Can rural stakeholders drive the low-carbon transition? Analysis of climate-related activities planned in local development strategies in Poland

Marek Furmankiewicz, Richard J. Hewitt and Jan K. Kazak

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021, vol. 150, issue C

Abstract: In the postulated efforts to limit adverse climate change (CC), increasing attention is paid to the development of distributed renewable energy (RE) that meets the needs of local communities on the spot. This article analyses the objectives, planned actions and performance indicators related to CC and RE, defined by national and local stakeholders in: (1) the national Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014–2020 in Poland and (2) in the bottom-up Local Development Strategies (LDS) financed from RDP and using a Community-Led Local Development approach. The content analysis method was used. We found that the strategy documents considered, created in the years 2014–2015, paid relatively little attention to local actions related to CC and RE. Some educational activities related to adaptation and mitigation of CC were planned in 66% of LDS, while investment support for RE was planned only in 9% of the LDS. Traditional goals such as supporting local businesses and farmers, local cultural heritage and the development of human and social capital were seen as more important. The results of the analysis suggest a relatively low level of interest from rural-policy actors in Poland in implementing the climate-friendly objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. This article contributes to understanding why Poland failed to meet the European 2020 RE development goals. These issues are discussed in the context of national and continental climate policy and problems of transformation to post-carbon society.

Keywords: Rural Development Programme; Area-based partnerships; Local development strategies; Renewable energy; Mitigating climate change; Europeanisation of climate policy; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111419

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