Open AccessOpportunities and Barriers to the Development of Poland in the Field of Renewable Energy Sources as Compared to the European Union
Author(s) -
Katarzyna Kocur-Bera,
Robert Muszyński
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
environmental engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
ISSN - 2029-7092
DOI - 10.3846/enviro.2020.604
Subject(s) - renewable energy , european union , wind power , environmental economics , fossil fuel , natural resource economics , legislation , business , environmental science , engineering , economics , political science , international trade , waste management , electrical engineering , law
Today, almost all of civilisation is based on energy. To a large extent, energy is being continuously acquiredfrom non-renewable raw materials deposited in the Earth’s crust. Renewable sources provide alternative, infinite energyresources, particularly solar radiation, wind power and water movement. The Paris Agreement envisages the completeabandonment of fossil fuels by the year 2050 for all EU Member States. From a technical point of view, a completetransition to renewable energy sources (RES) is very difficult to achieve. In the case of Poland, the way to 100% RESis longer and more complex than in most EU countries. The main purpose of the conducted analysis was to thoroughlyassess the possibilities for obtaining energy from inexhaustible sources as well as the benefits of various procedures inorder to develop an optimal set of solutions. The aim of the presented study is to indicate the possibilities for thedevelopment of construction investments in the field of renewable energy sources that have an inseparable impact onspatial management. To achieve this aim, the method of research of the available literature and legislation was applied.