Use of Renewable Energy Sources in Low-Emission Economy Plans of Selected Municipalities of the Lubelskie Province

Kościk Bogdan, Kowalczyk-Juśko Alina (), Borecka Renata and Kielmas Krzysztof
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Kościk Bogdan: Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska
Kowalczyk-Juśko Alina: Uniwersity of Life Sciences in Lublin, Faculty of Production Engineering
Borecka Renata: Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska
Kielmas Krzysztof: Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska

Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne, 2019, vol. 12, issue 1, 33-44

Abstract: Subject and purpose of work: The work concerns the reduction of greenhouse gas emission thanks to renewable energy sources (RES) utilized in selected municipalities of the Lubelskie Province. The aim of the study was to assess the consistency between the tasks provided in low-emission economy plans (LEEP) and the strategic documents on RES, especially biomass. The investment priorities of municipalities regarding RES and the impact of these investments on the emission of CO2 have been presented. Materials and methods: The analysis covered 8 LEEPs and programming documents: EU, national and regional ones concerning RES. Results: EU and Polish policy contribute to the development of RES, including biomass, under the condition that their negative effect on the environment, resulting especially from biomass burning, is limited. Municipalities intend mainly to use solar energy, yet the technologies of biomass they suggest are not always in line with new trends. Conclusions: Measures limiting the emission of greenhouse gases, including the use of RES, are provided in the analysed LEEPs. However, some municipalities intend to produce energy from biomass, mainly in the process of combustion. As this is not in line with the latest EU recommendations, such plans should then be verified.

Keywords: low-emission economy; renewable energy sources; biomass; bioeconomy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q42 Q48 Q51 Q53 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/ers-2019-0004

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