The aim of the project is to develop a dialogue with the banking sector in Poland and to try to direct funding from this sector towards investments related to the development of a low-carbon economy. The key action will therefore be to emphasize the economic, health and social benefits of investing in low-emission mitigation measures climate changing.
Coordinator: Foundation Rozwój TAK – Odkrywki Nie
Partners: Workshop for All Beings, Foundation # 13 Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Ecological Association EKO-UNIA, Association of Municipalities Polish Network "Energie Cités"
Implementation period: January 2017 - February 2018
Budget: PLN 152 699
Financing institution: KR Foundation
Activities of the Association:
- Raising the knowledge of employees of the Association by participating in training for the consortium and meetings of organizations involved in conducting campaigns addressed to private and public financial institutions.
- Increasing the awareness of Association members and cooperating media in supporting low-carbon economy, especially taking into account the supra-regional aspect and gathering opinions on the possibilities of pressure / cooperation / expectations in the relationship between financing institutions and local governments.
- Organization of two seminars on relations self-government - low-carbon investments - financing institutions.
- Analysis of 100 plans (PGN, SEAP): Collection and analysis of data on planned measures to reduce energy use in municipalities based on Low-Emission Economy Plans (PGN) and Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs), with a particular focus on actions focusing on moving away from coal. Awareness of how actions implemented locally affect together (nationwide) energy
- savings / reduction of coal consumption.
- Participation in domestic and foreign meetings (with banks, shareholders, project partners).
- Project management.
Information prepared as part of the project "Coal as a toxic financial asset" financed by the KR Foundation. The sole responsibility for the content of this publication lies with its authors.
