Article “Towards Climate Neutrality in Poland by 2050: Assessment of Policy Implications in the Farm Sector”

Article “Towards Climate Neutrality in Poland by 2050: Assessment of Policy Implications in the Farm Sector”

Article “Towards Climate Neutrality in Poland by 2050: Assessment of Policy Implications in the Farm Sector”

We invite you to read new article “Towards Climate Neutrality in Poland by 2050: Assessment of Policy Implications in the Farm Sector” which was published on the 13 November 2021.

The article assesses the potential impacts of Poland’s climate neutrality achievement path on the domestic farm sector in terms of its structure, output, income, and prices of agricultural products. The approach is based on complex economic modelling combining computable general equilibrium (CGE) and optimisation modelling, with the farm sector model consisting of farm, structural, and market modules. While the modelling results cover three GHG emission-reduction scenarios up to 2050, to understand the transformation impact within varying policy approaches, the study for each scenario of farm sector development also outlines three policy options: carbon pricing, forced emission limit, and carbon subsidies. Results in all scenarios and policy options indicate a strong foreseeable impact on agricultural output and prices (mainly livestock production), shifts in the production structure toward crops, as well as changes in farm income along the analysed timeframe. 

The article was prepared within the Centre for Climate and Policy Analysis (CAKE) set up in the National Centre for Emission Management (KOBiZE), which is a part of the Institute of Environmental Protection—National Research Institute (IEP-NRI). It was prepared within the project: LIFE Climate CAKE PL —LIFE16 GIC/PL/000031, which is co-financed from the EU LIFE programme and from the funds of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.

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