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CEE Sustainable Finance Summit

CEE Sustainable Finance Summit

We are pleased to announce that Reform Institute has become a partner of the CEE Sustainable Finance Summit. The CEE Sustainable Finance Summit happening between 15 - 19 May 2023 in Prague is the largest specialised hybrid event focused on sustainability in finance and business in Central and Eastern European (CEE) region.

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PEP2040: Progress or disappointment? – new report in cooperation with Ember

PEP2040: Progress or disappointment? – new report in cooperation with Ember

By 2040 Poland can achieve 100 GW in renewables capacities, double the targets currently signalled by the government. This requires an ambitious revision of the Polish energy policy.

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PDA II: advisory support to cities and regions in the development of hydrogen projects

PDA II: advisory support to cities and regions in the development of hydrogen projects

The transition to climate neutrality requires smart use of the hydrogen economy potential. This applies in particular to pioneering investments at the local and regional level. Therefore, as part of the EU Clean Hydrogen Partnership, local and regional governments will receive support via the Project Development Assistance formula.

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REPowerEU: a new impulse for the energy transformation in Poland

REPowerEU: a new impulse for the energy transformation in Poland

The REPowerEU plan assumes an additional acceleration of the pace of the energy transformation based on renewable energy and improving energy efficiency compared to the initial proposals under the Fit for 55 package. Such shift is necessary to rapidly make the EU independent of gas imports from Russia, while maintaining the 55% GHG emission reduction target by 2030. The concept of fossil gas as a transition fuel which could replace coal in response to carbon pricing pressure is being abandoned. This increases the role of regulatory changes required to unlock the potential of renewables and transition directly from coal to zero-emission sources, in line with the coal to green logic.

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Effective instruments supporting comprehensive energy modernisation of buildings in Poland

Effective instruments supporting comprehensive energy modernisation of buildings in Poland

Energy modernisation of buildings in Poland is crucial for climate protection, improvement of the country's energy security and the fight against energy poverty. The report Effective instruments supporting comprehensive energy modernisation of buildings in Poland prepared by the Reform Institute for the Polish Renovation Wave presents a number of detailed recommendations for adjusting the national support framework for the renovation of single-family and public buildings.

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Supporting the Polish-Dutch cooperation in the offshore wind energy sector

Supporting the Polish-Dutch cooperation in the offshore wind energy sector

Reform Institute supported cooperation between the Polish and Dutch offshore wind industry by preparing an overview of current state of play and outlook in the offshore wind energy sector in Poland. The report was presented in June 2022 during the trade mission from Netherlands to Poland organised by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Warsaw.

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Investing in energy efficiency: an exception or a rule in the “Clean Air” Programme?

Investing in energy efficiency: an exception or a rule in the “Clean Air” Programme?

Discussions about the “Clean Air” Programme so far have overlooked the importance of investments in thermal renovation and the possibility to make the heating of Polish buildings fully independent from fossil fuels. The report of the Reform Institute Investing in energy efficiency: an exception or a rule in the “Clean Air” Programme? fills this gap. It presents a comprehensive overview of how funds have been spent and what needs to change in the future.

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