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Factsheet for measure PL-2024-8/3514 – measures in Poland
Country |
Poland
, applies regionally
|
Time period | Open ended, started on 23 February 2024 |
Context | Green Transition |
Type | Company practices |
Category |
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery into a green future
– Strategic plans and programmes |
Author | Monika Helak (Polityka Insight) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 01 March 2024 (updated 28 March 2024) |
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).
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
No data available so far.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Does not apply to workers | Applies to all businesses | Applies to all citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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Employers' organisations
Company / Companies Other social actors (e.g. NGOs) Local / regional government |
European Funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement | Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative |
Form | Not applicable | Unknown |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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.
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.
Citation
Eurofound (2024), Wielkopolska province has joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance, measure PL-2024-8/3514 (measures in Poland), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/PL-2024-8_3514.html
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