation of the Member States is very varied. Regions with the greatest transformational needs and less capable of creating the right innovations cannot bear the highest costs of the planned projects. Structural problems cannot be solved in one place by creating them elsewhere,

he highlighted.

We are in favour of carrying out the energy transformation in an ambitious and consistent manner, that would be at the same time responsible and sustainable. The difficult starting point and structure of our energy mix make transitional measures much more demanding than in the case of other EU countries,

he added.

Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment, also referred to the lack of key decisions for Polish energy in the financing of gas.

Only a comprehensive approach to sustainable financing, taking due account of the EU principle of technological neutrality, enables energy transformation and the achievement of our climate objectives,

he noticed. 

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