Cohesion policy and the EU's response to climate change challenges

• Authors: Murzyn Dorota

Title variants

PL

Polityka spójności i odpowiedź UE na wyzwania związane ze zmianą klimatu

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this article is to analyse the role of European cohesion policy (ECP) in tackling the negative effects of climate change, and to answer the research question of whether a just transition towards climate neutrality is possible. The study comprised an analysis of data about ECP spending, literature review of relevant regulatory documents, studies and reports. The results of this research suggest that the issue of climate change mitigation has been placed among key priorities of ECP since 2014. This conclusion is supported by a comprehensive set of data. The results confirm that the EU funds constitute an important source of climate related investments in Poland. The design of ECP and its instruments, if used appropriately, can help to make the “green transition” more fair.

PL

Celem artykułu jest analiza roli europejskiej polityki spójności w przeciwdziałaniu negatywnym skutkom zmian klimatu oraz próba odpowiedzi na pytanie badawcze, czy możliwe jest sprawiedliwe przejście w kierunku neutralności klimatycznej. Badanie obejmuje analizę danych dotyczących wydatków w ramach europejskiej polityki spójności, przegląd odpowiednich dokumentów regulacyjnych, studiów i raportów. Wyniki badania sugerują, że od 2014 r. kwestia łagodzenia skutków zmian klimatu znajduje się wśród kluczowych priorytetów polityki spójności UE. Wniosek ten jest poparty obszernym zestawem danych. Wyniki potwierdzają, że fundusze unijne stanowią ważne źródło inwestycji związanych z klimatem w Polsce. Zasady polityki spójności i jej instrumenty, jeśli zostaną odpowiednio wykorzystane, mogą przyczynić się do bardziej sprawiedliwej „zielonej transformacji”.

Keywords

EN

European cohesion policy; climate change; low carbon economy

PL

europejska polityka spójności; zmiany klimatu; gospodarka niskoemisyjna

• Publisher: Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych, Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Przegląd Europejski
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 4(66)
• Pages: 81-94

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Murzyn Dorota

• Pedagogical University of Krakow

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