Improving energy efficiency and building a low-emission economy based on example of Lesser Poland Voivodeship
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Article Category: Research Article
Published Online: Sep 30, 2018
Page range: 210 - 218
Received: Jun 05, 2018
Accepted: Sep 04, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2018-0016
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The Sustainable Development Number [The United Nations, 2015]
| Number | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No poverty | Eliminate poverty in all its forms around the world |
| 2 | Zero hunger | Eliminate hunger, achieve food security and better nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture |
| 3 | Good health and well-being | Ensure healthy lives for all people of all ages and promote well-being |
| 4 | Quality education | Ensure high-quality education for all and promote lifelong learning |
| 5 | Gender equality | Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls |
| 6 | Clean water and sanitation | Ensure access to water and sanitation for all through sustainable water management |
| 7 | Affordable and clean energy | Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all people |
| 8 | Decent work and economic growth | Promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all |
| 9 | Industry, innovation, and infrastructure | Build stable infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization, and support innovation |
| 10 | Reduced inequalities | Reduce inequality within and among countries |
| 11 | Sustainable communities cities and | Make cities and human settlements safe, inclusive, stable, and sustainable |
| 12 | Responsible and production consumption | Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns |
| 13 | Climate action | Take urgent action to combat climate change and its consequences |
| 14 | Life below water | Protect the oceans, seas, and marine resources and use them in a sustainable way |
| Protect, restore, and promote the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, ensure | ||
| 15 | Life on land | sustainable forest management, combat desertification, restrain and reverse land |
| degradation, and halt the biodiversity loss | ||
| 16 | Peace, justice, and strong institutions | Promote peaceful and inclusive societies, ensure access to justice for all people, as well as build effective and accountable, inclusive institutions at all levels |
| 17 | Partnership for the goals | Strengthen implementation measures and revive global partnership for sustainable development |
Programs implemented in Małopolska in the field of improving air quality
| Program | Years | Funds | Impact of the program on improving air quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Regional Operational Program for the Małopolska Region for 2007–2013 | 2007–2013 | 129.4 million euros | Reduction of energy demand in thermomodernized buildings; reduction of emission of harmful compounds into the atmosphere by replacing inefficient heating sources with renewable energy sources; reduced emission of pollutants from the transport sector by introducing a low-emission bus fleet |
| Operational Program Infrastructure and Environment | 2007–2013 | 1.92 billion euros | Creation of the Low-emission Economy Program for the City of Krakow, reduction of pollutant emissions from the transport sector by increasing the number of routes, improving the capacity on existing routes, and creating parking lots at transport nodes |
| LIFE Program | 2014-2020 | 70 million PLN | Improvement of public awareness, and raising funds for activities aimed at improving air quality through the creation of a network of ecoadvisors in municipalities located in the Małopolska region. |
| Limitation of Low Emission Program (PONE) | 2012–2018 | 2012–2015: 44 million PLN;
2016: 10 million PLN; 2017: 5 million PLN; 2018: 10 million PLN | Reduction of pollution emitted to the atmosphere from the municipal and household sector through cofinancing for the elimination of inefficient heating sources and the installation of boilers that meet environmental requirements |
| KAWKA Program | 2014–2015 | 58.6 million PLN | Reduction of PM10 dust emission by about 123.763 Mg/year; reduction of dust emission PM2.5 by approximately 123.458 Mg/year; CO2 emission reduction by approximately 20,981.903 Mg/year. |
| Operational Program – Saving Energy and Promoting Renewable Energy Sources | 2013–2016 | 12.6 million euros | Increased share of RESs; reduction of both energy consumption and emission of pollutants through thermal modernization of public buildings |
| SOWA Program | 2013–2015 | 356 million PLN | Reduction of pollutant emissions by improving the energy efficiency of street lighting |
| Swiss–Polish Cooperation Program (SPPW) | 2007–2017 | 489 million CHF | Increase in the share of RESs by installing solar installations for >25,000 buildings; reduction of energy consumption through thermal modernization of public buildings |
| EEA GRANTS | 2004–2009; 2009–2014 | 324 million euros; 578 million euros | Improvement of social awareness in the field of air protection through the implementation of a project concerning the collection, modeling, and sharing of spatial data |
| Rural Development Program | 2007–2013 | 13.2 billion euros | Increase in the share of RESs by installing solar installations on residential buildings |
RES installations in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in 2017 [URE - Urząd Regulacji Energetyki, 2017]
| Installation | Number of installations | Capacity, MW |
|---|---|---|
| Produced from biogas from wastewater treatment plants | 10 | 4.9 |
| Produced from landfill biogas | 5 | 3.2 |
| Producing from agricultural biogas | 2 | 1.2 |
| Produced from mixed biomass | 1 | 3.2 |
| Manufacture from biomass from solid municipal waste, among others from sewage treatment plants | 1 | 16.9 |
| Wind farms on land | 13 | 6.7 |
| Production from solar radiation | 53 | 9.2 |
| Hydroelectric power plants up to 0.3 MW | 32 | 2.8 |
| Hydroelectric power plants up to 1 MW | 9 | 5.5 |
| Hydroelectric power plants up to 5 MW | 10 | 27.4 |
| Hydroelectric power plants up to 10 MW | 1 | 8 |
| Hydroelectric power plants >10 MW | 1 | 56 |
| Pumped or hydroelectric power plants with a pump member | 1 | 92.5 |