polish chamber of commerce ekorozwÓj promoting sustainable development (sd) andrzej jagusiewicz,...
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Polish Chamber of Commerce EKOROZWÓJ
Promoting sustainable development (SD)Andrzej Jagusiewicz, PhD
Director for International Cooperation
Chamber’s business card
Creation of the Chamber in October 1997 at the meeting of „the founding fathers” e.g. economic entities and physical persons
Registration in court in October 2003 (KRS) Membership open to physical and legal
persons, citizen’s organizations (NGOs), associations, self-governmental organizations and foundations (at present > 60 members)
Geographical coverage of activities: nation-wide and regional (filiales)>extention to EU and EECCA countries (Ukraine)
Statutes adopted in June 2004 following the Act on Economic Chambers of 1989
Inside the Chamber:our organs
General Assembly of the Members (1/year)
Management Board (5-9 persons)>BureauCouncil (advisory role)Auditing Committee (5 persons)Ombudsman (solving disputes)Jury of “Green Laurel” (7-12 persons)
Key persons are highly skilled with long-lasting and succesful carrier and necessary experience in all domains
Statutory tasks and obligations Advocating economic interest of its members and
supporting their production, service and commercial activities related to sustainable development
Promoting international cooperation and facilitating joint undertakings for its members
Servicing its members through information and consulting in line with SD principles
Promoting and implementing sustainable development in doing business at local level (patronage over communes)
Ways and means of acting for SD
Business advising in line with National Ecological Policy and EU challenges
Helping to identify and create effective and competent partnership>consortia>coalition
Consulting and expertise services, mainly devoted to the communes and their unions under Chamber's patronage
Information exchange and SD education From opportunities to possibilities to making
business
Environmental market in Poland: driving forces
Accession Treaty>acquis communautaire6 th Environmental Action Plan (EAP)
covering the period 2000-2010>4 prioritiesNational Ecological Policy (NEP); cyclical
for 4 years with prospects for another 4 (present NEP for 2007-2010)
7 Thematic Strategies of the EU and related directives (updated in 2006 SD Strategy)
7 th Framework Programme (focus on environmental technologies)
Self-governmental oligations in the field of environmental protection
Environmental Protection Programme at poviat and/or commune level (EPP)>prerequisite to get financing for specific projects
Project proposal to be consulted inter alia with economic organizations e.g. chambers (EKOROZWÓJ)
Harmonization with other existing programmes at poviat level like waste management, water protection, noise protection and cultural heritage protection
Requirements and scope of poviat EPP (3 parts: own tasks, coordinated tasks and their external financing and guide to communal EPP)
Requirements and scope of commune EPP (2 parts: own tasks and coordinated tasks to be financed externally and by enterprises)
ABC of ecological financing
Financial institutions: government (budget), enterprises, Ecofund, National Fund of Environmental Protection and Water Management and its branches, Norwegian and EEA Mechanism and others
Financial schemes or closing the gap from available sources (own, EU and outside EU)
Forms of financing: credits, preference credits (10-30%), grants, debt remitting, bank quaraties etc.
Best opportunities (Operational Programme „Infrastructure and Environment” for 2007-2013, 16 Regional Operational Programmes, Programme for Developing Rural Areas, Life+ and ECOFUND)
Priority areas for getting funds
National Fund and its filiales>own priorities established by the Fund's Council
ECOFUND>own priorities and fast tracks Operational Programme „Infrastructure and
Environment”>water management and waste-water treatment, waste maqnagement, nature protection and environmental risk management
Norwegian and EEA Mechanism>emission reduction, renewable energy, SD promotion and enforcement of administration
Financial perspectives Operational Programme „Infrastructure and
Environment”>5,5 billion euro (water management and waste-water treatment: 2,75, waste management: 1.19, nature protection: 0,54 and environmental risk management: 90 million)
Norwegian and EEA Mechanism>177 million euro emission reduction and renewable energy: 34, enforcement of administration: 5 and SD promotion: 2,5)
ECOFUND>200 million US$ for 2007-2009 (waste-water treatment: 40 %, waste management:35 %, climate change: 15 %..)
National Fund>annual decision by the Council
Case study-air quality
Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution and CAFE Directive
● Short-term target>100 programmes of air protection (PAP) against PM 10 at poviat level(20 by end of 2006 and 80 by end of 2007), cost of programme 100-300 thousand PLN, cost o measures billions PLN
Medium-term target>unknown yet number of PAP with respect to PM 2,5, nitrogen dioxide and benzene
Long-term target>Average Exposure Reduction to PM 2,5 by 20 % in 2020/2010
ConclusionsPolish economy is in constant expansionLack of energy diversity>coal dominates
primary energy marketProblems to meet EU carbon, sulphur
dioxide and nitrogen oxides ceilings Good prospects to coal conversion, biofuels,
renewable energy and nuclear energy as well.
Environmental market is wide-openGrowing needs for innovative technology
Chamber's future
We are ready to support still more our members in order to put them on the way of sustainable development
Our members are ready to cooperate with foreign company and help them to enter the prosperous environmental market
The Chamber is aware of coming environmental challenges and ready to cope with them according to the SD principles
Motto: we are useful because we listen
to our members and our clients
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