Presentation of information about the LIFE Climate CAKE PL project at the meeting with the special representative of the Chinese government for climate change Mr. Xie Zhenhua

During the second day of stay in Poland, Xie Zhenhua, China’s Special Representative on Climate Change, the meeting at the National Centre for Emissions Management (KOBiZE) was held with the participation of Deputy Minister Sławomir Mazurek, director of the Institute of Environmental Protection – National Research Institute (IOŚ-PIB) – Krystian Szczepański and Head of the National Centre for Emissions Management – Paweł Mzyk.

The talks focused on preparations for the climate summit and the possibility of supporting the Chinese side in the process of adopting a full package implementing the Paris Agreement, which is the most important goal of COP24 in Katowice. During the meeting, the assumptions of the LIFE Climate CAKE PL project were also presented.

Meeting with WWF concerning the exchange of experience related to the implementation of LIFE projects

On February 19, 2018 a meeting between IOŚ-PIB and WWF Polska/InE took place. During the meeting, experiences related to the implementation of projects under the LIFE funding was exchanged, the possible scope of cooperation was discussed, and views on current problems with the implementation of the climate and energy policy were shared.

The meeting of both teams was an opportunity to conduct a debate on the climate, data availability and reports that could help in the analysis of the energy and climate policy. During the meeting, it was pointed out that the debate on climate change is particularly important in Poland due to the upcoming COP24 Climate Summit, which will be held in Katowice.

The members of both teams have summarized the substantive scope of the projects they carry out. The team running the project “Implementation of Sustainable Development based on Social Responsible Transformation (WZROST)”, is responsible, among others, for the creation of the film “Critical Point”, the first Polish production comprehensively showing climate challenges, both on the scale of Poland and the world. The project also created substantive reports on these challenges.

During the meeting important information was gathered about possible communication channels with entities interested in project results, which will contribute to better dissemination of information about the effects of climate and energy policy.

International workshops on the EU strategy on climate change in Częstochowa

29.01.2018, workshops on the long-term climate strategy of the European Union in Częstochowa were held.

Paweł Sałek, deputy Minister of Environment, the Polish Government Plenipotery for Climate Policy was attended in the event. The workshops take place as part of a project carried out by a think-tank consortium, commissioned by the European Commission. The meeting in Częstochowa was the last of the meetings, after Paris, Berlin, Rome and Copenhagen.

The aim of the workshop is to discuss the assumptions and methodology of work on the European strategy for low-carbon development by 2050. The need to prepare such a strategy results directly from the Paris Agreement.

The meeting in Częstochowa was attended by representatives of the governments of Poland, Germany and France, as well as science, business, non-governmental organizations, Polish and international think-tanks, trade unions and the European Commission. The event was organized in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment. During the workshop, the assumptions of the LIFE Climate CAKE PL project were presented.

Official launch of projects from the 2016 LIFE call for proposals in Brussels

On 19-20 October 2017, the representatives of the LIFE Climate CAKE PL project team took part in the Kick-off meeting LIFE16, which was organized by the European Commission for all beneficiaries of the LIFE Program.

The purpose of the meeting was to present the basic principles of the Program, cooperation with the intermediary unit (Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises – EASME), the method of project monitoring, as well as financial settlement and reporting.

During the meeting, a short presentation prepared on the basis of the Commission template on the LIFE Climate CAKE PL project implemented by IOS-PIB /KOBiZE was presented – its timeline and content, objectives and results. Furthmore, the detailed questions about the project’s specific questions were answered.

An important element during the project implementation is contact with other beneficiaries of the LIFE program in order to exchange experiences. During the “Kick-off meeting” representatives of IOŚ-PIB held a bilateral meeting with other LIFE beneficiaries implementing the LIFE ClimatePath 2050 project. This project is similar in essence to the one implemented by IOS-PIB/KOBiZE – it assumes the use of existing model tools in Slovenia to improve the quality of information in the decision-making process, in particular in developing national plans for energy and climate. At the meeting, it was agreed that at a later stage it would be worth to exchange results during the work progress.

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