Background information

Wielkopolska province has joined the PPCA - Powering Past Coal Alliance, the world's first international initiative to protect the climate and accelerate economic development through a rapid transition away from coal-fired power generation. Wielkopolska is the fifth Polish member of the PPCA after Eastern Wielkopolska, Koszalin, Walbrzych and ZE PAK, which joined in 2021. The PPCA was initiated by Canada and the UK in 2017.

Part of belonging to the PPCA is the implementation of the LIFE programme, which is the European Union's financial instrument dedicated to co-financing projects in the field of environmental protection, nature conservation and human impact on the climate.

The LIFE AFTER COAL PL programme, implemented by dozens of partners from Wielkopolska, is primarily related to the implementation of the Eastern Wielkopolska 2040 Climate Neutrality Strategy.

Legal reference: Regulation (EU) 2021/783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE), and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 (Text with EEA relevance).

Content of measure

The beneficiaries of the project are to be the residents of Eastern Wielkopolska. The Life After Coal PL project allows local governments and companies operating in Eastern Wielkopolska to apply for funding.

European Union funding for the project from the LIFE Programme: over PLN 50 million (€11.58 million, as of 1 March 2024)

Funding from the Environmental Protection and Water Management Fund: more than 28 million PLN (€6.48 million, as of 1 March 2024).

Total project Life After Coal PL budget (including own contribution of entities implementing the project): approx. 85 million PLN (€19.69 million, as of 1 March 2024).

Use of measure

No data available so far.

Contents

• Other topics

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Applies to all businesses	Applies to all citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Employers' organisations Company / Companies Other social actors (e.g. NGOs) Local / regional government	European Funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative
Form	Not applicable	Unknown

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Only employers' organisations
• Main level of involvement: Company level

Involvement

Among the implementers of the Life After Coal project are employers' organisations, such as the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Wielkopolska (Izba Gospodarcza Wielkopolski Wschodniej, IZGG.

There is no information on the involvement of the social partners in terms of consultation or opinion on the project, as this is outside the scope of the social dialogue.

Views and reactions

There is no information on the opinions of the social partners who are not involved directly in the project, as this is outside the scope of the social dialogue.

Sources

• 02 February 2024: Wielkopolska przystąpiła do Powering Past Coal Alliance (geopolityka.cire.pl)
• 01 March 2024: Program LIFE (life.arrkonin.org.pl)
• 01 March 2024: Life After Coal PL (aftercoal.pl)
• 01 March 2024: Regulation (EU) 2021/783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE), and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 (Text with EEA relevance) (eur-lex.europa.eu)