| ID | 183612 |
| Title Proper | Decarbonisation of the Polish residential sector between the 1990s and 2021 |
| Other Title Information | a case study of policy failures |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bouzarovski, Stefan ; Sokołowski, Jakub |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this paper, we study the policies that regulated the energy mix in the Polish residential sector between 1990 and 2021. We apply a qualitative assessment of policies and difference-in-differences to evaluate the effects of particular regulations. We find that policymakers in Poland did not identify households as stakeholders in their strategies since starting the energy transformation back in the 1990s until the early 2020s. We demonstrate that the government policies failed to stimulate efficient decarbonisation of the residential sector and did not address such issues as energy poverty and air pollution, while the coal consumption rates by Polish households remained the highest in the European Union. The situation has started to change since 2017 when the first regions in Poland introduced anti-smog regulations, which have had a minor, yet positive effect on air quality and the decrease in the number of coal stoves. Furthermore, “Clean air” and “My electricity” programmes were introduced in 2018 and 2019, which provided subsidies for investments in clean heating technologies, and small-scale photovoltaics. These support instruments have yielded relatively positive results. Finally, the Polish energy policy of 2021 identified decarbonisation in the residential sector, reducing energy poverty and improving air quality as key priorities. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 163; Apr 2022: p.112848 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy 2022-04 163 |
| Key Words | Energy ; Poverty ; Public Policy ; Energy Transition ; Air Quality ; Decarbonisation |