Poland

Poland Country Profile (World Bank)

Status under International Climate Change Law

• UNFCCC: signature and ratification (28 Jul 1994)
• KP: signature and ratification (13 Dec 2002)
  • Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: -6
• Vienna Convention: accession (13 Jul 1990)
• Montreal Protocol: accession (13 Jul 1990)
• LRTAP: signature and ratification (19 Jul 1985) as well as signature and ratification of 1988 Protocol, accession to 1984 Protocol, and signatures of 1994, both 1998 and 1999 Protocols
• Energy Charter: signature and ratification (24 Nov 2000)
• Energy Efficiency Protocol: signature and ratification (24 Nov 2000)
• Espoo Convention: signature and ratification (12 Jun 1997)
• 2030 Commitment: 40% domestic reduction in emissions below 1990 levels by 2030, to be fulfilled jointly by European Union member states (14% increase in domestic emissions above 2005 levels by 2020, in accordance with Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and Council)
  • INDC summary – includes LULUCF and gases covered (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions 2015)
  • INDC summary – includes adaptation and conditions for implementation (Climate Policy Observer 2016)

Federal Laws on Climate Change

Climate

• Regulation of the Council of Ministers on types of programmes and projects to be implemented under the National Green Investment Scheme (3 November 2009) to implement Article 22(3) of the Act on the system to manage the emissions of GHGs and other substances.
• Act on the system to manage the emissions of GHGs and other substances (17 July 2009). [Polish]

Energy

• Energy Efficiency Act to implement EU Directive 2006/32/EC (5 April 2006) (April 2011) on energy end-use efficiency and energy services. [Polish]
• Energy Act (10 April 1997) to create the conditions for sustainable development of the country and ensure energy security, economical and rational use of fuels and energy. [Polish]

National Plans, Programs and Initiatives

• Strategy for Energy Security and Environment (ESE) (2014)
• Polish National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (SAP 2020) (Ministry of the Environment) (2014) [English]
• Energy Policy of Poland until 2030 (EPP 2030) (Ministry of Economy) (2009) [English]

Local, State, and Regional Legislation and Initiatives

• European Union Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) (2015)
• EU Adaptation Strategy Package (European Commission)
• European Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate ADAPT)
• 2020 Climate & Energy Package (European Commission) (2007)
• Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and Council of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (European Parliament and Council) (2009)
• Directive 2010/31/EU of The European Parlaiment and of The Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (European Parliament and Council) (2010)
• Directive 2012/27/EU of The European Parlaiment and of The Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency(European Parliament and Council) (2012)
•  European Union Trading Scheme (EU ETS) (European Commission)

Government Documents

• Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction in Poland until 2020
• Energy Policy of Poland until 2030 (EPP 2030)
• 2014 Annex I Party GHG Inventory Submissions
  • National Inventory Report (2014) [English]
  • Common Reporting Format (2014) [English]
• Sixth National Communication under the UNFCCC (2014) [English]
• Second Biennial Report to the UNFCCC (2015) [English]

Additional Resources

• IEA Statistics – Poland (International Energy Agency)
• Climate change – Poland (Climate Change Post)
• Poland Climate change impacts on water systems (OECD Secretariat) (2013)
• Poland (Europe’s Energy Portal)
• EU Country Profile (Climate Action Tracker) (2015)
• Global warming and its impact on Europe and Poland (Adaptation to Climate Change) (2013)
• Bartosz Kuras et al., Poland, in CLIMATE CHANGE LIABILITY, 417-44 (Richard Lord et al. eds., Cambridge University Press 2011)

Summaries of legislation compiled from Terry Townsend et al., The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study (3d ed. 2013).

Updated as of: May 8, 2016