Why is it that still in some countries the development of dirty combustion energy is supported instead of developing clean, emission-free renewable energy and the process of green transformation of the economy is little implemented and is slowed down?
Why are issues of climate protection, biosphere protection, biodiversity of natural ecosystems still ignored in some countries and the development of dirty combustion energy based mainly on the generation of energy from the combustion of coal, lignite, oil mazut, fuel oil, wood, etc., is supported instead of developing clean, emission-free renewable energy based on wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, hydroelectric, hydrogen or possibly nuclear energy? Why are pro-climate, pro-environmental policies still being ignored in some parts of the world, sustainable development goals are not being followed, the future of the climate, the biosphere, the planet's biodiversity and the next generations of people are being ignored? Why is a short-sighted robbery unsustainable economy still being used instead of a green, sustainable closed-loop economy? Why do politicians continue to ignore the needs of citizens, voters and fail to implement real pro-social economic policies?
Only about 13.5 percent of renewable energy in 2023 was generated from windmills in Poland. This is the largest share of all types of renewable energy sources in Poland. If the government of the so-called “united right”, i.e. the government composed mainly of right-wing PIS political options, which was functioning in Poland in 2015-2023, had not blocked the development of onshore energy in Poland in 2016, this share could now be several times higher, energy prices much lower, the security and energy independence of the Polish energy sector would have stood at a much higher level. But the PIS government, which was acting at the time, preferred to support the development of dirty coal power. Paradoxically, since 2016, the production of electricity from wind or solar was already perceptibly cheaper compared to the production of energy generated by burning fossil fuels, including, for example, coal and lignite. And in the following years this trend steadily deepened. In this way, the PIS government acted not only anti-economically but also anti-climatically, anti-environmentally and anti-socially. Besides, this kind of energy policy contradicts the European Union's climate and environmental policy, the EU's New Green Deal. Unfortunately, not much has changed on this issue since 2023. The new political option, which won the parliamentary elections on 15.10.2023 in large part thanks to the slogans applied during the election campaign of significantly increasing the scale of implementation of the processes of green transformation of the economy, including the protection of nature, climate and biodiversity of natural ecosystems, changing the robbery pseudo-management of forests to sustainable pro-environmental forest management, increasing the scale of afforestation, reducing the robbery felling of trees and old-growth forests, increasing the areas of strict protection of natural biodiverse ecosystems, etc. unfortunately, still does not implement the election promises made to citizens, voters. The development of renewable energy sources will probably accelerate in the coming years in connection with the relatively highest compared to renewable energy and rising prices of energy produced from burning coal, and in connection with the fact that additional financial subsidies from the European Union within the framework of the National Reconstruction Plan are finally appearing in Poland, which are mainly intended according to the guidelines of the European Union for the continuation of green energy transformation processes implemented in accordance with the EU Green Deal. Thanks to this, the process of green energy transformation which is one of the key segments of the process of green transformation of the economy is being implemented at all although on a relatively small scale, but at some pace.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT AS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE PRO-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECONOMY TOWARDS GREEN ECONOMY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:
Why do some countries still ignore the issues of protection of the climate, biosphere, biodiversity of natural ecosystems and support the development of dirty combustion energy based mainly on the generation of energy from the combustion of coal, lignite, oil mazut, fuel oil, wood, etc. instead of developing clean, emission-free renewable energy based on energy from wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, hydroelectric, hydrogen or possibly nuclear? Why are pro-climate, pro-environmental policies still being ignored in some parts of the world, sustainable development goals are not being followed, the future of the climate, the biosphere, the planet's biodiversity and the next generations of people are being ignored? Why is a short-sighted robbery unsustainable economy still being used instead of a green, sustainable closed-loop economy? Why do politicians continue to ignore the needs of citizens, voters and fail to implement real pro-social economic policies?
Why is it that still in some countries the development of dirty combustion energy is promoted instead of developing clean, emission-free renewable energy, and the process of green transformation of the economy is hardly implemented and is slowed down?
Why is it that still in some countries the process of green transformation of the energy industry is little implemented and is slowed down?
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It is Economy, Energy, and Envirnment`s paradox. Envornment sustainabiliy requires real investment but with low and slow geowing income. Thus, most of developing countries can not stop their economy boosting to guarantee the envirnment sustainability.
I suspect the biggest impediment to green energy transition is lack of honesty. People rush to embrace anything that claims to be "green" whether it is or not, never considering the challenges or practicality. Don't get me wrong... I'm all for green energy transition. It's just that I've worked in the real world long enough to know it won't be easy, obvious, or cheap. The attitude that often comes through green energy presentations is that everyone who has come before is stupid and lazy, when, in fact, a lot of very smart people have worked hard and long to get what we have now and to do better will be even harder. Sentiment doesn't equal success.
Implementing a green energy transition can be complex and face various challenges in different countries. Here are some reasons why it might be poorly implemented or slowed down:
The green energy transition involves economic, political, technological, and social complexities. Overcoming these challenges requires concerted efforts, informed policies, and public support. Countries that prioritize sustainability and invest in clean energy research and development are more likely to succeed in their transition.
Some key factors contributing to the slow implementation of green energy transition in some countries:
- Inadequate government policies and regulations to promote renewable energy adoption.
- Vested interests and lobbying efforts by traditional energy sectors, slowing down the transition.
- Economic constraints and concerns about the initial costs of transitioning to green energy.
- Limited public awareness and education about the benefits of renewable energy.
- Lack of political will to prioritize and invest in green energy initiatives.
Transition is a big effort , let start with a very good policy , of course directly they need regulations and change strategies , especially change mind of the whole stakeholders in that country.
You start with the assumption that "green" is socially desirable. This would be true if there was any real evidence of danger from small changes in global temperature. Europe has ruined its car industry, and others like steel are close behind, and, it has become totally dependent upon imported energy (apart from France and Poland of course). EVs are being rejected unless subsidised and enforced on the populace. If CO2 were a serious issue, India and China would not be increasing output exponentially!
The main fact of going towards green is due to the amount of money-affords involve to transforming infrastructures to towards it , whereas many countries still increasing C02 emission as its best for their economy . So, we need a Global policy to move towards green.
The UN organised COPs are supposed to be global policy! The UN spends billions but produces negligibles. Cannot see India and China giving up their growth because of some USA based theory that CO2 is the devil's gas; especially as the USA are making trillions by selling carbon to the world.
Some times failure of previous projects causes governments and private individuals to fear investing in the same