the NFEP&WM – 30 years for environmental sustainability in 1989–2019 The NFEP&WM – 30 years for environmental sustainability in Poland 1989–2019

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THE MAIN SOURCE OF FINANCING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN POLAND

Warsaw 2019

Henryk Kowalczyk MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT

ffective and efficient support of environmental ac- Using its acquired knowledge and experience, the Na- tivities, with particular reference to activities absorb- tional Fund is taking on further challenges. The Clean Air ”E ing foreign resources, operated by the National Fund” Programme, with the budget of 103 billion of Polish zlotys, – this is the mission statement of the National Fund for is one of them. From 2018, over the period of 10 years, Environmental Protection and Water Management (the these funds will be allocated to, among other projects, NFEP&WM). The National Fund has successfully been ful- thermo-modernisation of family detached houses and filling its mission for the last 30 years when it was first replacement of heat sources. This will result in the reduc- committed to the management of funds obtained from tion of so-called „low-stack emission”. This way we will all the environmental charges and fines scheme. Today, this be able to breathe with cleaner air. mechanism is the basis of the system of financing envi- On this beautiful anniversary, I express my appreciation ronmental protection actions. to all former and present Board members and employees When the NFEP&WM was established, the condition of the National Fund. You are the people who carry the of Polish ecology was referred to as critical. After spend- responsibility for the sustainable development of Poland.

ing billions of Polish zlotys and completing hundreds of Considering the fact that the NFEP&WM has become a 30 years for environmental sustainability thousands of tasks, we now recognise that the National model for numerous institutions, you can be proud of Fund supports the sustainable development of Poland in yourselves. real terms. It is an important pillar of funding the envi- I congratulate you on your persistence, creativity and ronmental investments in our country. These investments the relentless passion for the fulfilment of the NFEP&WM enhance the condition of the environment in Poland, and mission. Please accept my sincere wishes of the many therefore the quality of life of all residents. Amongst those professional achievements and the satisfaction from them. projects, we need to mention the protection of water, At the same time, I wish you success in the implementa- land, air, the natural environment and ecosphere, mu- tion of all your goals and prosperity for the next 30 years nicipal services management and waste management, of operation. and finally, environmental education. These days it is difficult to find an area free of resources deriving from Wstęp the NFEP&WM.

5 PROFESSOR ROMAN NIżNIKOWSKI (Ph.D.). CHAIRMAN OF The NFEP&WM’s SUPERVISORY BOARD

oncern for the environment has always been of inte- to the adequate adjustments of legislation enabling the Crest to local authorities, regardless of which period in generation of resources for funding programmes and ac- the beautiful history of our country we were in. The first tions improving the quality of the environment in which we spectacular success was recorded in Warsaw, in 1886, when live. As a result, there exists a framework that manages the the first water supply and sewage collection system in the environment in Poland that is exceptional internationally, region was completed. It was modern, as for those times, and the successes in this area constitute an example for and it is still in operation at present. Moreover, the class other countries that consider the protection of the natural of the system was similar to those in Hamburg and Berlin, environment as serious. while cities like Moscow or Saint Petersburg still had to According to the mandate of the operation of the Na- wait for a long time to achieve these standards of water tional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Man- management and sewage systems. This installation built in agement, all actions related to the utilisation of our natural Warsaw has immediately contributed to the improvement resources located under the ground, the protection of the of hygienic conditions and to the reduction of the threat of land itself and of the space above it will be funded, in- epidemics. This was a definite action for the environment cluding those of a high cost. It requires the involvement maintained by the local office that was counterpart of the of numerous specialists. Indeed, it must be remembered

Wstęp local government operating these days. Such a model of the that we had only 20 specialists in 1989, however, at present „environment protection” of the local authorities operates there are almost 700 of them. in most countries of the world and they serve well the com- The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Wa- munities caring for their natural environment and humans. ter Management operates on the basis of the Environmental The first attempt to institutionalise the care of the envi- Protection Act, as well as the contracts and agreements ronment was made in Poland, in 1989, when the National concluded mostly with the Ministry of Environment, the Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management Ministry of Investment and Development and the Minis- was established. This is probably the only institution of try of Energy. The National Fund is the main provider of this kind in the world. It has developed wonderfully due foreign-sourced programmes drawn from various funding sustainability environmental for 30 years

6 sources, such as: ISPA, PHARE, the Cohesion Fund and the numbered 999, 1000 and 1001 in October 2018 during the European Regional Development Fund, the Operational POL-ECO SYSTEM in Poznan was very significant. It clearly Programme Infrastructure and Environment (OPI&E), the indicates the tremendous engagement of the personnel Norwegian Financial Mechanism (NFM), European Eco- and the management of the National Fund in the operation nomic Area Financial Mechanism (EEA FM) and the LIFE in favour of the environment. Considering the fact, that in financial instrument. 1989 there were only 33 of such agreements signed, this In the context of the OPI&E 2014–2020, the NFEP&WM great increase of organisational activity needs to be noted. oversees the “Nationwide system of advisory support for Throughout the 30 years of the operation of the National the public and housing sectors and enterprises in terms of Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, energy efficiency and RES”. We can see this in the recent supporting the most significant ecological projects, the period, during the Poznan “POL-ECO SYSTEM” Trade Fair, implemented strategy reflected the following motto: “Let jointly with the Ministry of Environment and Bank Ochrony us invest in the environment together.” Środowiska (Bank for Environmental Protection) and the The 30 years of the National Fund’s existence has result-

voivodeship funds, we created the Ecosphere – a special ed in numerous prizes and awards for the institution and 30 years for environmental sustainability conference and exhibition sphere that promotes all the in- for the board members. This is the result of its incredibly stitutions concentrated around the Ministry of Environment. efficient operation. The dedication and commitment of the Moreover, we oversee the National Fund for Environmental NFEP&WM staff, as well as of the beneficiaries enacting vari- Protection and Water Management that is responsible for ous the NFEP&WM projects, indicates the relevance of the the implementation of the Clean Air Programme. The Na- establishment of this institution and the exceptional need tional Fund carried out a nationwide action “100 thousand for its operation and development. We should congratulate trees for the 100th anniversary of Polish independence and wish further achievements to all those who are a part of 1918–2018” and got involved in the Low-Carbon Transport this beautiful history of environmental protection actions. Fund as a future operator. The signing of three contracts regarding subsidising under the OPI&E with beneficiaries Wstęp

7 Piotr Woźny PRESIDENT OF THE NFEP&WM’S MANAGEMENT BOARD

he National Fund for Environmental Protection and and Environment”, including the ongoing 2014–2020 phase. TWater Management, being both a “peer” and a co-par- In its 30 year history, the Fund signed nearly 32 thousand ticipant of the Polish political transformation, celebrates contracts, including 28.8 thousand funded by national re- its 30th anniversary in 2019. Our institution was formally sources. Over 30 years of existence, we have established established on 1 July 1989, when the regulations of 27 April a unique and efficient system of financing investments in 1989 revising the Protection and Development of the Envi- the area of environmental protection. We support not only ronment Act and the Water Law came into force. It was an investment projects but also educational, expert, research event I would not hesitate to call a breakthrough – the mo- and development and the recovery undertakings. These ment of the creation of a unique public finance institution initiatives significantly benefit the natural environment in for supporting the improvement of the natural environment Poland, as well as Polish society. in the difficult time of transformation in Poland. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski once said, “A year of our life is Over three decades, the Fund, constituting a pillar of worth as much as the amount of heart, closeness, compas- funding for environmental protection and water manage- sion, kindness and comfort we managed to give to others”. ment, has consistently promoted the greatest and most The anniversaries of public institutions are worth as much significant strategic and innovative ecological undertakings as they have been able to do for the common good during

Wstęp in Poland. Through this, it has played one of the key roles their existence. Over the last 30 years, the Fund has achieved in the implementation of the state environmental policy, much for the improvement of the natural environment in acting as a financial instrument. Poland and the enhancement of the quality of life of the The balance sheet of the 30 years of the Fund’s exist- Polish people. Now the National Fund faces a great new ence is impressive. Since its inception, our institution has challenge – the Clean Air programme. The Fund needs to spent a total of PLN 96 billion on the improvement of the meet public expectations and be a leader of government environment. More than half of these funds came from the administration in the area of combating air pollution. It state budget (50 billion PLN) and the remainder (PLN 46 is my wish for the Polish people, that going forward, the billion) came from international sources, mainly from the Fund will be able to say, as a 40-year-old institution, that European Union’s Operational Programme “Infrastructure it achieved this goal. sustainability environmental for 30 years

8 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ITS FINANCING BEFORE THE NFEP&WM ESTABLISHMENT

he idea of environmental protection dates back to the second ticularly those referring to the intense industrialisation of the Thalf of the 19th century. In Europe it originated from a move- economy at that time. The activities of scientists (professor ment being a reaction to the dynamic processes of industrialisa- Władysław Szafer) and social organisations (League for Nature tion and expansion of cities, as well as increasing levels of air Conservation) only allowed continuing the development of the and water pollution. The methods of environmental protection national parks’ network and other forms of Nature protection. include: rational shaping of environment and managing its Still, the Act on Protection and Development of the Environment resources in accordance with the sustainable development of 31 January 1980, which was in force until 2001, was one of principle, counteracting contaminations, maintaining and restor- the most modern in Europe (it introduced, inter alia, a system of ing elements of Nature to their proper condition and recycling, charges for using the environment and water and penalties for i.e. sorting waste materials in order to reuse them – something exceeding the stipulated limits). Unfortunately, until 1989 this that is currently developing into a higher form of functioning – a Act was often evaded, particularly in terms of the preparation circular economy. of new industrial investments and destroying the environment and Nature by existing (often outdated) technologies. A green patriot in independent Poland The 80’s of 20th century Since gaining independence in 1918, the achievements of our country included activity in terms of shaping the environ- At the beginning of the 80’s of the 20th century, we dealt with ment and attitudes of citizens and entrepreneurs. At that time, serious life and health hazards for the residents of Poland – all 30 years for environmental sustainability there was a wide discussion concerning the directions of Polish caused by environmental pollution. In numerous regions of environmental protection development. A great importance the country, the allowed limits for air, as well as soil and water was assigned to ecological education, according to the maxim: pollution were permanently exceeded. These zones were called “A good patriot is a green patriot”. Some stated that in the pre- ‘areas of ecological hazard’. In accordance with the estimates war Poland there was a fierce fight not only against the Bolshe- of the Central Statistical Office, at the beginning of the 80’s, 27 viks and the opposition, but also against destroying the natural areas of ecological hazards, covering about 10% of the area of world. A new precursory branch of administrative law existed the country, were distinguished. One third of Poland’s popula- already in the Second Republic of Poland. The Polish model of tion lived in these hazard areas. The worst conditions occurred environmental protection, at that time focused on the protection in the Upper Silesia. Children, playing in their back-yards, where of Nature, was well seated in modern European trends and it toxic dusts accumulated, were especially exposed to these haz- constitutes a significant element of Polish legal achievements ards. Zones contaminated with lead, causing learning difficulties of the interwar period. within the youngest generation (which was clearly recorded in In the period from the end of warfare to the end of the 80’s of school reports), were exceptionally dangerous. Similar health Wstęp the previous century it is hard to talk about the environmental hazards occurred around the aluminium plant in Skawina, in protection policy or any systemic activities in this area, par- the vicinity of Celwiskoza, in Jelenia Gora and in other places.

9 These hazards started to be disclosed back in 1979, when the problems regarding the environmental protection and water first independent reports were published. Emerging ecological management were included in the package of issues requiring movements led a far-flung campaign against further projects changes and they were discussed by the team of partners from of Poland’s industrialisation, such as a nuclear power plant the opposition-solidarity and governmental parties, called the in Zarnowiec, metals mine and works in Sudovia, brown coal “ecological sub-table”. open pit near Poznan and aluminium oxide factory near Kielce. Some of the Round Table’s arrangements had a strategic dimension for the new organisation of operating principles Way to the Round Table and what then? of environmental protection services and the manner of their financing. Among these arrangements, the establishment of Independent expertise and reports criticizing those and other the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water investments, were developed. These works were somehow Management came to the fore. In the first phase of its activity it crowned by the idea of future environmental sustainability functioned as a State special purpose fund, providing financial of Poland (developed by professor Stefan Kozłowski in 1985), support for the largest ecological investments and projects. In one of the first theories of this type in the world. The published addition, the ‘polluter-pays’ principle was strengthened and information formed and popularised new ideas and social at- the basis for the (well functioning – even now) mechanism of titudes, and ecological slogans gained a permanent place in funding pro-ecological undertakings from the funds supplied the solidarity programmes. During the organisation of the mainly by charges for polluting, was created. Round Table negotiations, the technical, legal and financial

THEY SAID ABOUT ECOLOGY:

Saint John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Evangelium Vitae, 1995 Wstęp The awareness of the existence of ties between God and humanity gives a deeper sense to the meaning of the ties between people and the natural environment which – as the creation of God – was entrusted to us, so we would protect it with wisdom and love. sustainability environmental for 30 years

10 30 years for environmental sustainability History 11

PART I – HISTORY Fig. 1. Act on establishing the NFEP&WM the NFEP&WM Fig. 1. Act on establishing April 1989. of 27 - - - IVITIES ISHMENT AND ACT BL TA S ES e, Programm Management Strategy Environment In 1998, in concern for effective and efficient efficient and effective for In 1998, in concern the In January 1999, the NFEP&WM commenced Irrespective of the statutory tasks, the NFEP&WM tasks, of the statutory Irrespective management of financial means, procedures of of procedures of financial means, management obtaining and processing of applications for funding funding for of applications and processing obtaining Fund National the of resources financial the from enhanced. were pro assistance of pre-accession implementation Hungary and Poland – PHARE and ISPA – Accession of the Economy) the Restructuring for Assistance - In the fol protection. environmental of in the area On 27 April 1989, on the basis of the Round Table’s Table’s Round on the basis of the On 27 April 1989, Act on the to and the amendment agreements of of the Environment Development and Protection Protection Environmental for 1980, the National Fund Management was established. and Water incor was financial means, foreign which manages of the NFEP&WM. the structures into porated of in cases the support activities joined into always This disasters. and natural hazards extraordinary millennial the during case the example, for was, provided Fund National the when 1997, in flood of the flood. the effects removing financial help for Pre- for Policies Structural jects (Instruments for agreement concluded by the Minister of Environ of Minister the by concluded agreement of the Bureau ment and the Chairman of the Board, the - S OF IT TANCE UMS

D’S OF the NFEP&WM UNTIL POLAN TORY

From its beginnings, the activity of the NFEP&WM was made the activity of the NFEP&WM was its beginnings, From In September 1990, Bank Ochrony Środowiska (BOS), which Środowiska 1990, Bank Ochrony In September ROPEAN UNION (1989–2004) THE EU ON TO SSI ACCE HIS In the first year of its activities alone, the National Fund for for Fund of its activities alone, the National year In the first The NFEP&WM was established as a special purpose fund, as a special purpose fund, established The NFEP&WM was t is an important date not only for the National Fund for Envi- for Fund National the only for not date important is an t (the NFEP&WM), Management and Water Protection ronmental possible thanks to the funds obtained from environmental charges charges environmental from obtained the funds possible thanks to of the in 1994, when on the basis and penalties. This changed independent units cooperating with the National Fund, were were with the National Fund, independent units cooperating Since scale. on a regional the tasks complete to order in created and BOS funds then, the NFEP&WM, along with the voivodeship envi- of financing system have been the main links in the Polish management. and water protection ronmental supports the activities of the NFEP&WM, was established, also on established, was supports the activities of the NFEP&WM, is Fund National The agreements. Table’s Round the of basis the its activity of this bank. BOS commenced the main shareholder for in July 1993, the voivodeship funds later, years in 1991. Two (VFEP&WM), management and water protection environmental contracts for co-funding, most in the area of water protection. protection. of water in the area most co-funding, for contracts Puczniewski. Lestaw was of the institution President The first water management is its main objective. management water signed 33 Management and Water Protection Environmental and since 2010, it has been operating as a State legal entity. entity. legal as a State 2010, it has been operating and since supra- or domestic largest the to support financial Providing and environment of protection the for undertakings regional Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Resources Natural and Protection of Environmental Minister the National Fund. to the statute of 30 June 1989, on granting but also for the natural environment and the development of of and the development environment the natural but also for its ac commenced The NFEP&WM actually in Poland. ecology tivities on 1 July 1989, pursuant to the Ordinance no. 11 of the 11 of the no. the Ordinance to pursuant tivities on 1 July 1989, THE NFEP&WM – CIRC BEGINNING OF

30 years for environment I 12 30 years for environmental sustainability History lowing years, theNationalFund dealt withprojects withinthe LIFE+ undertakings from domesticfunds was alsocreated. Simultaneously, apriority programme for co-funding of the applications andpassed themto theEuropean Commission. ing thepreparation ofapplications, conducted thecall for cooperated with applicants, conducted consultations regard- role ofNationalContact Point for allcomponents ofLIFE+.It Instrument inPoland. Herein, theNationalFund fulfilled the National ImplementingInstitutions for theLIFE+Financial theNationalFund ofEnvironment, becamethe Ministry the Since 2008,italsocommenced thecompletion ofpriorityIII. OPI&E inthescope ofpriorityIX(measures 9.1,9.2and9.3). ofEconomythe Ministry was signedfor thecompletion ofthe of priorityaxes I,IIandIV, andinOctober, theagreement with of Environment for the completion of the OPI&E in the scope year, theNationalFund signedanagreement withtheMinistry Institution was entrusted to the NFEP&WM. InJune of thesame ronment 2007–2013began. Inthis,therole oftheImplementing from thefinancialresources oftheNFEP&WM. completion ofpro-ecological projects, co-funded simultaneously EU financialassistance facility for Polish entrepreneurs for the the ImplementingInstitution inyears 2005–2009.Itwas thefirst through measure 2.4 of SOP-GCC, in which the NFEP&WM was investments for environmental protection were completed Single Market. Within the framework of this programme, the ing theircompetitiveness inthe conditions oftheEuropean Programme) addressed to enterprises interested in increas Enterprises Operational Programme – of theEuropean Economic Area. gian FinancialMechanism(NFM)andthe nated thecompletion ofprojects co-financed from theNorwe prepared, ofEnvironment, the Ministry assessedandcoordi- the Operational Programmes Infrastructure andEnvironment. Development Fund, andsince 2007,withintheframework of framework oftheCohesionFund andtheEuropean Regional In September 2008,onthebasis ofanagreement with In 2007,theOperational Programme Infrastructure andEnvi- Another project completed bytheNFEP&WMwas theSectoral OPI&E 2007–2013andLIF+ In theyears 2004–2009,theNFEP&WM,incooperation with ACCESSION TO THEU(2004–2015) HIS TORY OFTHENP&WMATERPOLAN D’S (SOP–ICEUnionfor Enterprising –Competitiveness Improvement of the Competitiveness of - - Investments Scheme(GIS)was entrusted to theNationalFund, constitutes theresponse to achangingenvironment. mental needsandfinancialcapabilities ofbeneficiaries andwhich through the national priority programmes that consider environ- Poland”, awarded ofRegional bytheMinistry Development. “Good practices ofstrategic management are thedevelopment of solar thermalcollectors and theaward of‘distinction’ inthecontest for partial payments ofloans for thepurchase andinstallation of Practice Certificate EPSA 2011for the programme of45%subsidies appreciated. In2011, theNationalFund received aprestigious Best developed andappliedbytheNational Fund were noticed and commenced inthefirst halfof2013. First calls for applications intheareas ofthelisted programmes became the Operatorment, of Programmes PL02, PL03 and PL04. ofEnviron- million EUR).TheNFEP&WM,alongwiththeMinistry promoting renewable energy sources (Programme PL04–145 (Programme PL03–15millionEUR)andfor savingenergy and aimed atimproving environment monitoring andinspection systems (Programme PL02 –20 million EUR), for undertakings included funds for theprotection ofbiological diversity andeco allocated to environmental protection –180millionEUR,which support amountingto 578millionEUR.Thegreatest funds were Funds and EEA for the years 2009–2014, Poland received financial the mobilisation of new financial perspectives of the Norwegian tween theEuropean UnionandDonorStates in2011,regarding to, tion inenergy andfuel consumption inurban transport, thanks energy sources, street lightingandalsotasks related to reduc MW, modernisation of power grids in order to connect new wind heat andpowergenerating plantswiththermalpowerbelow20 of agricultural biogas plants, biomass-firedheat-generating and from thepublicfinance sector. Theconstruction ormodernisation voluntary fire brigades, church legal persons and selected entities higher education institutions, non-governmental organisations, tion inbuildingsusedbylocal governments, health care centres, within theframework ofGISisaimedatreducing energy consump Emissions of Greenhouse Gas and Other Substances. Co-funding by virtue of the Act of 17 July 2009 on the System to Manage the In connection withconcluding international agreements be NEW F In 2009thefunction oftheNationalOperator oftheGreen The activityoftheNFEP&WM, aswellthegood practices Since 2009,theNFEP&WMhasbeenmanagingitsownfunds the NFEP&WMDOS inter alia,purchasing low-emissionbuses,were co-financed. OREIGN FUDS TIC PROGRAMMES - - - - 30 years for environmental sustainability History 13 - Fig. 2. NFEP&WM headquarters in 2019. Fig. 2. NFEP&WM headquarters Kuczek by Krzysztof Photo - - t, Developmen Responsible for Strategy YEAR 2018 , so Clean Air of the priority programme The implementation Almost at the same time, in commemorating the 100than- the commemorating in time, the same at Almost SYSTEM 2018, during the POL-ECO In October engagement of time also the was 2018 year The transport. It is one of the key elements of the gov elements of It is one of the key transport. ernmental develop sustainable the is which of target main the quality the of improvement the and Poland of ment NFEP&WM activities of the The of its residents. of life as it is the one undertaking, this strategic fit into has almost 30 years whose mission for institution the most im- financial support for been providing serving Poland, in projects pro-ecological portant with the accordance in both people and the state . in the environment us invest together Let slogan persons, is a significant activity of the NFEP&WM. On 7 June 2018, On 7 June of the NFEP&WM. activity is a significant persons, with Bank in this matter signed an agreement the National Fund funding and with 16 voivodeship-based Środowiska Ochrony It management. and water protection environmental for agents resources 2018–2029. The financial in the years will be in operation and thermo-modernisation will be replacement source heat for of or co-owners the owners who are persons by natural obtained September in started applications for call The housing. detached voivodeship funds. the 2018, through as a nation, the NFEP&WM re-emergence niversary of Poland’s law of modern environmental the evolution to attention paid National the of role the to simultaneously and country, our in Hop in Poland. sustainability in financing environmental Fund actively in more engage people to the Polish encourage ing to on 9 September protection, the environmental the activities for along with its voivodeship 2018, the National Fund, countrywide the conducted and organised partners, anniversary the 100th for action “100 thousand trees – 1918–2018”. independence regaining of Poland agreements three signed NFEP&WM the Fair, Trade co- 999, 1000 and 1001 for with symbolic numbers: 2014–2020. OPI&E of framework within the funding of the operator of the NFEP&WM, as the future the development for Fund Transport Low-Carbon low-carbon of and other forms of electromobility odarkiWodnej). The presence in social media allows quick contact quick contact allows social media in The presence odarkiWodnej). National promoting for tool perfect a also is and beneficiaries with and offers. activities Fund natural supporting programme environmental the largest far - - - (renewable (renewable Environmental Environmental ERA the NFEP&WM IN THE DIGITAL OPI&E 2014–2020 OPI&E 2014–2020 MME AND ROGRA LIFE P In May 2016, the NFEP&WM launched its official Twitter account account Twitter In May 2016, the NFEP&WM launched its official In January 2015, a new website (www.nfosigw.gov.pl) was was (www.nfosigw.gov.pl) website JanuaryIn new a 2015, On 3 March 2016, the NFEP&WM signed an agreement with the the with agreement an signed NFEP&WM the 2016, March 3 On In 2014, the NFEP&WM was entrusted with the function of the of the with the function entrusted was In 2014, the NFEP&WM The LIFE programme, being the continuation of LIFE+, was of LIFE+, was the continuation being The LIFE programme, (twitter.com.nfosigw), and in June 2017, a Facebook account account and in June 2017, a Facebook (twitter.com.nfosigw), (facebook.com/NarodowyFunduszOchronySrodowiskaiGosp for the payments from domestic financial resources, as well as for for as well as resources, financial domestic from payments the for circulation electronic and created were OPI&E, for payments the enacted. was system of documents in the e-Kancelaria launched. Since then, within the framework of financing processes of financing processes then, within the framework launched. Since the through submitted are all the applications computerisation, and co-financing for of applications Generators system. electronic this programme, a nationwide network of a few dozen advisors advisors dozen a few of network a nationwide programme, this the EU’s from benefit to those who want to assistance provides efficiency. of energy support in the area This is a partner project with the participation of the NFEP&WM of the NFEP&WM with the participation project This is a partner voivodeship- and involves 15 separate partner, as the leading manage and water protection environmental for funds based of Lublin. Within the framework in Office ment and the Marshal’s system of advisory support for the public and housing sectors the public and housing sectors of advisory support for system efficiency RES and energy of terms in enterprises and of the OPI&E 2014–2020. within the framework sources) energy (measures: Change (measures: Climate to Including Adaptation Protection, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5). Nationwide of the project Ministry on the completion of Energy Implementing Institution for the OPI&E 2014–2020 regarding regarding the OPI&E 2014–2020 for Implementing Institution 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 (measures economy priority axis I Low-carbon II axis priority the in measures all and 1.6) and ‘Quality of the Year 2014 Emblem’ in the ecology category in in category in the ecology 2014 Emblem’ ‘Quality of the Year within activities financing for programme this of edition 9th the management. and water protection environmental and dealing with human influence on climate and adaptation and adaptation on climate influence with human and dealing of the LIFE role the also fulfils Fund The National its change. to for financial perspective in the EU’s Point National Contact the received National Fund 2014–2020. In 2014, the the years created in December 2013 and it is the only financial instrument only financial instrument 2013 and it is the in December created pro co-funding to exclusively dedicated Union of the European of the environment the quality and improving protecting jects for Managing the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management II – T H E P RE S ENT ART

P the NFEP&WM AUTHORITIES

he National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Board. The NFEP&WM Management Board is composed of the TManagement, a public financial institution that was operat- President of the Board and the Assistants of the President. The ing as a special purpose fund in the years 1989–2010, and then members of the Management Board are appointed by the min- (until now) as a State legal person, is not a typical government ister responsible for environmental issues from among persons agency, it is even less an institution of a political nature. Al- selected after an open and competitive recruitment process and though after each parliamentary election, the management on request of the Supervisory Board. The Management Board of the National Fund is a personal reflection of governmental can be composed of three to five persons. majority, the legal grounds of the NFEP&WM activity and its The main purpose of the NFEP&WM activities, i.e. financial organisational structure are defined by specific regulations: support of the largest domestic or supra-regional undertakings articles 400–411a of the Environmental Protection Act of 2001 for environmental protection and water management, is, ex defi- (as amended) and the statute granted by the regulation of the nition, apolitical and serves the common good, not individual Ministry of Environment. According to these norms, the organs interests. We can say that these actions, like very few other ac- of the National Fund are the Supervisory Board and the Manage- tivities in the public sphere, are a good model of country before ment Board. The Supervisory Board is composed of 12 mem- politics in the categories of responsibility for the cleanliness of bers, including, among others, representatives of the ministers the environment, and in accordance with the idea of Poland’s relevant to environmental matters, public finances, economy sustainable development. The independence and concentration issues and regional development issues, but also representa- on task is guaranteed by the competences of the authorities tives of local government parties, the Joint Commission of the of the National Fund who are from outside the political world Government and Local Authorities and of ecological organisa- and are specialists in the area of natural, technical, economic The present

tions. The members of the Supervisory Board are appointed and legal science, including environmental protection, water and dismissed by the minister responsible for environmental management, environmental engineering, power engineering, issues, who also appoints the Chairman of the Supervisory electrical engineering, management, finance and law. 1989–2019

18 40 20 Presidents of the Assistant Presidents Chairmen of the Management Board Supervisory Board sustainability environmental for 30 years

14 MISSION: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

owadays, environmental protection as well as improvement The conviction that ecology is a very important sphere of hu- Nof the environment condition are among the most significant man activity has been expressed for years by spiritual leaders, civilisation challenges that which the NFEP&WM has been ef- moral authorities and the greatest minds. This is what Pope fectively facing for 30 years for the common good. John Paul II said to the young people back in 1989 (at the time The activity of the National Fund is often described as a “mis- when the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Wa- sion”. It sounds slightly pompous, but there is no exaggeration ter Management was established) at the meeting in Santiago in its considering that in the dictionary the understanding this de Compostela about the need to protect the environment: term means “a task to fulfil”. Moreover, the most significant “Coordinated and responsible counteracting must be neces- programming documents of the NFEP&WM are designated with sarily undertaken, before the damages suffered by our planet the words “mission” and “strategy”, and the presentation of the will become irreversible”. And ten years later, he formulated his National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Manage- standpoint and called on the Polish people to act, saying: “The ment’s Action Strategy for the years 2017–2020 is preceded by beauty of this land makes me call for its preservation for future the following explanation: “The mission of the National Fund generations. If you love this homeland, do not leave this call is efficient and effective supporting of activities for the envi- without a response! I turn in a special way to those to whom the ronment, particularly the activities for absorption of foreign responsibility for this land and its development was entrusted,

financial resources operated by the National Fund. Let us add so they do not forget about the obligation to protect it from eco- 30 years for environmental sustainability that these activities are in the scope of adaptation to climate logical destruction! Let them create environmental protection change and water management, air protection, water protec- programmes and watch over their effective implementation! Let tion, geology, mining and circular economy, including waste them shape, above all, the attitudes of respecting the common management and biological diversity. good, the laws of Nature and life! Let them be supported by the The NFEP&WM completes these specific tasks with the sense organisations aimed at protecting Poland’s natural resources!” of accomplishing a special mission for protecting the environ- The NFEP&WM has been fulfilling its mission of environmental ment, improving the quality of life of Poland’s citizens and protection, understood in such a manner, every single day of enabling the sustainable development of the nation. its existence over the last 30 years.

MISSION Effective and efficient support of environmental activities, with particular reference to activities absorbing foreign The present resources operated by the National Fund.

15 PRIORITIES IN THE NFEP&WM ACTIVITY

he fundamental current goals and priorities of the NFEP&WM completion of environmental goals and priorities, organisational Tare included in the National Fund for Environmental Protection development focused on maintaining a leading role of the Na- and Water Management’s Action Strategy for the years 2017–2020, tional Fund in the system of environmental protection financing. adopted in the second half of 2016. The environmental goals of the NFEP&WM are achieved by In this document, the elements of Poland’s environmental completing the tasks defined in the document of the Ministry Fig. 3. NFEP&WM protection and energy policies are included and the following of Investment and Development, titled: Detailed description of Strategy for the years strategic goals are set: the implementation of environmental goals the priority axes of the Operational Programme Infrastructure 2017–2020, Warsaw 2016 in a manner ensuring full utilisation of foreign financial resources and Environment 2014–2020, in the list of priority programmes in terms of priorities operated by the National Fund, effective and adopted every year by the NFEP&WM Supervisory Board and in efficient management of the National Fund’s resources in the the priority programmes themselves.

The following environmental goals are set in the Strategy:

adaptation to protection protection of geology advancing the biological climate change of the air, of water, and mining, circular economy, diversity. and water including waste management, management, The present

The horizontal environmental objectives of the NFEP&WM and the entire system of 17 funds are:

Improving energy efficiency and utilisation of energy from renewable resources, improv- ing the efficiency of the circular Full utilisation of non- Improving the condition economy, the low-carbon Promoting education for repayable financial of the environment, by Implementing innovations economy and the society, as sustainable development resources coming from supporting the fulfilment of in terms of environmental well as providing conditions and sustainable and the European Union, environmental obligations – protection and water for creation of green places, effective use of resources, intended for environmental particularly those resulting management. developing new techniques and including primary protection and water from European Union law. technologies aimed at, inter raw materials. management. alia, rational natural resources management, preventing the occurrence or limiting emis-

sustainability environmental for 30 years sions into the environment.

16 PROTECTION OF THE AIR

The priority tasks in the area of the protection of the • Reduction of emissions from production processes air are the following: in enterprises. • Comprehensive thermo-modernisation, exchange of • The undertaking of tasks regarding the improvement furnaces and implementation of renewable energy of air quality that are aimed at avoiding, preventing sources in detached houses through the NFEP&WM or limiting harmful effects on human health and the priority programme Clean Air. environment, as well as maintaining the quality of • Projects aimed at the development of low-carbon the air. transport, including electromobility and supporting • Creation of energy systems ensuring the energy self- education and development of infrastructure in this sufficiency of through the priority programme area. for the energy self-sufficiency of gminas/areas – sup- • Improvement of energy efficiency in enterprises, build- port for investments in local infrastructure for energy ings, and gminas through the development of ef- production (e.g. geothermal sources, small water fective transmission and distribution of heat and cold power plants, agricultural biogas plants, photovoltaic and through supporting high efficiency cogeneration. installations, along with energy storage). • Generation of energy from renewable sources, con- • Support of effective energy distribution, allowing the tributing to the support of technological development use of energy generated for local societies own needs and innovations, creating opportunities for regional and integration of these systems with the national development and increased safety of energy supplies, electric power system. particularly at the local level.

ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 30 years for environmental sustainability The priority activities in the area of adaptation to cli- • Improving the removal of effects of natural hazards, mate change and protection of Poland from floods and- including identifying hazards, removing their effects drought, and development of an efficient rapid response and strengthening the system of people and natural system in the event of a natural disaster are the following: environment protection. • Increasing the level of protection from the effects of • Strengthening the selected elements of environmen- natural disasters (flood, drought) and serious failures, tal management, including environment monitoring, directed at the protection of health and safety of peo- consisting of, inter alia, developing an effective envi- ple, including the protection of property, drought pre- ronment monitoring system and system of measur- vention, water retention and rainwater management ing, assessing and forecasting the condition of the through, inter alia, constructing, reconstructing and environment (collecting, processing and informing repairing hydrotechnical facilities, flood protection on the environment). infrastructure and coast protection facilities, as well as • Increasing greater society awareness concerning cli-

undertaking activities aimed at the natural retention mate change and the necessity of adaptation to it. of rainwater and slowing down its run-off. The present

17 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION

The priorities of support in the area of biological di- • Developing and implementing projects of protection versity include: and restoration of degraded habitats, especially the • Preparing landscape audits within the areas of wetland habitats in protected areas. voivodeships and designating priority landscapes. • Removing barriers to the migratory routes of species. • Developing plans of protection or plans of protective • Creating green infrastructure, particularly in the area tasks for areal forms of environmental protection. of towns and along the roads. • Establishing and implementing monitoring systems • Implementing a system of preventing the appear- of protective action completion, including actions in ance and spread of invasive species in the area of the Nature 2000 areas. country. • Ensuring a full and updated wildlife inventory of the • Establishing programmes for combating invasive alien country. species. • Organising a system of sanctuaries and places for • Ensuring conservation of the natural and cultural land- protected, alien and invasive species. scape, including historic parks and gardens. • Developing and implementing guidelines in terms of managing selected protected species that could cause significant economic damages.

PROTECTION OF the EARTH AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

The priority activities in the area of waste management and replacing the used items and selective collection and protection of the Earth have lead to the enacting of a of raw materials. hierarchy of methods of waste management, and include: • Modernising infrastructure for preparing municipal • Promoting and implementing pilot solutions from waste for recycling. the area of the circular economy – linking the area of • Constructing, extending and modernising recycling environmental protection with energy and transport installations. The present

through programmes for developing the generation • Building installations for processing waste other than of energy from waste. municipal – including waste produced from municipal • Reducing the negative impact of various products and waste and sewage sludge and that associated with production processes on the environment in the entire the power and heat distribution networks – serving product life cycle, taking into consideration the neces- for generating heat. sity for reducing the amount of waste produced and • Rehabilitating degraded land. increasing the efficiency of raw materials utilisation. • Supporting the proper management of dangerous • Creating appropriate technical and logistical infra- waste and the development of innovative technolo- structure in order to create an opportunity of repairing gies of its processing. sustainability environmental for 30 years

18 PROTECTION OF WATER

The priority tasks in the area of water protection are • connections of buildings to existing sanitary systems. constructing: • local and domestic sewage treatment plants in areas • new sewage systems and modernising that existing. which are not covered by agglomerations. • new sewage treatment plants and modernising and • collective systems of water supply – and modernising. extending that existing.

GEOLOGY AND MINING

In the area of geology and mining the key activities • Mapping the geological structure of the country. are directed to: • Supporting a rational management of mineral deposits • Reducing negative environmental effects resulting and groundwater deposits. from mining minerals and removal of mining plants, • Implementing relevant directives and completion of by the rehabilitation of land in the areas degraded by statutory tasks, as well as other tasks that are neces- mining activities. sary to extend the geological base in research-explor- • Eliminating hazards resulting from the construction atory and documentation scopes. and usage of structures and mining excavations. • Environmental surveys related to the exploration of • Monitoring of the state of the environment and coun- and prospecting for thermal water deposits and the teracting serious failures in mining. potential of using thermal energy of dry rocks. 30 years for environmental sustainability

The offer of the NFEP&WM priority programmes is being the basic guideline for a long-term vision of the addressed to those beneficiaries who cannot be the re- NFEP&WM development. cipients of funds from the OPI&E2014–2020. In case of An important area of the convergence of the NFEM&WM large projects, the funds from the NFEP&WM can match tasks with Responsible Development Strategy are the un- the EU financing. dertakings supporting the (non-conflicting) renewable The NFEP&WM priorities correspond to the environ- energy sources and improving energy efficiency, as well mental provisions included in the governmental Respon- as focusing on reducing the losses of heat energy and sible Development Strategy by 2020. The National Fund usable water. refers to this strategy in its documents and activities as

The present

19 Characteristics OF THE NATIONAL FUND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND WATER MANAGEMENT FINANCING

DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN FUNDS Including projects completed from the EU funds, there are also contracts co-funded by the NFEP&WM – there are already 180 such Foreign funds and co-funding agreements only within the framework of OPI&E 2014–2020.

he National Fund implemented projects financed from the Domestic funds Tpre-accession funds (available for the countries aspiring to the accession to the European Union), such as ISPA, and after A separate group of projects are those financed only from the Poland’s accession to the EU, from the Cohesion Fund within the national funds, i.e. own the NFEP&WM funds. Both the projects co- framework of the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Envi- financed by the National Fund and the projects financed entirely ronment 2007–2013. At present, the NFEP&WM is completing the from the NFEP&WM own funds regard all the areas of environmental Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2014–2020. protection and water management. Over 28 thousand contracts Ninety projects have been implemented within the framework of financed from own funds have already been concluded over the pre-accession funds ISPA/FS. As many as 1,142 contracts, financed last 30 years. from the EU funds, were concluded in the 2007–2013 financial In order to depict the wide and diverse activity of the NFEP&WM, perspective. Currently, in the 2014–2020 programming period, selected projects, which obtained the largest support or have the 1,100 contracts have been already signed and their number is greatest ecological effects, are presented below, divided into their still increasing. financing sources and specific measures and sub-measures related The diversity of contracts is immense. Beginning with the infra- to the EU funds. structural projects regarding construction, reconstruction, mod- The present

ernisation and extension of water, sewage and waste infrastructure Projects completed within the and infrastructure connected with heat and energy distribution, framework of OPI&E 2014–2020 responding to climate changes and natural disasters, ending with so-called soft projects – related to the conservation of nature, eco- Within the framework of the Operational Programme Infrastruc- logical education, improving the quality and conditions of urban ture and Environment 2014–2020, the National Fund for Environ- environment. All the projects are important, because they reflect mental Protection and Water Management is completing projects a comprehensive, pro-environmental activity of the National Fund for the priority axes I and II. for Environmental Protection and Water Management.

Priority axis I: Low-carbon economy

Supporting investments related to energy • Project: Completion of geothermal boreholes in sustainability environmental for 30 years Submeasure1.1.1: generation from renewable sources, including connecting these –– Beneficiary: G-TERM ENERGY Sp. z o.o. sources to the distribution/transmission networks. –– EU co-funding: 40 million PLN (project value: 89 million PLN) 20 –– Results: as a result of the completion of this project, the production of thermal Measure 1.5: Effective distribution of heat and coolness energy derived from RES in newly constructed plants will amount to 62 thousand • Project: Liquidation of group nodes including the construction of connections to exist- MWht/year and the estimated annual decrease of greenhouse gas emissions is ing buildings and installation of double-function nodes (hot usable water) in Cracow 23 thousand tonnes/year. and Skawina – stage I –– Beneficiary: Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej SA w Krakowie (Mu- Measure 1.2: Promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in enterprises nicipal Heat Supply Company in Cracow) • Project: Improvement of energy efficiency in JSW KOKS SA –– EU co-funding: 82 million PLN (project value: 199 million PLN) –– Beneficiary: JSW KOKS SA –– Results: 69 km of heat distribution network were constructed and 1,081 individual –– EU co-funding: 134 million PLN (project value: 220 million PLN) heat nodes were installed. The estimated annual decrease in greenhouse gas –– Results: the consumption of final energy will be reduced by 218 thousand GJ/year emission amounts to 15 thousand tonnes/year and the reduction of primary and the greenhouse gas emission will be reduced by 22 thousand tonnes/year. energy consumption amounts to 67 thousand GJ/year.

Submeasure 1.3.1: Supporting energy efficiency in public utility buildings Submeasure 1.6.1: Sources of high-efficiency co-generation • Project: Reduction of energy consumption in objects belonging to Zakład Karny • Project: Construction of a biomass-fired co-generation unit with power of about 11 (Penitentiary) in Potulice MWe and 22 MWt in the area of Kalisz heat and power station –– Beneficiary: Penitentiary in Potulice –– Beneficiary: Energa Kogeneracja Sp. z o.o. –– EU co-funding: 34 million PLN (project value: 41 million PLN) –– EU co-funding: 58 million PLN (project value: 152 million PLN) –– Results: thermo-modernisation of buildings with the usable area of 19 thousand –– Results: Additional capacity to produce thermal energy as a result of apply- m2 will cause reduction of greenhouse gas emission by 5,898 tonnes/year, sav- ing high-efficiency co-generation will increase by 31.3 MWt and the capacity ings in thermal energy of 47 thousand GJ/year and savings in electric energy of to produce electric energy will increase by 11.3 MWe. In addition to that, the 4 thousand MWh/year. emission of greenhouse gas will be reduced by 127 thousand tonnes/year and the consumption of primary energy will be reduced by 574 thousand GJ/year. Submeasure 1.3.2: Supporting energy efficiency in the housing sector • Project: Comprehensive thermo-modernisation of residential buildings in Zawada Submeasure 1.6.2: Heat distribution and cooling networks housing estate in Elbląg for the sources of high-efficiency co-generation –– Beneficiary: Spółdzielnia Mieszkaniowa (Housing Association) “Zakrzewo” • Project: Utilisation of high-efficiency co-generation based on demand for usable –– EU co-funding: 33 million PLN (project value: 48 million PLN) heat – stage I –– Results: thermo-modernisation of 22 multi-apartment residential buildings with –– Beneficiary: Veolia Energia Poznań SA

the usable area of 129 thousand m2 will reduce the consumption of final energy –– EU co-funding: 39 million PLN (project value: 81 million PLN) 30 years for environmental sustainability by 61 thousand GJ/year and the estimated reduction of greenhouse gas emission –– Results: Construction of heat distribution network with the length of 13 km. amounts to 1,400 tonnes/year.

Priority axis II: Environmental protection, including adaptation to climate change

Measure 2.1: Adaptation to climate change, including ensuring Measure 2.2: Municipal waste management and increasing the resilience to natural calamities, in particular • Project: Construction of a plant for municipal waste thermal treatment in Gdańsk to natural disasters and environment monitoring –– Beneficiary: Port Czystej Energii (Clean Energy Port) Sp. z o.o. • Project: Protection of the Kłodzko Valley from flood, with special regard to the protec- –– EU co-funding: 353 million PLN (project value: 644 million PLN) tion of Kłodzko –– Results: Increasing the processing capacity of the waste treatment plant up to

–– Beneficiary: Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie – Regionalny Zarząd the level of 160 thousand tonnes/year. Gospodarki Wodnej we Wrocławiu (National Water Management Authority – The present Regional Water Management Authority in Wrocław) Measure 2.3: Water and sewage management in agglomerations –– EU co-funding: 370 million PLN (total value: 648 million PLN) • Project: Water supply and sewage treatment in Warsaw – phase VI –– Results: Flood protection will cover 1,237 more persons, in the area of 7.17 km2, –– Beneficiary: Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji w Mieście four anti-flood facilities will be constructed, the capacity of retention objects will Stołecznym Warszawie SA (Municipal Water and Sewage Company in the Capital be increased by 16.7 billion m3. City of Warsaw) 21 –– EU co-funding: 638 million PLN (project value: 1.2 billion PLN) –– Beneficiary: Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection –– Results: Creation of 30 km of sanitary sewage system, 23 km of water supply –– EU Co-funding: 37 million PLN (project value: 47 million PLN) system; two sewage treatment plants (“Czajka” and “Południe”) and the water –– Results: 11 plant habitats and 3,362 ha of habitats will obtain a better conserva- treatment plant in Wieliszewo will be modernised. An intelligent system of sew- tion status, the number of species with a conservation status will rise by 6 pieces. age system management will be expanded and 14 specialised vehicles will be purchased. There will be improvement in the operation of the sewage treatment Measure 2.5: Improvement of the urban environment quality system in Warsaw (the largest environmental investment in the East-Central • Project: Remediation of polluted area in the region of former ZCH “Za-CHeM” factory Europe). Moreover, 6,720 persons will get connected to the water supply system in Bydgoszcz in order to eradicate the health and environmental threats in, inter alia, and the number of treated sewage coming from 5,700 population equivalent the Natura 2000 areas of the Lower Valley and the Baltic Sea. (PE) persons will increase. –– Beneficiary: Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection –– EU co-funding: 79 million PLN (project value: 93 million PLN) Measure 2.4: Environmental protection and ecological education –– Results: rehabilitation of 27 ha of land. • Project: Inventory of precious natural habitats in the country and of the species oc- • Project: Improvement of the urban environment quality in Świętochłowice – cupying them as well as creation of the Natural Resources Data Bank remediation of degraded and polluted areas in the region of Kalina pond, including –– Beneficiary: Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection the restoration of its biological activity –– EU co-funding: 40 million PLN (project value: 47 million PLN) –– Beneficiary: gmina Świętochłowice –– Results: an increase of 170 items of the number of species included in the in- –– EU co-funding: 59 million PLN (project value: 70 million PLN) ventory. –– Results: Rehabilitation of 10 ha of land and obtaining 9 ha of biologically active • Project: Protection of the habitats and species existing in the non-forest areas de- area. pendent on water

Projects implemented from EU sources and co-financed by the NFEP&WM

Full utilisation of resources deriving from foreign funds is the elementary priority of increase by 2,861 PE; the capacity of the modernised facilities will equal 452,190 the NFEP&WM. From this point of view the National Fund’s assistance in the assembly of PE; 21 km of sanitary sewage system will be modernised and 2.5 km of it will be projects’ finances is crucial. Consequently the NFEP&WM co-finances the implementation constructed, 11 km of water supply system will be modernised and 2.15 km of of projects funded mainly by the European Union, primarily under measures 2.3 and 2.1. it will be constructed. • Project: Optimisation of the water and sewage management in Białystok city and in • Project: Structural approach to the water and sewage management in the area of gmina Wasilków – stage I Sława agglomeration –– Beneficiary: Wodociagi Białostockie Sp. z o.o. (Water Supply Works in Białystok) –– Beneficiary: Zakład Wodociągów i Kanalizacji Sława Sp. z o.o. (Water and Sew- The present

–– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 47 million PLN, EU co-funding: 109 million PLN age Company in Sława) (project value: 209 million PLN) –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 37 million PLN, EU co-funding: 68 million PLN (project –– Results: 3.9 km of sanitary sewage system will be constructed and 10 km of value: 135 million PLN) sanitary sewage system will be modernised. 1.5 km of water supply system will –– Results: The number of additional individuals using the improved water supply be constructed and 4 km of it will be modernised. The number of people using will equal 6,838 persons; the amount of utilised sediments will equal 620 Mg/year; improved sewage treatment will increase by 100 PE; the capacity of the mod- the number of additional individuals using the improved sewage treatment will ernised facilities will equal 470 thousand PE, sewage coming from 370 PE will equal 9,228 PE; the number of new users connected to the sewage system in the be discharged to the sewage system and the number of people using the water part that does not include the construction of new connections will equal 9,228 PE. pipeline will increase by 100 persons. • Project: Structural approach to the water and sewage management in Płock town • Project: Water and sewage management in the agglomeration of Toruń – stage III – stage IV –– BBeneficiary: Toruńskie Wodociągi Sp. z o.o. (Water Supply Works in Toruń) –– Beneficiary: Wodociągi Płockie Sp. z o.o. (Water Supply Works in Płock) –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 38 million PLN, EU co-funding: 71 million PLN (project –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 36 million PLN, EU co-funding: 70 million PLN (project value: 140 million PLN) value: 140 million PLN) –– Results: The number of individuals using the improved water treatment will –– Results: Construction of 0.5 km of sanitary sewage system (20 km of modern- sustainability environmental for 30 years

22 ised sewage system), renovation of 6 km of water supply system. Additionally, system and reconstruction of 4.07 km of sanitary sewage system and of 340 m of 40 people will use the improved sewage treatment and the capacity of the water supply system. Moreover, the sewage treatment plant will be modernised modernised sewage treatment plant will equal 160 thousand PE. in terms of sewage sludge processing and management. Due to this investment • Project: Reorganisation of the water and sewage management system in Skierniewice 935 persons will use a better system of sewage treatment. town – stage II –– Another project related to the one above is being implemented in the town of –– Beneficiary: Zakład Wodociągów i Kanalizacji WOD-KAN Sp. z o.o. (WOD-KAN Skierniewice: Reorganisation of the water and sewage management system in Water and Sewage Company) Skierniewice town – phase III. EU co-funding for this project equals 22 million –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 32 million PLN, EU co-funding: 73 million PLN (project PLN (project value: 43 million PLN). value: 140 million PLN) –– Results: Constructing 7.37 km of sanitary sewage system, 990 m of water supply

Projects financed solely by domestic resources which are the own funds of the NFEP&WM

A subjective choice of the most significant contracts concluded between 2016 and –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 75 million PLN (project value: 104 million PLN) 2018 are set out below. The selection criteria were the amount of co-funding, the lack –– Results: Reduction of dust emission by 569 tonnes/year of co-funding from the EU and the absence of redistribution characteristics (co-funding • Project: Construction of an innovative assembly line for producing powder milk and resulting from the provisions of law, i.e. co-funding of the National Centre for Emissions whey in “Bielmlek” Spółdzielnia Mleczarska (Dairy Cooperative) in Bielsk Podlaski Management (KOBiZE) or the implementation of obligations resulting from Poland’s –– Beneficiary: “Bielmlek” Spółdzielnia Mleczarska membership in international organisations and treaties). –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 135 million PLN (project value: 186 million PLN) • Project: Modernisation of coke oven battery number 4 in “Przyjaźń” coking plant –– Results: Saving of 146 thousand tonnes of water and electricity saving of 2,301 –– Beneficiary: JSW KOKS SA MWh/year –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 200 million PLN (project value: 345 million PLN) –– –– Results: Reduction of nitrogen oxides emission by 45.42 Mg/year; reduction of • Project: Execution of an exploratory-producing bore-hole Bańska PGP-4 in order to sulphur dioxide emission by 20.348 Mg/year, reduction in emission of dust with determine resources of thermal water in the nummulitic Eocene and Mesozoic forma- diameter of 2.5 – 10 micrometers – 30.003 Mg/year; reduction of other pollutants tions of the Podhale Trough, in the mining region “Podhale 1”

emission – 286.75 Mg/year. –– Beneficiary: gmina Szaflary 30 years for environmental sustainability • Project: Construction of FGDP II (Flue Gas Desulphurisation Plant) in Ostrołęka B –– the NFEP&WM’ co-funding: 45 million PLN (project value: 45 million PLN) power plant –– Results: Execution of a 5,300 deep bore-hole in order to determine resources –– BBeneficiary: Energa Elektrownie Ostrołęka SA of thermal water –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 134 million PLN (project value: 210 million PLN) • Project: Search for thermal water in the bore-hole LZT-1 in Lądek Zdrój –– Results: Reduction in SO2 emission by 4,676 Mg/year –– Beneficiary: gmina Lądek Zdrój • Project: Construction of an innovative plant producing mean-and-bone meal and –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 18 million PLN (project value: 18 million PLN) animal fat –– Results: Execution of a 2,500 m deep exploratory bore-hole –– Beneficiary: Michna Sp. z.o.o. s.k. • Project: Research of the opportunities for using geothermal resources for heating –– the NFEP&WM co-funding: 78 million PLN (project value: 104 million PLN) purposes in the area of Sochaczew town throughout executing a geothermal bore- –– Results: Saving of electricity amounting to 6,806 MWh/year; saving of heat energy hole Sochaczew GT-1 on the plot with the registration number 24/4, surveying section amounting to 122,367 GJ/annum; saving of water consumption – 3,010 m/year Sochaczew Centrum • Projects: Construction of a new dust removal system in the Steel Plant in Dąbrowa –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 10 million PLN (project value: 10 million PLN)

Górnicza branch of “Arcelor Mittal Poland SA” and Eco-innovative system of hybrid –– Results: Execution of a 1,400 m deep exploratory bore-hole dust removal for the DL-3 sintering belt in Dąbrowa Górnicza branch of “Arcelor Mittal • Project: Research and recording of thermal water resources in the area of Sieradz town The present Poland SA” –– the NFEP&WM’s co-funding: 11 million PLN (project value: 11 million PLN) –– Beneficiary: “Arcelor Mittal Poland SA”/Huta –– Results: Execution of a 1,475 m deep exploratory bore-hole

23 The above-mentioned overview is dominated by projects tive of the Clean Air programme is reducing emissions into the relating to the reduction of air pollutant emission and to the air of harmful substances that are produced from heating of research and economic exploitation of thermal water resources. detached houses using outdated heat sources and low quality This falls within a wider context of the growth of energy exploita- fuels. The cooperation with the voivodeship funds for environ- tion and the increase of energy efficiency. The most significant mental protection and with local authorities in order to achieve challenge that Poland and the NFEP&WM face today is combat- faster implementation of the Clean Air programme, and other ing air pollution. This was, among others, the purpose of the programmes associated with environment protection, including formation of the largest priority programme during National reduction of energy consumption in the construction sector, Fund activity with the budget of 103 billion PLN. The objec- collection of agricultural waste or soil liming, is being continued.

Summary of OPI&E 2014–2020 implementation*

In the financial 1,677 perspective of the applications for fund- OPI&E 2014–2020 the The first contract 90 training 6,145 ing were submitted amount of projects under the OPI&E courses persons 48 calls for to the NFEP&WM for co-funding is 2014–2020 was for applicants participated in the proposals a total amount of 100% signed on and beneficiaries training courses were conducted 21.575 billion PLN higher than during 18 May were provided provided (registered following the corresponding positive formal implementation 2016 assessment) phase of the OPI&E 2007–2013

The present zatwierdzono

The total value of 131 contracts 2875 (including 106 loan Until 31 projects completed applications for The contracts Expenditure of agreements) for co- December 2018 under the contracts was funding were signed employed financing the projects 2.591 billion PLN approved, total value 28.757 billion PLN was certified by the completed from EU 1,050 of payments was and the EU co-funding 77% EU (expenses were funds were signed. The contracts of available funds were were signed amounts to confirmed as correct) 2.738 billion PLN NFEP&WM contributed 15.592 billion PLN EU co-funding – 1.062 billion PLN 1.583 billion PLN of its own resources.

*Data as of 31.12.2018 sustainability environmental for 30 years

24 Applications submitted in calls for proposals completed by the NFEP&WM within OPI&E&WM 2007–2013 and OPI&E 2014–2020 billion PLN pieces

year of implementation Total value 2007–2013 – the number of submitted applications (pieces) 2007–2013 – EU co-financing 2007–2013 Total value 2014–2020 – the number of submitted applications (pieces) 2014–2020 – EU co-financing 2014–2020

Contracts signed within the Including 663 contracts concluded for the preparation of low-carbon economy implementation of plans of the total value of 36 PLN and OPI&E 2007–2013 and

with EU co-financing of 30 million PLN. OPI&E 2014–2020 30 years for environmental sustainability by the NFEP&WM

The present billion PLN pieces

Total value 2007–2013 – the number of submitted applications (pieces) 2007–2013 – EU co-financing 2007–2013 Total value 2014–2020 – the number of submitted applications (pieces) 2014–2020 – EU co-financing 2014–2020

25 THE LAST THREE YEARS out OF THIRTY YEARS OF THE NFEP&WM

ue to National Fund’s initiative , there are periodic meetings of the country and therefore they aimed at balancing the op- Dof representatives of the Managing Institution (Ministry tions of initiating ecological project in all regions of Poland. At of Investments and Development), Intermediary Institutions the same time co-financing of large enterprises and companies (Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Energy), Implementing in the form of grants was stopped, as they were concerned as Institution (the NFEP&WM) and, if applicable, representatives businesses that should complete their undertakings using their of other institutions and beneficiaries, concerning the imple- own resources. mentation of the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Investments in the scope of water and sewage management Environment 2014–2020. As a result of these meetings and other completed from the NEFP&WM own funds and the funds being National Fund’s initiatives, many simplifications were introduced at the NFEP&WM disposal (ISPA, Cohesion Fund) contributed to facilitating the selection of projects for co-financing and their the completion of the National Programme for Municipal Sewage implementation and settlement. Treatment (NPMST) and fulfilment of accession commitments All institutions implementing OPI&E 2014–2020 may take made by Poland, which are determined in a so-called sewage advantage of those solutions. This is a significant help and directive – Directive of the Council of 21 May 1991 concern- provides guidelines for applicants and beneficiaries, facilitating ing urban waste-water treatment (91/271/EEC). The effects of the settlement of the projects and influencing an acceleration projects completed in the years 1989–2018 with the support of of assumed goals in the scope of funds certification. In connec- the NFEP&WM in the field of water and sewage management tion with the facilitation of procedures a huge acceleration in are the construction or modernisation of over 83 thousand km the number of contracts signed took place. By the end of 2018, of sewage system. Co-financing (from EU and domestic funds) the NEEP&WM processed 1999 applications for co-financing, amounted to 33.6 billion PLN and the total value of projects The present

concluding 1,050 contracts for the amount of the EU co-financing amounted to almost 87 billion PLN. exceeding 16 billion PLN, for the investments of the total value of over 30 billion PLN. NEW AREAS OF ACTIVITIES The essential elements increasing the efficiency of work of the National Fund in this area were simultaneous improvement The main issues faced by the NFEP&WM are: air protection, of organisational scheme, improvement of management and renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. The National managing control and improvement of internal communica- Fund works actively for promotion and implementation of geo- tion and training. By the end of 2018, more than 90 training thermal energy. sessions were conducted in the scope of activities within the The priority programme Recognition of the geological struc- OPI&E 2014–2020. Over 6,250 representatives of applicants and ture of the country and management of mineral deposits and beneficiaries took part in them. groundwater deposits is aimed at the recognition of geologi- Verification of the NFEP&WM’s priority programmes was cal structure and rational management of minerals and un- completed (their list is updated every year). The implemented derground water deposits, taking into consideration the state

sustainability environmental for 30 years programmes and their terms and conditions referred to the policy, implementation of relevant directives and statutory tasks governmental programmatic idea of sustainable development necessary for expanding the geological base within research-

26 exploratory and documentation scopes. Moreover, environmen- – energy efficiency and RES. The NFEP&WM plays the role of a tal survey related to prospection for and exploration of thermal Leading Partner and the partners are 15 VFEP&WM (Voivodeship water deposits and possibilities of gaining thermal energy from Funds for Environmental Protection and Water Management) dry rocks, should be mentioned. and Lubelskie Voivodeship. The project completion is based This programme enables subsidy supports of local authorities on the teams of consultants providing free services at regional and entrepreneurs in prospection for and exploration of ther- and local levels. Within the project, inter alia, 1,100 of modern mal water deposits in order to use them for energy production. environmental investments were supported and 1,800 of Low- Co-financing was obtained by, inter alia: Sochaczew, Sieradz, Carbon Economy Plans (LCEP) were verified. These actions are Szaflary, Koło, Lądek Zdrój, Turek, Tomaszów Mazowieckiand continued. In addition to that, the NFEP&WM plans to train 1,300 Dębica. Investments in this area may be completed within the of gmina energy specialists. priority programme Use of geothermal resources for energy The Responsible Development Strategy presents challenges production. The development of geothermal energy is also sup- which Polish economy, including energy economy, faces. It as- ported within the priority axis I of the OPI&E 2014–2020: Low- sumes modernisation of energy sector and taking measures for carbon economy. diversification of energy sources by, inter alia, implementing the idea of energy clusters, which means civil law agreements with THE NFEP&WM AS THE BENEFICIARY OF OPI&E 2014–2020 the purpose of production and balancing of demand, distribu- tion and trading of energy derived from RES, other sources or Since 2016, a big role in the NFEP&WM activities is played by fuels within distribution network. In order to implement the the project: Nationwide system of advisory support for the public ideas in this scope, the NFEP&WM introduced, in calls for ap- and housing sectors and enterprises in terms of energy efficiency plications for measures/submeasures of the OPI&E 2014–2020, and RES. It is completed from the financial resources of the the preferences for applicants who participated in this form of Cohesion Fund within submeasure 1.3.3 of OPI&E priority axis energy production and transmission. It referred to submeasure I – the contract was concluded on 3 March 2016 between the 1.1.1 Support of investments related to production of energy Ministry of Energy (Implementing Institution) and the National from renewable sources, including connection of these sources Fund for Environmental Protection (beneficiary). The objective of to distribution/transmission network and submeasures 1.6.1. the project is promotion of the low-carbon economy in Poland. Sources of high-efficiency co-generation. The advisory support concerns the issues of sustainable energy 30 years for environmental sustainability

THEY SAID ABOUT ECOLOGY:

Second Vatican Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes The man was called to cultivate the garden of earth and protect it, so he is especially responsible for the environment of life, i.e. for the created reality,

which, by the will of God, is to serve man’s personal dignity and life: he is responsible not only to the present epoch, but also to the future generations The present

27 The NFEP&WM Involvement

THE NFEP&WM AND THE VFEP&WM – A SYSTEM FOR FINANCING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN POLAND: A NEW OPENING AND NEW PROJECTS

he Foundation of the the NFEP&WM started 30 years ago Between 1992–2010, the system included the “EkoFundusz” Tas a State special purpose fund and gave rise to building (“Ecofund”) foundation created on the initiative of professor a uniform and modern co-financing system of environmental . Its purpose was supporting enterprises in terms protection and water management in Poland. A year and a half of environmental protection from the funds coming partly from later, the voivodeship environmental protection and water Poland’s foreign debt relief. The decision of eco-conversion of management funds, which operated in 49 former voivodeships, Polish debt was taken by the United States, France, Switzerland, were established. Since 1999 (after administration reform) they Italy, Sweden and Norway. Temporarily, the poviat and gmina function in 16 voivodeships. In 1991, Bank Ochrony Środowiska environmental protection funds were elements of the system. SA – a financial institution offering, inter alia, loans for various They were liquidated in January 2010 and their tasks were taken pro-ecological undertakings, started its operation over by the budgets of the gminas and poviats. The basis for the system of financing of environmental pro- tection and water management is found in the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2018, no. 218. as amended). Accordingly, the National Fund and the Voivodeship Funds conduct independent financial management, covering the expenses for financing tasks specified in the Act and costs of activities, from their own resources and received revenues. National Fund and Voivodeship Funds run a financial economy in a way ensuring full utilisation of non-refundable funds coming The present

from the European Union intended for environmental protection and water management. The basic revenues of National Fund and Voivodeship Funds are revenues from charges for using the environment and from administrative penalties. The revenues of the NFEP&WM include: charges, guarantee charges and substitute fees received according to the provisions of, inter alia, Energy Law, Geological and Min- ing Law, law on energy efficiency, renewable sources of energy, trade system for rights for emission of greenhouse gas, and also revenues due to emission charge, which is partly received by the National Fund. sustainability environmental for 30 years

28 The Ecological funds are revolving funds (i.e. renewable funds-repayments of loans that are used again for the needs of future projects). The financial lever effect is vital and is ob- tained by use of (apart from the NFEP&WM help) other financial TASKS COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEW OPENING entities, as well as contributions from beneficiaries themselves. OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE NATIONAL FUND This means greater availability of capital and the ability to reach AND VOIVODESHIP FUNDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL higher economic and ecological results. PROTECTION AND WATER MANAGEMENT Nowadays, the system of environmental protection and wa- ter economy financing in Poland is based on: the NFEP&WM, • Clean Air, is a common priority programme of the 16 Voivodeship Funds and Bank Ochrony Środowiska SA. The NFEP&WM, with a budget of 103 billion PLN. To bring Activities conducted by VFEP&WM enable regionalisation of this about, VFEP&WM concluded a series of contracts the state ecological policy. Changing the mode of appointing with beneficiaries – owners or co-owners of detached the VFEP&WM organs (by amending the Act on Environmental houses, who with the obtained funds are to complete Protection of May 2017) allowed obtaining better cohesion of comprehensive thermo-modernisation, replacement of the procedures of environmental protection financing, both at non-ecological heating sources and the assembly of RES the national level and in the regions. It also enabled a proper micro-generation. completion of tasks defined in the Joint Action Strategy of the • Nationwide programme for financing of rescue services. National Fund and in voivodeship managed projects in the • Improvement of air quality by reducing energy consump- fields of environmental protection and water management for tion in buildings. Within this programme, co-financing is the years 2017–2020. These tasks include: granted to institutions that are not beneficiaries of other • creating a joint base from which the action strategies of projects within the OPI&E 2014–2020. individual funds will derive, • Nationwide system of advisory support for the public and • optimising a consistent system of funds by determining the housing sectors and enterprises in terms of energy effi- areas of cooperation and their mutual interaction, which goes ciency and RES, which is completed within the OPI&E beyond their separate strategies. This relates to cooperation 2014–2020. This is a partner project with the participation for obtaining synergy and for building a consistent system of the NFEP&WM (as a leading partner), 15 voivodeship of funding (maintaining organisational independency) by, funding agents and Lubelskie Voivodeship (partners) to inter alia, putting into place solutions eliminating unjusti-

support environmental protection and water manage- fied support, but also ensuring its flexible availability where 30 years for environmental sustainability ment projects. it is needed.

Moreover, in order to improve cooperation, the NFEP&WM and Voivodeship Funds specialists are working on:

• standardising co-financing rules for undertakings within the system of funds, • proposals of changes in the system of environment charge collection, • proposals of a joint programme in ecological education, • joint monitoring and compilation of the results of the

evaluation of the Energy Consultancy Project. The present

29 BANK OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA – POLAND’S ECO-BANK FOR PEOPLE, BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENT

ank Ochrony Środowiska SA (BOS) Protection and Water Management, creating a financial lever for Bis a leader in the Polish banking programmes of regional range, as well as supporting key activities market, and specialises in financing in terms of improvement of the quality of the natural environment environmental protection endeav- and enhancing sustainable development. ours. Its success is demonstrated by the numbers summarising almost 30 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND years of Bank activity. During the last IMPROVEMENT OF LIFE IN POLAND three decades, BOS has granted pro- ecological loans for 21.2 billion PLN The pro-ecological mission of the Bank finds its implementa- and the total value of completed pro- tion in completing thousands of investments, bringing measur- ecological investments co-financed able environmental effects and improvement in the quality of by the Bank amounts to approx. 51.2 life. Over the span of its many years of activity, the Bank has made billion PLN. pro-ecological transactions for 21 billion PLN. Preferential loans Over 1,200 specialists from vari- granted in cooperation with the National and Voivodeship Funds ous areas, but sharing similar values, for Environmental Protection and Water Management constitute work for the success of the Bank. The over 35% of this amount. ecologists from BOS support Custom- Financing involved mainly the protection of the air (activities ers in the analysis of the long-term aiming at the improvement of energy efficiency, including thermo- environmental impact of their com- modernisation of buildings and use of renewable energy sources), The present Fig. 4. Headquarters of BOS SA, Zelazna Street 34, pleted investments. protection of water (through proper water management) and Warsaw 2018, photo by BOS SA waste management. LEADERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The changing market environments and social expectations are FINANCING IN POLAND also conducive to the development of cooperation in dealing with projects related to energy efficiency, electromobility, renewable BOS strives to achieve the position of a leading participant in sources and energy storage. the Polish system of environmental protection financing, while BOS is the only bank in Poland that, since the commencement increasing the value for Shareholders and creating innovative of its activity, calculates and monitors the environmental effects of solutions for Customers. All its activities are conducted on the financed pro-ecological investments. For example, the capacity to basis of business social responsibility. In financing pro-ecological reduce carbon dioxide emission, achieved through the investments undertakings, the Bank cooperates with entities with similar financed by Bank Ochrony Środowiska is 3.88 million tonnes a year. objectives. The National Fund for Environmental Protection and As of 30 June 2019, the Capital Group of Bank Ochrony Water Management (the NFEP&WM) is a leading institution that Środowiska SA consisting of Bank Ochrony Środowiska SA, has

sustainability environmental for 30 years is a part of the system of environmental protection financing been playing the role of parent company to: Dom Maklerski BOS in Poland, as well as the main shareholder and partner of BOS. SA, BOS Eko Profit SA and an indirect subsidiary (subsidiary of BOS The Bank cooperates with Voivodeship Funds for Environmental Eko Profit SA) – MS Wind Sp. z o.o. 30 GEOTERMIA PODHALAŃSKA – EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL INVOLVEMENT OF THE NFEP&WM AS A SHAREHOLDER

he largest Polish geothermal plant was created in 1993 on POLISH PIONEER Tthe initiative of the National Fund for Environmental Pro- tection and Water Management. At first it operated as Geoter- The beginnings of the mia Podhalańska SA, and then as Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Company activities were Cieplnej (District Heating Company) Geotermia Podhalańska rather modest: heating SA (fusion with PEC “Tatry” in 1998). The Company has been Bańska Niżna village. providing the residents of Podhale with heat and hot water for However, at present, as long as a quarter of the century, it also educates and takes after 25 years of experi- care of the improvement of air quality. It is also a success of the ence, Przedsiębiorstwo National Fund, which is the main shareholder of the company Energetyki Cieplnej Ge- (90% of shares). otermia Podhalańska SA Its mission is the utilisation of renewable energy contained in operates as many as five geothermal water for central heating and preparation of hot do- bore-holes. Fig. 5. Bańska Niżna plant, photo by Szymon Wójtowicz mestic water, air conditioning, tourism, recreation and balneology. Heat is produced The Company can be an example of good practice in identifi- from three producing bore-holes (Bańska IG-1, with total depth cation, extraction and distribution of thermal resources. There of 5.2 km, water is extracted from the depth of approx. 2.7 km, 30 years for environmental sustainability exist measurable results of that: approx. 110 km of constructed resources: 120 m/h; Bańska PGP-1 – 3.2 km, resources: 550 m/h heating network, over 4.8 million m3 of extracted geothermal and Bańska PGP-3 – 3.4 km, resources: 400 m/h) and two absorp- water per year, allowing to produce and sell approx. 450,600 tion bore-holes (Biały Dunajec PAN-1 – 2.6 km and Biały Dunajec GJ of thermal energy. At the end of September 2018 the power PGP-2 – 2.4 km). The two latter ones serve – after reception of heat generated by the Company achieved the level of almost 68 MW. energy – for re-injection of water into the depth of the earth. Their Approximately 90% of heat is produced from geothermal energy absorbing capacity is 500 m/h and 375 m/h, respectively. (the rest is produced from gas and fuel oil. The Podhale geothermal system allows to supply heat to 1,500 After a long period of investing (almost 260 million PLN – a half facilities located in the area of four gminas – Szaflary, Biały Duna- of the sum accounts for subsidies in the period of 1998–2017) in jec, Poronin and Zakopane. The majority of them are detached bore-holes, geological and hydrological surveys or expensive houses and multi-apartment buildings (over 1 thousand). The rest construction of heating network, practically from scratch, the includes commercial buildings and public utility buildings, hotels Company has been achieving profits since 2008. It also translated and guesthouses. The institutional recipients include the Tatra into benefits for the customers of PEC. In 2016 the first reduction National Park, recreational complex Termy Szaflary, Zespół Szkół of the network heat prices by 1.25 – 2.51% took place, depending Hotelarsko-Turystycznych (Hotel and Tourist School Complex) in The present on tariff groups. In 2018 the previous prices were maintained, in Zakopane or Poviat Starosty in Zakopane. In the town of Zakopane spite of the increase of energy prices. An owner of a detached located over a dozen kilometres away and a few hundred metres house with the area of 120 m2 paid, on average 352 PLN a month higher than the drilling area, geothermal energy meets as much for heating and hot domestic water, and now he pays 345 PLN. as 40% of the heating needs.

31 THE GREEN FUTURE OF PODHALE AREA by perfect conditions for the development of geothermal energy. Bańska Niżna near Zakopane, where Geotermia Podhalańska The Podhale-based company is now about to complete further operates, combines high water temperature (86°C) with high ef- significant projects. These projects relate to the connection of ficiency (500–550 m/h)and low mineralisation (2.5 g/l). However, new users between Szaflary and Nowy Targ. A heating network for this is not the only location of such dynamic solutions. Mszczonów, gmina Szaflary and a heating main for Nowy Targ are needed in Uniejów, Poddębice, Pyrzyce and Stargard Szczeciński, as well as order to achieve this goal. This is how the idea of the execution of Toruń undergoing such development at the moment, all followed a subsequent producing bore-hole called Bańska PGP-4 emerged. Geotermia Podhalańska. It shows that clean renewable energy This drill will become the deepest geothermal one in Poland and sources impact on the improvement of local air quality as well as its depth will reach more than five km, however, there will be a on the achievement of specific ecological results. Over 25 years of possibility of its deepening by two further kilometres. The water PEC Geotermia Podhalańska operation in the Podhale area, which temperature inside the drilling is expected to reach even 130°C. is the most frequently visited by tourists region of Poland, there Such a result would be sufficient not only to the production of heat was a reduction in coal consumption by 265 thousand tonnes but would also enable electricity generation. As this investment is and in CO2 emission by 530 thousand tonnes in comparison with very expensive the NFEP&WM came to the assistance giving gmina previous years. Szaflary (applicant) a subsidy amounting to nearly 45 million PLN. These funds will allow the execution of an exploratory-producing IT IS WORTH IT bore-hole. Even in the case when the parameters of the thermal water will not be as satisfactory as estimated, the extracted water The scale of the company operation, financial results and, temperature will still be higher than 85°Cand therefore sufficient primarily, the benefits for the Podhale residents prove the suc- for heating of Nowy Targ. According to the planned timeframe the cessful engagement of the NFEP&WM as a shareholder through drilling should start even in 2019. funds invested in the geothermal company. The National Fund also holds shares in the Polish National Energy Conservation GEOTHERMAL ENERGY AND SMOG Agency SA (67%), Geotermia Pyrzyce Sp.z o.o. (62%), Bank Ochro- ny Środowiska SA (58%), Miejska Energetyka Cieplna (District The underground water is regarded as thermal when its tem- Heating Company) Sp.z o.o. in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (43%) perature at the outflow from the source or the bore-hole is at and Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej SA (District least 20°C. It is assessed that the Podhale area is characterised Heating Company) in Tarnów (39%).

Geotermia Pyrzyce The present

Geotermia Pyrzyce is an example of equally important (however, somewhat Interestingly, nowadays Pyrzyce use salt and hot water not only for the lower – 62%) involvement of the National Fund for Environmental Protection generation of heat energy. They also provide a little graduation tower located and Water Management as a shareholder. This company was brought to life in in the town centre as well as a medical and rehabilitation centre with brine. 1994, five years after the establishment of the National Fund and only one year The temperature of the thermal water in the deposit near Pyrzowice is 64°C after Geotermia Podhalańska was founded. Its main objectives were finalisation and the bore-holes are 1.6 km deep. So far, the Geotermia Pyrzyce operation of the Pyrzowice heating system construction which started in 1992 with the was based on two mining bore-holes (GT-1 and GT-3) and two injection wells exploratory test bore-hole (GT-1) and continuation of exploration activities. (GT-2 and GT-4). Construction of another mining bore-hole was officially Heat energy has been continuously generated and distributed there since completed in 2018. It is a source of 12.2% of chloride and sodium, iodide, 2017. With 15 km of the heating network it serves most institutions, public ferruginous and hyper thermal water. The National Institute of Hygiene in sector entities, manufacturing sites, apartment buildings and individual cus- Poznań conducted tests that prove therapeutic qualities of the brine and tomers at the moment. However, it is important to recall the times preceding also show options of using underground geothermal water in medicine and Geotermia Pyrzyce when buildings in the area were heated by as many as 68 recreation in a broad sense.

sustainability environmental for 30 years local coal-fired boiler plants.

32 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 33 Fig. 6. Signing the Fig. 6. Signing the regarding agreement of the completion Clean Air Programme with the Management of 16 Presidents Board VFEP&WMs in the presence Morawiecki, of Mateusz of the Prime Minister of Poland, the Republic by NFEP&WM. photo - MME MEASURES PROGRA alia, inter by, will be measured of the programme The effects These undertakings are continued through a a through continued are These undertakings in implementing and the progress effects The ecological the Clean Air programme will be measured and assessed by and assessed by will be measured programme Air the Clean tion by at least 21.8 million MWh/year. tion by at least objectives was achieved – increasing the awareness the awareness – increasing achieved objectives was to of risks related knowledge and their of residents air pollution. Air priority Clean the promoting social campaign . Within titled: Clean Air – Healthy Choice programme, the reasons the mass media present this campaign, mitigate to the public on ways smog, and inform for this problem. - effi energy buildings with improved the number of residential (old-generation of heat sources the number of ineffective ciency, in existing buildings, sources with low-emission replaced boilers) in newly of heat sources low-emission the number of installed consump of final energy decrease a buildings and constructed and water protection environmental for the voivodeship funds Environmental for Inspectorates and Voivodeship management - - - MME PROGRA T PRIORITY proClean Air

he agreement regarding completion of the of completion regarding agreement he Kujda, Kazimierz 2018 between June 7 signed on was gramme The programme developed in the NFEP&WM under the guid- the under NFEP&WM the in developed programme The - of Environ of Henryk initiative the On Minister the Kowalczyk, hall meetings that were held throughout Poland. Due to the the Due to Poland. held throughout that were hall meetings one of the assumed campaign, educational and informational ment, an educational and informational campaign to raise social social raise to campaign informational and ment, educational an and air quality issues, as well as the of air protection awareness conducted. been has health, human on pollution air of effects in its town part Indeed, over 170 thousand people have taken support for renovating four million homes and dealing with the million homes and dealing four renovating support for phenomenon of smog, has started. harmful activities that will contribute to the improvement of atmosphere of atmosphere improvement the to activities that will contribute home” while ensuring a “comfortable quality of life, and cleanness of eradication and budgets home savings in people, all Polish to the purpose of which is the A special revolution, poverty. energy houses. The completion of the programme will, at a global level, level, will, at a global of the programme houses. The completion on impacting of pollutants the levels decreasing to contribute within governmental project Clean Air is a key change. climate ance of Anna Krol, the NFEP&WM Vice-President is aimed mainly at the NFEP&WM Vice-President of Anna Krol, ance reducing dust and other pollutant efficiency and energy improving houses and existing detached from the atmosphere emissions to constructed newly from coming emissions avoiding air pollutant challenge, we want to fight against smog through eradication of eradication smog through fight against to want we challenge, poverty”. energy for Environment and the Vice-President of the Vice-President and the Henryk Environment Kowalczyk for gov is one of the foremost This programme NFEP&WM, Anna Krol. this in his stressed clearly ernment initiatives. The Prime Minister Air is a civilisational “Clean 2017, saying: speech of 12 December tion and water management and the President of Bank Ochrony of Bank Ochrony the President and management tion and water signed document was This Board. Management SA’s Środowiska Minister Morawiecki, Mateusz of Prime Minister in the presence the President of the NFEP&WM Management Board at that time, Board NFEP&WM Management of the the President protec environmental for funds of 16 voivodeship presidents AIR S e NFEP&WM’s GREATE CLEAN AIR – th

Policy actions T 34 30 years for environmental sustainability The present Air programme within theClean submitted applications Number offormally a meeting inOstrołęka atof Environment, theMinisterKowalczyk, Fig. 7.Henryk Assumed ecological effects oftheClean Airprogramme 14,854 applications Submitted 78,151 accounts Registered by 68,400Mg/year emissions of PM10dust Reduction

come percapita inthehousehold. • • • 2018. According to thesereports: Research (ISR)ofApril2018and WorldBank’s (WB)report ofMay described in,inter alia , thereport oftheInstitute for Structural regard to theoccupants offamily houses,thisphenomenonwas nomenon ofsmogbyeliminatingenergy poverty. Withparticular loan. A loan can be granted for a period not longer than 15 years. billion PLNintheform ofagrant, 39.7billionintheform ofa The amount of support depends on the average monthlyin- PROGRAMME F The programme provides funds to counter thenegative phe The total budget oftheprogramme is103billionPLN–63.3 Energy povertyaffects mainlythe residents ofvillages and poverty (ISR). In 201612.2%residents ofPoland were affected byenergy boilers andfurnaces. of energy efficiency, i.e. insulatingthe walls and replacing lion. Theseare thebuildingswhichrequire the improvement The number of buildings constructed by 2002 was 46.6 mil- small towns, upto 20thousandresidents (ISR). by 61,100Mg/year emissions of PM2.5dust Reduction

OUND ATIONS ANDCO-FINANCING of existingornewly builthouses. persons who are owners or co-owners the programme isaddressed to natural tween 2018–2029. The support within the assessmentofairquality. ronmental Monitoring andthrough the measurements oftheState Envi- for Environmental Protection through be presented bytheChief Inspector Protection. of effects An overview will The programme will be active be by 87Mg/year emission benzo(a)pyrene Reduction of Reduction ofSO by 270,000Mg/year emissions - - • • loans, dividedinto voivodeshipfunds Requested amountsofgrants and (Data asof26.11.2018) fective useofheating fuels (WB). causes ahigherdemandfor heat energy andresults ininef Family housesare often poorlythermallyinsulated, which is usedfor heating (WB). combusted inmanuallyoperated boilers withlowefficiency In manyhouses,amixture oflow-qualitycoal, woodandlitter, 2

by 30,200,000 Mg/year emissions of carbon dioxide Reduction

by 39,500Mg/year of NOxemissions Reduction

- 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 35 - The 24th Conference of the the of Conference 24th The electromobility and zero- and electromobility signed was emission transport from coming countries 35 by five continents. Parties to the United Nations Nations the United to Parties on Cli- Convention Framework during (COP24), Change mate one was which electromobility held was subjects, key the of in Partnerships in Katowice. established were ecomobility – Ka- – DriveChangeTogether Elec for Partnership towice The declaration tromobility. developing for of partnership December 2018 December - , which is at disposal , which is at disposal 1 The Act on the amendment The Act on the amendment 6 June 2018 creating a market for vehicles vehicles for a market creating using such fuels. of act on biocomponents and and of act on biocomponents liquid biofuels and certain the other acts, establishing Fund Transport Low-Carbon (LCTF) The of Energy. of the Minister NFEP is the Managing Entity tasks The main this Fund. for will be supporting of the LCTF of infrastruc the development and fuels alternative for ture - - Supporting of innovative solu- 1) Supporting of innovative II Part CHEETAH 2017, , in December transport zero-emission in tions Protection Environmental for Fund National the cooperation undertook Management and Water - and Devel Research for with the National Centre subject of this cooperation opment (NCRD). The of zero- the purchase for is ensuring co-financing Adoption of the Act on elec the of Adoption plication of other alternative alternative other of plication (LNG and CNG, among fuels sector in the transport others) in Poland. tromobility and alternative fu- alternative and tromobility els, aiming at stimulating the - of electromobil development the ap popularizing and ity 11 January 2018 - FUND SPORT BON TRAN -CAR - Devel Electromobility The Low-Carbon Transport Fund was established by the by the was established Fund Transport The Low-Carbon and liquid Act on the amendment of act on biocomponents other acts of 6 June 2018. biofuels and certain The government adopts adopts The government ting industrial objectives in ting industrial objectives in and perspective a 10-year the , set opment Plan in Poland 1 identifying the market areas areas identifying the market which the financial support to should be addressed 16 March 2017 16 March

he years 2016–2018 were a period of intensive work on lay- of intensive a period 2016–2018 were he years of ecomobility the development for ing the foundations completing several vital programmes that actively support the actively support the that programmes vital several completing Within the priority programme of ecomobility. development in Poland. Thanks to the activities listed below it was possi- below it was listed the activities Thanks to in Poland. support of financial for programmes significant prepare ble to is present, the National Fund At development. electromobility

– LOW MOBILITY ECO T 36 30 years for environmental sustainability The present station, photo fotolia.com car. Street charging Fig. 8.Charging electric planned for 2019.Dueto manyyears of experience infinanc port vehicles. or construction of charging stations for public collective trans the purchase ofnew zero-emission busesandmodernisation in theforms ofasubsidy andaloan. Thisprogramme enables Regional Operating Programme for theSilesianVoivodeship, the undertakings co-funded from the financialresources of the of zero-emission publictransport, consists inco-financing of mobility development inlocal government units,was assumed. tion of219suchdocuments,beingcomplex strategies ofelectro strategy, asitsmainobjective.Withinthisprogramme, prepara- through co-financing thedevelopment of theelectromobility – theNationalFund began supportinglocal government activity Partpublic transport. 2)Strategy ofelectromobility development 27 signatories ofthisagreement –Partner Towns). that concluded agreements there withNCR&D(atpresent, are busses and enabling the purchase of prototypes by those towns The programme isaimedatdeveloping innovative zero-emission Zero-Emission PublicTransport (ZEPT), organised bytheNCRD. emission vehiclesbyPartner Towns byway oftheprogramme Launching of the Low-Carbon Transport Fund (LCTF) is Part 3)of the same programme, titled Completing thepriorityprogramme GEPARD II–Zero-emission Silesia –theheartland - - -

lated to the development of electromobility (i.e. vehicles driven activity. paying outthefunds, informing thepublic and promoting LCTF concluding contracts for settling support, in motion the projects, bility for, inter alia,selectingprojects following publictender, entrusted to NFEM&WM,andtheinstitution took onresponsi- ing environmental projects, themanagement ofthisfund was 3 2 1 also inPoland. bility forum ‘DrivingChangeTogether’ will take place in 2019, of themabroad. thefirst Inadditionto world electromo that, of which,445vehicleswere soldinPoland andtheremainder the production andsalesofelectrical buses. consideration Poland atpresent, that, isoneoftheleaders in Prospects for thefuture are promising, particularly taking into tromobility by2027.Thisamountsto atotal of10billionPLN. to spendanother3.9billionPLNonthedevelopment ofelec ment oftheLCTF to the NFEP&WM,theNationalFund isobliged fuels in transport. support promotion andeducation interms ofusingalternative willing to purchase new vehicles.TheNationalFund willalso alternative fuels, producers of bio-components and entities public transport, entrepreneurs constructing infrastructure for facturers of transport means, local authorities investing in clean 6.7 billionPLN)can begranted to thefollowing entities:manu- tive Fuels Fuels Infrastructure andtheActonElectromobility andAlterna- National Framework for theDevelopment Policy ofAlternative fuels, such asCNGandLNG1 by electrical energy) andthatoftransport based onalternative the Planfor theDevelopment ofElectromobility inPoland Support withinthe LCTF is provided for both initiatives re In 2017,onePolish company alonemanufactured 1,397buses, Co-funding (theamountplannedfor years 2019–2027equals gas in the form of CNG and LNGappliedin the road and water transport. market andinfrastructure inrelation to electrical energy and natural document definesthemanners ofsupporting thedevelopment ofthe ofthedevelopmentof thepolicy ofalternative fuelsinfrastructure. This On 29March 2017 theCouncilofMinisters adopted nationalframeworks the governmentofRepublic ofPoland inMay2018. Strategy prepared for bytheMinistry Energy, adopted by motor vehicles;LNG–liquefiednatural gas. CNG –compressed natural gas,usedfor driving Aside from that, inconnectionAside from that, withentrustingthemanage 3 of 11 January 2018,willbefinanced of11January through theLCTF. 1 . Theprojects listed in,inter alia, 2 , the - - - - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 37 Within the framework of the Kyoto Protocol regarding the the regarding Protocol of the Kyoto Within the framework - con the signed AAU from resulting the obligations Fulfilling with developed methodologies, selection of projects based on on based selection of projects methodologies, with developed effect, strict ecological an of obtaining effectiveness economic binding verification and reporting monitoring, of terms in rules and the NFEP&WM. the beneficiaries (AAU of AAU sale for 11 contracts trade, emission allowances of Poland, of the Republic the Treasury between contracts) issues, environmental for relevant by the minister represented an amount of 796 million PLN, were for contractors, and foreign income, the 2018 September 30 of As 2015. of end the by signed 861.5 million PLN. to amounted including the interest, priority implemented the NOGSI, as Fund, the National tracts, by the co-financing for indicated eight areas for programmes in order developed were The programmes of AAU. purchasers options for the GIS, leaving subsidies within allow providing to to of the NFEP&WM. In addition of other funds engagement in co-financing apply for enabled to that, were the applicants of a loan. the form - . TMENT SCHEME (GIS) E TMENT SCHEM Energy Management in Public Utility Buildings 1) Energy Part Biogas Plants 2) Agricultural Part Plants 3) Biomass Heat and Power Part wind energy renewable connecting for of electricity networks 4) Construction and reconstruction Part (RES) sources entities public sector management in buildings of selected 5) Energy Part lighting street – Energy-efficient 6) OWL Part urban transport – A low-carbon 7) GAZELLE Part public transport – Zero-emission 2) CHEETAH Part MEWORK MMES WITHIN THE FRA PROGRA THE NFEP&WM PRIORITY OF THE GREEN INVES • • • • • • • •

e (GIS) derives from the mecha- e (GIS) derives from Investment Schem Green

he of the goal and The idea trade. nism of emission allowances AAU – Assigned Amount Units, a conventional unit of unit of – Assigned Amount Units, a conventional AAU 1 AAU gas emissions. greenhouse rights to granted equivalent. of CO2 1 tonne to correspond Acting as the National Operator, the NFEP&WM ensures the the the NFEP&WM ensures Acting as the National Operator, - the Emissions of Green Manage to The Act on the System 1 of co-financed undertakings on the environment, in accordance on the environment, in accordance undertakings of co-financed using the mechanism of a competitive call for applications, se applications, for call using the mechanism of a competitive estimating the impact public tender, through lection of projects (NOGIS) to the NFEP&WM. The supervision over completing the the supervision The completing over NFEP&WM. the to (NOGIS) relevant by a minister is executed by the National Operator tasks issues. environmental for of projects identification of spending GIS funds, transparency house Gases and Other Substances of 17 July 2009 granted the the 2009 granted of 17 July Substances house Gases and Other Investment Scheme of the Green of the National Operator role GIS come down to creating and strengthening a pro-ecological pro-ecological a strengthening and creating to down come GIS 1 of AAU selling the surpluses resulting from effect

GREEN INVES T 38 30 years for environmental sustainability The present • • • • • • • • of theDrohiczyn Diocese. of selected publicutilitybuildings Thermomodernization, includingRES, to 799Mg/year and reduction ofdemand for thermal energy by4,694 GJ/year. Obtained ecological effect: reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide, amounting Project completion: from 06.2012to 01.2013 Date ofcontract conclusion: 30.05.2012 r. utility buildings Source: Form: Co-financing: Total cost PLN9,073,735 oftheproject: DrohiczynBeneficiary: Diocese subsidy Part 1)Energy managementinpublic Modernisation of were constructed electricity networks were connected to were constructed 7 2 17 1711 light pointsofstreet lighting to thermomodernization buildings were subjected windpowerplants heat andpowerplants biogas plants PLN 2,602,120 publicutility the endof2018withinconcluded AAU contracts. sources andenergy-efficient street lightning,were completed by of electricitynetworks for connecting renewable windenergy biomass heat andpowerplants,construction andreconstruction public utility buildings, construction of agricultural biogas plants, 71,437 418 undertakings, insuchfieldsasthermomodernisationof

Katarzyna Zawadzka Fig. 9.Drohiczyn, photo by ECOLOGICAL EFFECT dioxide emissions Reduction ofcarbon 800 000Mg/year • • • • in Uzdrowisko Horyniec(HoryniecR Increasing Energy Management Efficiency • • • • Project completion: from 12.2012to 12.2016 Date ofcontract17.12.2014 r. conclusion: utility buildings Source: Part 1)Energy managementinpublic to 2,230Mg/yearandreduction ofdemandfor thermalenergy by20,411GJ/year. Obtained ecological effect: reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide, amounting Beneficiary: Beneficiary: Form: PLN1,037,079.10 Co-financing: Total cost PLN5,500,580 oftheproject: subsidy will contribute to achieving theplannedecological effect inthe points were modernised.Thecompletion oftheseundertakings networks were connected to seven windfarms and71,436light and 2biomassheat andpowerplantswere constructed, electricity ings were subjected to thermomodernization, 17 biogas plants funds collected attheClimaticAccount. 1,711public utilitybuild- the form ofloans were spentintotal for theundertakings from the emission publictransport are implemented. ernization ofpublicutilitybuildingsandlow-carbon andzero- contrasts are beingimplemented. basedsent, on theGreen InvestmentScheme,tworemaining AAU form ofCO2 Uzdrowisko Sp. Horyniec z o.o. 813 millionPLNintheform ofsubsidiesand663millionPLNin In accordance withthem,theprojects related to thermomod- Completion ofnineAAU contracts hasbeenfinished.At pre total amountofco-financing completed undertakings for a 418 emissionreduction byabout800thousandMg/year. esort) EXAMPLES OFGOODPRACTICE by Paweł Petrykowski Sp. zo.o.,Horyniec photo Fig. 10.Uzdrowisko 633 form ofsubsidies million PLNinthe 813 in theform ofloans million PLN million PLN

- 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 39 billion PLN 104 Value of co-funded projects: projects: of co-funded Value approx. Fig. 11. Wschód Gdańsk Fig. 11. Wschód Gdańsk Plant Treatment Sewage and aeromedia.pl z o.o. by GIWK Sp. Photo billion PLN billion PLN billion PLN 37 12 25 including approx. and of the NFEP&WM own funds approx. funds of foreign Amount of concluded Amount of concluded contracts: approx. GEMENT - the fol are The priorities of the National Fund At present the NFEP&WM is completing two co- the NFEP&WM is completing present At Over 4,300 concluded contracts lowing: completion of the National Programme Programme National the of completion lowing: as well as the Treatment Sewage Municipal for implementation sludge, sewage of management - – circu technologies treatment sewage of new waste and water economy and sewage lar water housing, with scattered in the areas management outside agglomerations. concluded. The value of co-financed projects is is projects co-financed of value The concluded. PLN over 15 billion PLN, including about 1.5 billion 8 billion and about the NFEP&WM own funds from funds. foreign PLN from protection: of water in terms programmes funding in agglomerations management and sewage Water Infrastructure Programme Operational the and and sewage 2.3 Water and Environment, measure in agglomerations. management - GE MANA . Over 400 contracts were were . Over 400 contracts Removed pollutant pollutant Removed – over load 20 million PE

83,000 km networks of sewage and constructed modernised Over 1,600 treatment sewage plants and

ewage management was the first area supported by the by the supported area the first was management ewage Municipal for Programme National the 2003 in and NFEP&WM PE – Population Equivalent PE – Population In the 2014–2020 financial phase of the OPI&E it is planned OPI&E it is planned In the 2014–2020 financial phase of the 1 which will be completed by 2023. The pollutant load planned planned load by 2023. The pollutant which will be completed 1 is over 2.8 million PE be removed to from waste. from and plants treatment and modernise 208 sewage construct to within the projects network over 5 thousand km of sewage At present modern sewage treatment plants become simul- plants become treatment modern sewage present At materials and raw energy recovering the plants for taneously - It includes a list of agglomera created. was Treatment Sewage net sewage combined tions which must be equipped with the This deadlines. specified by plants treatment and sewage works obligation the and EU the to accession Poland’s from resulted Directive. Treatment Waste-Water Urban the so-called fulfil to

AND CLIMATE WATER EWA AND S – WATER ION OF WATER PROTECT S 40 30 years for environmental sustainability The present • • • • • • • • W W • • • • • as themethod ofenvironment protection for residents ofmunicipality Pietrowice Wielkie Domestic biological sewage treatment plants arsaw, phasesI,II,III,IV, VandVI ater supplyandsewage treatment in Operational Programme Infrastructure andEnvironment 2014–2020 Infrastructure andEnvironment 2007–2013, the sion Fund 2004–2006,theOperational Programme Source: ISPA pre-accession programme, theCohe Form: subsidy 3.4billionPLN Co-financing: Total cost 7.4billionPLN oftheproject: in theCapital CityofWarsaw) (Municipal Water Supplyand Sewage Company Wodociągów i Kanalizacji Warszawie w m. St. SA MiejskiePrzedsiębiorstwoBeneficiary: in gminaPietrowice Wielkieinover80%. Completion of this undertaking allowed regulation of the sewage management received by the mechanical-biological sewage treatment plant in Krzanowice. plants (DBSTP) are equippedwithbiological reactors andproduced sludgeis plants’ parameters). Theconstructed domesticbiological sewage treatment ping alltheplantswithSIMcards (itallowsaconstant read-out ofworking gmina residents), connected into one,consistent sewage system, dueto equip were constructed (they are usedbyalmost6thousandpeople,i.e. over80%of As aresult ofthe project completion 1,170domesticsewage treatment plants Project completion: from 10.2012to 09.2014 Date ofcontract18.10.2012 r. conclusion: treatment plants bined sewage system Part 1)Domesticsewage treatment plants andconnections to thecom- Source: Part domestic sewage 1.4 Co-financing Form: PLN9,032,523.00 Co-financing: Total cost PLN20,112,500.00 oftheproject: Beneficiary: subsidy gmina Pietrowice Wielkie - Kacper Kowalski. Krzysztof Kubus and in Warsaw, photo by and sewage treatment Fig. 14.Water supply Burdzik Wielkie, photo byLidia Fig. 12.GminaPietrowice - • • • • • • • • • • • • in gminaJarocin W ater andsewage management Form: subsidy PLN128,190,579.07 Co-financing: Total cost PLN255,960,534.24 oftheproject: Sewage CompanyinJarocin) nalizacji Sp. z o.o. w Jarocinie (Water Supply and Beneficiary: supply system were connected. users ofthesewage system andabout14thousandnew users ofthewater ment ofallsewage discharged to thesewage receiver. About29thousandnew energy for theneedsofsewage onimproving treatment thetreat plant, network and through using sewage sludge for production of heat and thermal transmission collector, construction andmodernisationof260 kmofsewage the modernisationofthree sewage treatment plantsandconstruction of a km ofwater supplynetwork. Theinvestmenthadasignificant through impact, water purification plants and by the modernisation and construction of 180 water qualityfor theresidents ofWarsaw dueto themodernisationofthree The completion ofthisproject contributed to theimprovement ofdrinking Project completion: from 05.2004to 12.2023 Date ofcontract conclusion: 8.11.2002(phase1),24.11.2017VI) intends to thisinvestment spendfurther0.7billionPLNonco-funding By now, theNFEP&WMspent0.5billionPLNofaloanfrom domesticfundsand water andsewage systems. project alsoincludes theimplementation ofanintelligent system for managing contribute to savingsinenergy andreducing greenhouse gasesemission.The for theproduction ofelectrical energy, willbeproduced from sludge,whichwill water inamodern plantfor nitrogen andphosphorus recovery. Biogas,used using inagriculture asamineral fertiliser willbeproduced from post-sludge This • Project completion: from 01.2014to 09.2022 Date ofcontract conclusion: 11.04.2017 r. management inagglomerations climate change, measure 2.3,Water andsewage vironmental protection, includingadaptation to Source: project POPI&E 2014–2020,priorityaxisII:En- Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów iKa- is an innovative undertaking at a EXAMPLES OFGOODPRACTICE national in Jarocin Jarocina, photok. byPWiK plant inStefanów Fig. 13. Water purification level. A granulate

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30 years for environmental sustainability The present 41 billion PLN billion PLN 2.6 total amount of total co-financing 3.4 for water management water for million PLN billion PLN billion PLN Co-financing of modernisation of tanks settling secondary sewage in the Brest plant treatment 3.86 3.6 total value of projects value total for preventing natural natural preventing for and serious disasters removing and for failures their effects 1.11 billion PLN million PLN projects projects 25 were completed were for environment monitoring environment for 1.51 Co-financing of the reduction caused hazards of ecological of by the accumulation sludge in the sludge lagoons 1.58 located on the flooded areas located Completions of undertakings in the scope of ensuring protection protection ensuring of scope the in undertakings of Completions 170 thousand people. at least for hazards from rescue of financing the for programme Nationwide of the Creation environmental for , in 2018, jointly with voivodeship funds services management. and water protection of the River in the Brest sewage treatment plant treatment sewage • • Co-financing of two investments in Belarus: Within the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2007–2013 and Environment Infrastructure Programme Within the Operational risks environmental management and counteracting (OPI&E 2007–2013), priority III, Resource The following amounts were spent from the domestic funds of the NFEP&WM: the domestic funds spent from amounts were The following GEMENT HAZARDS MENTAL ING ENVIRON UNTERACT E AND CO CHANG CLIMATE ION TO TAT AP Completion of 520 contracts related to the purchase of specialist the purchase to related of 520 contracts Completion 3,100 least at which of result a as actions, rescue for equipment purchased. of equipment were pieces 2018, the reconstruction of the last lock – Swoboda, was finished of the last lock – Swoboda, was 2018, the reconstruction about In total, spent on this task). (slightly over 5 million PLN were of the NFEP&WM on the funds spent from 70 million PLN were Canal. Augustow of all locks on the the reconstruction of the NFEP&WM. Canal, allowing Augustow navigability on the historic Restoring the Neman River. In reach to sailors and recreational river transport over 28million PLN for this purpose. over 28million PLN for lock, between allowing navigation Modernisation of the Zerah , finished in 2017 Masurian Lakes and the Great River Vistula the the funds spent on this purpose from – about 9 million PLN were Modernisation of the Przeczyce storage reservoir (Upper Silesia reservoir storage Modernisation of the Przeczyce of the in the valley the areas protecting -Będzin surroundings), flood, finished in 2018 – NFEP&FM provided River from Przemsza for enhancing river transport and recreational sailing on the Odra sailing on the Odra recreational and enhancing river transport for now over 800 in 2018. By operation put into The lock was River. of this object from spent on the construction million PLN were by the NFEP&WM. provided funds Construction of water reservoir Swinna Poręba on the Skawa Skawa the on Poręba Swinna reservoir water of Construction flood element of Cracow’s an important River, which constitutes of this investment, finished in 2017, Half of the cost protection. 1 billion of the NFEP&WM (over the funds from co-financed was PLN of subsidies). on the River – crucial barrage Construction of the Malczyce MANA WATER One of the most significant achievements in the activities of in the achievements the most significant One of such as, for example: such as, for • to climate change is the completion of a few dozen important important dozen of a few completion is the change climate to water and enhanced of flood protection investments in terms and their main tributaries, rivers Vistula Oder and on the transport the NFEP&WM in the area of water management and adaptation and adaptation management of water area the NFEP&WM in the AD • • • • • 42 30 years for environmental sustainability The present • • • • • • nancing ofrescue services Nationwide programme for fi- ronmental risks and reducing theeffects ofenvi- 5.4 Adaptation to climate change monitoring 5.3 Supporting environmental protection ininlandnavigation of transport and environmental 5.2 Supportingecological forms agement abroad 1.3 Investmentsinsewage man - 2021. Iquarter2020. Closingreport: of 2015 –closure on31December ing gradually wounddownsince nical facilities – a programme be and reconstruction ofhydrotech- 1.2 Construction, redevelopment DOMESTIC PROGRAMMES tasks in2019.Thedomesticfunds willbegivenoverexclusively almost 100millionPLNfor thecompletion ofthemonitoring introduced inNovember2018,theNationalFund willallocate contracts in2018isalmost40millionPLN.Asaresult ofchanges completed and the planned amount of co-financing for these ionizing radiation. At present 55monitoring contracts are being quality, ecological quality, noise, electromagnetic fields and funding for monitoring airquality, water quality, soilandland gramme ‘5.3:SupportingEnvironmental Monitoring’ provides ance withtheEnvironmental Protection ThePriorityPro Act. environmental monitoring. This action is conducted in accord Another significant activitythatcannot beomitted isstate ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR ING - • measure: • • • • – in particular, to natural disasters and environment monitoring including protection andincreasing theresilience to natural calamities, Measure 2.1OPI&E2014–2020Adaptation to climate change, There are 12 types of projects within this for proposals) management intheurban areas (acall Typ 2.1.5 reducing the effects of flood and drought repair of water devices that contribute to Typ 2.1.4Construction,redevelopment or tems ofsmallretention Typ 2.1.3Supportingsupra-regional sys the achievement ofgood water condition – of strategic/planning documents Type 2.1.1Development and updating Typ 2.1.2Completion oftasks aimingat – – informational-educational component residents, taking into consideration the ies withpopulationover100thousand of adaptation to climate change incit 1b. odarowania wodami water managementch z zakresu gosp tegic/planning documents in terms of 1a. Development orupdatingofstra- Preparation or updating of plans Systems ofprecipitation water - - FOREIGN PROGRAMMES beneficiaries. Environmental Protection –NationalResearch Institute are the Inspectorate for Environmental Protection and the Institute for to thecompletion oftheco-financing contracts where theChief and minimizing the pollution of the trans-boundary BugRiver.and minimizingthepollution of thetrans-boundary of ensuringeffective treatment ofsewage from thecityof Lvov this memorandum iscompleting jointundertakings interms for Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine. The objective of kanal Communal Enterprise under the auspices of theMinister signed between theNFEP&WM,city of Lvov andLvivvodo On 5October 2017,amemorandum ofcooperation was TRANS-BOUND - - - • • • • • • • ments interms oftype4projects Typ 2.1.12Preparatory workfor invest sels for active anti-jammingprotection Typ 2.1.11 Constructionofspecialistves adaptation to it activities inrelation to climate change and Typ 2.1.10 Informational andeducational change and adaptation to climate change edge andcompetences related to climate Typ 2.1.9 Creation of the base of knowl toring system order to improve the environment moni- methods and purchase of equipment in Typ 2.1.8Implementation ofobservation – – – limiting theeffects ofrisks Typ 2.1.7Prevention, counteracting and posed to erosion Typ 2.1.6 Protection of sea shores ex – – – ARY PRO estry adaptation toestry climate change 7c. Supportinterms offorests andfor ing systems 7b. risk forecasting systems 7a. 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system drainage water Fig. 16. Renovation of of Fig. 16. Renovation channels by water storm hardened of on-site means photo in Bydgoszcz, sleeve Wysocki by Jakub storm - - EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES of km

90 of redevelopment PLN 154,795,269.71 system, Miejskie Wodociqgi i Kanalizacja w Bydgoszczy Sp. z o.o. (Municipal (Municipal z o.o. Sp. w Bydgoszczy i Kanalizacja Miejskie Wodociqgi OPI&E 2014–2020, measure 2.1 Adaptation to climate change, including change, including climate to 2.1 Adaptation OPI&E 2014–2020, measure subsidy • drainage management water precipitation serving for facilities 81 of construction and green for installations plants, pre-treatment water storm reservoirs, (storage - about 37 thou up to water of volume of retained irrigation) and increase areas sand m³. ensuring and increasing the resilience to natural calamities, in particular to in particular to calamities, natural to the resilience ensuring and increasing type 5. Precipitation project monitoring, and environment disasters natural management systems water 29.03.2017 conclusion: of contract Date 12.2021 04.2016 to from completion: Project This project is so far the largest undertaking fi undertaking largest the far so is project This 2014–2020 the funds of the OPI&E from nanced - of that type. Its objective is retain among projects precipitation extent, maximal a to using, and ing urban greenery, watering alia, inter for, water rain of pre-treatment) (after introduction and holes. The pro to ponds and water run-off water flooding the minimizing to contribute will ject the reduce and will also of buildings and streets for urban networks from of water consumption watering. greenery Beneficiary: in Bydgoszcz) Company Supply and Sewage Water of the project: PLN 316,456,889.57 cost Total Co-financing: Form: Source: onstruction and redevelopment of Construction and redevelopment of and adaptation drainage storm-water climate to systems drainage storm-water city of Bydgoszcz in the area change • • • • • • • • •

- - ciaries’ own contributions within the actions carried out using out using within the actions carried own contributions ciaries’ climate to adaptation for up set resources Union European the of this programme modified form A put in place. were change, January 2019. since has been in force specific investment actions in towns, resulting from the above- from resulting in towns, actions investment specific needs investment In addition, and strategies. plans mentioned (construction the population supply for drinking water to related stations purification water intakes, water of modernisation and due consideration into taken were supply network) and water of drought, as investments as well problem the increasing to flood and ecosystems in retention water increasing to related - benefi the of possibilities co-financing Moreover, protection. - Fig. 15. Flood protection Fig. 15. Flood protection reservoir in Raciborz, Raciborz BWP photo

EDS AIM TMENT /s will be subjected to reduction. to /s will be subjected Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie – RZGW w Gliwicach w Gliwicach – RZGW Polskie Wody Wodne Gospodarstwo Państwowe OPI&E 2014–2020, within the measure 2.1 Adaptation to climate change, change, climate to Adaptation 2.1 measure the within 2014–2020, OPI&E CHANGE ATE CLIM ION TO TAT AP of technical infrastructure, improving the economic situation of the region. situation the economic improving infrastructure, of technical Main objectives of the project are the protection of life and property of the so and property of life the protection are Main objectives of the project with particular Wroclaw, to Raciborz from of the Oder River, in the valley ciety the condition and improving the flood safety increasing Wroclaw, to regard particular, to natural disasters and environment monitoring, priority axis II priority axis II monitoring, and environment disasters natural to particular, change climate to including adaptation protection, Environmental 29.06.2016 conclusion: of contract Date Source: Source: in calamities, natural to resilience the increasing and ensuring including (National Water Management Authority – Regional Water Management Author Water – Regional Management Authority (National Water ity in Gliwice) of the project: PLN 1,997,722,909.96 cost Total Co-financing: PLN 667,040,000 subsidy Form: Eastern Neisse River, reducing considerably the considerably reducing Neisse River, Eastern flow the with waves flood The overlapping. culminations wave of two probability > 1,210 m3 rate Beneficiary: dents of the Silesian, Opolskie and Lower Silesian dents of the Silesian, Opolskie and Lower the arrival of The polder will delay Voivodeships. of the the estuary the Oder wave culmination to flood protection reservoir on the Oder River above reservoir flood protection of the flood wave on the size is reducing Raciborz as well as above the city of Wroclaw, the Oder River, - over 1.3 million resi for ensuring flood protection The main purpose of the construction of the dry The main purpose of the construction 09.2020 01.2014 to from completion: Project aciborz Dolny flood protection reservoir on reservoir Dolny flood protection aciborz VES ING IN FINANC AD AT of adaptation scope the of an analysis regarding As a result • R (polder) the Oder River in • • • • • • • • documents dedicated to adaptation to climate change, such as, such as, change, climate to adaptation to documents dedicated on place, and, in the second plans, adaptation alia, urban inter resentatives) was noticed in terms of the necessity of plan- of the necessity in terms noticed was resentatives) climate to of towns the resilience increasing for ning activities was financing of refundable proposal An appropriate change. on the strategic place, the first in It focused, then prepared. activities conducted in towns, a very high need of increasing a very in towns, of increasing high need conducted activities rep government of all, among local (first social awareness 44 30 years for environmental sustainability The present • • • • • • • • • related to themingood conditions maintaining the streams andinfrastructure mountainous areas. Increasing retention and the effects ofstorm waterin run-off ecosystems oflowlandareas andcounteracting counteracting floodanddrought inforest Increasing theretention capacity and are continued inananalogical form inthecurrent phaseofthe project. with natural material as protection rip-rap from flash-flooding. Both projects from excessive erosion andsuddenavalanches; liningmountain streams beds work consists ofconstruction ofprotective systems onskidtracks for protection retention objectsandgeneration ofover 43millionm3 The effect oftheproject completion isthe construction ofover3thousand small Project completion: from 10.2007to 12.2015 Date ofcontract conclusion: 09.06.2010and29.08.2011 Resource managementandcounteracting environmental risks Source: Form: subsidy PLN247,570,941.50 Co-financing: Total cost PLN363,478,176.86 oftheproject: Inspectorates –thefinalbeneficiariesofprojects Forests, intheperson oftheGeneral Director, representing over220 Forest Beneficiary: are aimedatcounteracting drought andflood. areas, the other – in the mountainous areas. They each other–oneisimplemented inthelowland consisting of two undertakings that complement This isanexceptional andspectacular project measure 3.1 Water retention and ensuring flood safety, priority III General Directorate of the State contacts withtheCovenantofMayors Office and to represent as well as toof joining the Covenant, provide assistance in ested entitieswithtechnical supportinfulfilling theprocedure efficiency anduseof renewable energy sources. The role oftheNationalCoordinator isto provide allinter ties andcitizens inactivitiesincreasing energy European Commissioninvolvinglocal authori- in Poland. The covenant is an initiative of the the CovenantofMayors for Climate andEnergy THE CO the NFEP&WM is the National Coordinator of VENANT OFMAYOR by theState Forests Forest Inspectorate, photo areas ontheLgdek Zdroj changes, mountainous Fig. 17. Smallretention ofretained water. The S • • • • • • • • • Modernisation oftheW creating new jobsand improving the residents life conditions. region, increasing itsinvestmentattractiveness, providing opportunities for hydrotechnical facilities, strengthening the economic development of the improving floodsafety of Wroclaw andimproving thetechnical condition of landscape oftherivervalley (smallislands,sidedistributaries, bays,etc.), the OderRiver’s bed,banksandcanals, creating new elementsenriching the The maineffects oftheproject completion include: improving the ecology of Project completion: from 01.2012to 09.2016 Date ofcontract conclusion: 05.01.2012 priority III–Resource managementandcounteracting environmental risks Source: Form: subsidy PLN578,478,903 Co-financing: Total cost PLN901,000,000 oftheproject: Authority inWroclaw) lawiu (NationalWater Management Authority –Regional Water Management Beneficiary: Oder canals inthearea ofWroclaw. be improved by increasing theflowcapacity ofthe area ofWroclaw cityandneighbouringtowns will thefloodprotectionthat, oftheresidents inthe Wroclaw to thevalueof3,100m3/s.Inadditionto Qk =3,850m3ofwater inthecross-section jet/s of project alsoassumes thereduction of control flow of canals oftheOderinarea ofWroclaw. The towns from flood,byincreasing theflowcapacity the residents of Wroclaw city and neighbouring The • - OPI&E 2007–2013, measure 3.1 Water retention and ensuring flood safety, main the National Fund in the procedure of joining the agreement, signatories andpotential signatories willreceive supportfrom and for supportingactivitiesto mitigate climate change. The exchanging experiences inthefieldofenvironmental protection through the use of the Covenant of Mayors as a platform for edge related to adaptation to climate change are beingplanned the European Commission. sequently infillingupthedeclaration forms includedin SECAP. SECAP (i.e. sustainable energy andclimate action plan),andsub drawing upnecessary documents,includingthepreparation of Panstwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie – RZGW we Wroc objective In thecoming years, educational activitiespromoting knowl- roclaw W of this project ater Node is protecting EXAMPLES OFGOODPRACTICE RZGW Wroclaw Wroclaw WeirI,photo by Fig. 18.Redevelopment of - - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 45 - billion PLN total value of value total investments 1.3 S million PLN value value of co-financing 545 HIEVEMENT S AND AC standards, but also supporting the implementation but also supporting the implementation standards, 460 contracts from co-financing for domestic funds, including RES BAT – Best Available Technology; the overarching objective objective the overarching Technology; – Best Available BAT such emission limits which would reflect is proposing of BAT benefits and costs. between proportions proper 1 the BAT to and the development systems management of environmental audits). of energy climate the of completion in potential local the of Support Carbon of Low- by financing the development goals, package for opportunities identifying local Plans (documents Economy of heating including RES, development sources, using energy activities other and efficiency energy of improvement networks, quality). of air the improvement to related MPLISHMENT ACCO The NFEP&WM involvement on the “green energy” market energy” The NFEP&WM involvement on the “green In total, 10 billion PLN was transferred to the applicants from from the applicants to transferred 10 billion PLN was In total, 1 the domestic and EU funds for projects relating to energy. The The energy. to relating projects for the domestic and EU funds of and the application was standardised offer domestic funds propos for calls one Twenty stimulated. was funds EU available total The verified. applications 750 over with conducted, were als is over 15 billion PLN and the amount of of these projects cost is about 5 billion PLN. co-financing requested • - -

emission as a result of increasing the production of energy of energy the production of increasing emission as a result

he main activities financed by the NFEP&WM in terms of en- of by the NFEP&WM in terms he main activities financed (counting of enterprises in the impact include reduction ergy 2 THE D TO IVES RELATE ECT THE NFEP&WM OBJ PMENT OF THE RES SECTOR DEVELO - of environ in terms support of the industryComprehensive area investment pro (not only financing of large protection mental adaptation and emissions reducing example, for regarding, jects 2007–2013 / 2014–2020). to the respond to in order the offer of Continuous adjustments funding match complete needs of the industry achieve and to Union funds. the domestic and European from Consistent and comprehensive support of Polish industry in of Polish support and comprehensive Consistent ecological restrictive increasingly to of the adaptation terms - environ and limiting negative norms and emission standards phases 2004–2006 / (financial of enterprises impact mental in mind the domestic goals in terms of sustainable de of sustainable in terms Having in mind the domestic goals • wind farms, small water power plants, biomass-fired boiler biomass-fired boiler power plants, small water wind farms, and, collectors, pumps, solar heat installing houses, and also cells. 2014, photovoltaic since goals in the area of low-carbon economy, the National Fund the National Fund economy, of low-carbon in the area goals biogas alia, inter plants, RES of construction the co-finances sources, geothermal from production energy plants, plants for velopment and maintaining the cohesion and balance between between balance and cohesion the maintaining and velopment to of support addressed the investment activities in the scope of EU strategic and the completion of economy areas selected CO in potential local and supporting the resources renewable from package. of the climate the goals completing energy sector) on environment, improvement of their energy of their energy on environment, improvement sector) energy or avoiding reducing by air quality of improvement efficiency, ENERGY GY SOURCES RENEWABLE ENER

• • T 46 30 years for environmental sustainability The present • • • • • • • • • (Cracow Heat andPower Station) in Elektrociepłownia “Kraków” S A Construction of a heat accumulator Project completion: from 10.2010to 03.2012 Date ofcontract conclusion: 8.10.2010 r. and waste managementinenterprises Source: Form: in relation to the years 2006–2008: CO2 reduction ofpollutant emissionsinto theair, inthefollowing amounts water lossesby6thousandm/year, energy savingby2,023MWh/year, The effect oftheproject completion wasthe reduction ofheating Co-financing: Total cost PLN52,321,396.85 oftheproject: SA) PGE“Kraków”Beneficiary: SA(former: Elektrociepłownia “Kraków” city duringtherushhour. heat andthenusedfor heatingthe at thetimeofreduced demandfor tank for hot water, which is heated heat accumulator –ahugestorage The project consists inconstructing a of suchtypeinthewholePoland. was oneoftheonlythree installations pletion theco-financed undertaking During theperiodofproject com- – 4.20tonnes/year, SO2 subsidy OPI&E 2007–2013,measure 4.2:Rationalisation ofresource PLN 11,062,772.40 PLN 11,062,772.40 –7.34tonnes/year, dust–0.7tonnes/year. geothermal sources. TheEnergy Plusprogramme isaimedto support ings usingtheORCtechnology for theproduction ofenergy from granted on preferential terms. Subsidies are planned for undertak programme is4billionPLN. The offer of financingis based onloans ing networks or use of geothermal resources. The budget of this new sources of heat and electrical energy, modernisation of heat rawtion ofprimary materials, improving ofenergy efficiency, using or avoidingharmful atmosphericemissions,reducing theconsump entrepreneurs whointend to outactivitiesinrelation carry to limiting sources for energy production”. This programme isaddressed to the and “Improvement ofairquality–part 1)Usage ofgeothermal re preneurs interms oflow-carbon andresources efficient economy” It isaconsolidation ofprevious programmes “Supportfor entre Energy Plus C URRENT PROGRAMMES

–1,829.67tonnes/year, NOx Ciepła SA ie, photo byPGEEnergia SA Oddziałnr1wKrakow- Fig. 19.PGEEnergia Ciepła • • • • • • • • • of heat energy from biomasscombustion of anurban boiler housebased ontheproduction Modernisation ofNidzica heating system –construction Form: Olsztyn: 8,239,413.11PLN PLN5,199,997.09andloanfrom theVFEP&WMinCo-financing: Total cost PLN16,997,950.60 oftheproject: NidzicaBeneficiary: town energy from renewable resources is7.5[MWt]. the powerof1.15MW. Theadditionalcapacity to produce heat 2.5 MW, includingaplant for heatrecovery from fluegas,with house: twobiomass-fired boilers withthepowerof5MWand of Nidzica town. The project consists in construction of a boiler This undertaking includesmodernisationoftheheatingsystem existing urban boiler house will be closed down after the completion of the entire undertaking. heat energy recipients, for whom natural gasandhard coal are The basicfuelsatpresent. forest andtimbermillwaste. Thenew boilerhousewillcover, in100%,the needs ofthecurrent Biomasscomescapacities from ofplantsusingRESis12,964.12[MWht/year]. woodchipsand 5,068.83 (MgCO2 The result ofthisinvestmentisestimated annualdecrease ingreenhouse gasemissionsby Project completion: from 03.2017to 01.2018 Date ofcontract13.11.2017 r. conclusion: transmission network energy from renewable sources, including connection of these sources to the distribution/ Source: OPI&E2014–2020,measure 1.1:Supportofinvestmentsrelated to production of loan /year). Production ofheatenergy from newly constructed/new production - - - - - belongs to thelocal government unitsandunderthecondition ties for communal andlivingpurposes,inwhich70%ofcapital fulfilment ofrequirements provided for inIEDandMPCDirectives. the completion ofthoseactivities of Polish that regard industry the of effective heating systems. co-financing. Theprogramme allowsdevelopment inthedirection for non-repayable co-financing and 350 million PLN for repayable The total allocation is 500 million PLN,including 150million PLN used –andintheform ofaloan granted onpreferential terms. up to 50%inthecase where geothermal ORCtechnologies are granted intheform ofasubsidy–upto 30% of eligiblecosts or not exceed 50 MW. Financing from the NFEP&WM funds can be that theamountofpowerordered bysystem recipients can- It is a programme for enterprises conducting heating activi Poviat heatingnetworks –apilotprogramme EXAMPLES OFGOODPRACTICE of PUGKSp. zo.o. Łazicki, Vice-president Street, photo byPaweł Fig. 20. Nidzica, Rataja 11

- 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 47 Fig. 22. Przedsiębiorstwo Przedsiębiorstwo Fig. 22. Cieplnej Energetyki z o.o., Sp. w Suwałkach Street, 6A Przemysłowa photo 16–400 Suwałki, by Przedsiębiorstwo Cieplnej Energetyki z o.o. Sp. w Suwałkach - - EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES

S 2021–2027 OR YEAR F THE NEW ION O ARAT PLN 8,207,213.00 IVE F SPECT loan priority programme: Support of undertak priority programme: Source: Part 1) economy, and resource-efficient of the low-carbon ings in the scope Industry for Accumulator Ecological – E-KUMULATOR 23.11.2018 r. conclusion: of contract Date 02.2019 04.2018 to from completion: Project of: reduction in the emissions will be completion of the project The effect dusts and Mg/year, by 2.20 oxides nitrogen Mg/year, 28.50 by dioxide sulphur by 1.69 Mg/year. than 10 micrometres larger with diameter Within the project a flue gas cleaning system system cleaning gas flue a project the Within which will The boiler, was constructed. (FGCS) stoker-fired is a water by the FGCS, be operated the combustion to boiler of WR25 type, adapted coal. of hard z o.o. Beneficiary: PEC Suwałki Sp. of the project: PLN 13,676,034.02 cost Total Co-financing: Form: onstruction of a flue gas cleaning system system cleaning Construction of a flue gas 4 in Ciepłownia WR25 boiler no. the for (Main District Główna PEC in Suwałki PEC in Suwałki) Station Heating • • • • • • • • • • - THE PREP D TO RELATE WORK EU FINANCIAL PER RES technologies on innovative based Support of investments Polska Geotermia Plus (Polish Geothermal Energy Plus) Energy Geothermal Plus (Polish Geotermia Polska This programme constitutes a complex instrument of support of support instrument a complex constitutes This programme

of the existing district heating station/heat and power station/ station/heat heating of the existing district of exist or modernisation/extension power station geothermal heating district a by production energy renewable of sources ing based station power station/geothermal power and station/heat source. on a geothermal emphasis on the until 2020, with a particular will be continued - the support of tech including RES sources, of stable development in Poland, energy of the geothermal nologies using the potential - environmen a negative aimed at reducing the undertakings for restrictive more and more the to adaptation and influence tal level. at the poviat sector heating of the Polish emission norms the of main beneficiaries the are undertakings The following or modernisation extension of a new, construction programme: - - - , dust – 20 mg/ Fig. 21. Enea Ciepło Enea Fig. 21. Oddział Elek o.o. z Sp. Białystok, photo trownia z o.o. Ciepło Sp. by Enea – 200 mg/Nm3 PLN 60,075,000 PLN 60,075,000 Enea Ciepło Sp. z o.o. Enea Ciepło Sp. – 427.00 tonnes/year, dust – 23 tonnes/year. – 427.00 tonnes/year, loan and the reduction of pollutant emissions from boilers K7 and K8 into the the K7 and K8 into boilers emissions from of pollutant and the reduction Within the project a complete, modern plant for modern plant for a complete, Within the project Date of contract conclusion: 29.12.2015 r. conclusion: of contract Date 03.2018 03.2015 to from completion: Project (at not exceeding of concentrations is achievement of this project The result air by: SO2 Form: Form: of the in the scope Support of undertakings priority programme: Source: - – Ecologi Part 1) E-KUMULATOR economy, and resource-efficient low-carbon Industry for Accumulator cal 2 values: SO the following content) 6% oxygen Nm3 Co-financing: PLN 105,450,500 of the project: PLN 105,450,500 cost Total - in semi-dry tech flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) boilers. two steam for nology was constructed Beneficiary: My electricity This is a pilot programme, intended for the agricultural sector. sector. the agricultural for intended programme, This is a pilot Agroenergy - encourag at aimed is programme this within support The • onstruction of a flue gas desulphurisation Construction of a flue gas in the K7 and K8 boilers plant for “Białystok” Elektrociepłownia Station) and Power Heat (Bialostok • • • • • • • • distribution company is required. A non-repayable support support A non-repayable is required. distribution company of investment, maximally 50% of eligible costs amounts up to 5 thousand PLN. tential for activities improving energy efficiency and reducing the efficiency and energy improving activities for tential in house installations photovoltaic use to persons ing natural kW will 10 kW to 2 from power with holds. Micro-installations with a power contract Concluding a prosumer be co-financed. of eligible costs). The implementation of the programme will con will programme the of implementation The costs). eligible of in terms of Poland obligations international the fulfilling to tribute sector. energy of the renewable of air quality and development Moreover, within the framework of this programme, there is a po there of this programme, the framework within Moreover, Co-financing form is in the materials. of primaryraw consumption 100% (up to a loan and/or of eligible costs) 40% of a subsidy (up to An individual farmer, who implements the installation of a new of a new the installation who implements farmer, An individual a technology or RES, co-generation derived from of energy source a beneficiaryprogramme. of the become heat, can using waste 48 30 years for environmental sustainability The present Submeasure 1.3.1,OPI&E2014–2020 1.147 158 contracts for billion PLN supporting theachievement ofobjectivestheCAFE Directive the climate package interms ofenergy efficiencyandRES sources, supporting the local potential of achieving the goals of in thepublicsector), includingtheuseofenergy from renewable is the improvement of energy efficiency inbuildings (particularly system ofheating networks isthesecond best-developed intheEU. networks inthecountry andit is worthemphasizingthatthePolish 1 thousand km of the heating network, which is about 5% of all ing networks, whichare co-financed bytheNFEP&WM,cover over in terms ofreducing pollutant emissions. by theNFEP&WM(withinframework ofEUordomestic funds) fessional powerplantsinPoland benefit from co-financing offered perspective of2021–2027. can beastarting pointinapplyingfor theEUfinancinginfuture foundation for thedevelopment ofdetailed energy balances, which gminas inPoland!) was co-financed. Theseplanswillconstitute the ties, thedevelopment ofplansfor over870gminas(over35%ofall energy inthe2014–2020financialperspective. Withintheseactivi- the base ofopportunities for applyingfor theEUfunds concerning goals oftheclimate package byindividual gminas.LCEPs become tegic andcomprehensive manner, thepotentials for achieving the the Low-Carbon Economy Plans(LCEPs), whichidentified,inastra- been stimulated. development ofthemarket ofenergy efficiencyimprovement has regarding thepreparation ofauditshavebeencreated andthe ing of the preparation of energy audits. Comprehensive guidelines improvement ofenergy efficiency inenterprises, includingfinanc protection andclimate change. conducive to theachievement ofgoals regarding environmental The overarching objectiveinthisarea oftheNFEP&WMactivities ENERGY EFFICIENCY The projects regarding modernisationandconstruction ofheat The National Fund promoted and financed theidea of developing The NFEP&WMwas thefirst institution whichpromoted the It shouldbeemphasisedthatwithnoexceptions allofthepro Submeasure 1.3.2,OPI&E2014–2020 137 19 contracts for total amount of million PLN - - - many years from various sources offinancing,suchas,inter alia, efficiency hasbeenprovided consistently and comprehensively for sion). Therefore, the support for projects in the scope of energy (improvement ofairqualitybythereduction inlow-stack emis cost oftheundertakings was 657millionPLN.Inadditionto that, of 396millionPLNco-financing havebeen signedandthetotal of publicutilityfacilities). Thirtyninegrant contracts for the total OPI&E 2007–2013 (priority IX, measure 9.3: Thermo-modernisation in bothforms –agrant andaloan. buildings, museums, sacral buildings,etc. Thesupport isprovided support from theEuropean Unionfunds, e.g.hospitals, historical thermo-modernisation of those facilities, which cannot obtain regulations, issupported. The second programme supports the indicators energy consumption ofprimary thanrequired inlaw ity buildings, whichare characterised by better (at least by 10%) Within thefirst programme, theconstruction ofnew publicutil- buildings. Part 1)Reduction ofenergy consumption inbuildings. increased the standard of energy efficiency or energy efficient as: Improvement ofairquality. Part 5)Publicutilitybuildings with scope theNFEP&WMoffer includes,inter alia , suchprogrammes for activitiesrelated to ofbuildings.Inthis thermo-modernisation energy audit. The scope ofanundertaking mustoriginated from theconducted ing, hotdomesticwater, ventilation,airconditioning orlighting. above mentioned installations are understood as: central heat demand for finalenergy andnon-renewable energy. primary The resulting inthereduction ofthevalues of indicators ofannual ment ormodernisationofheat (cold) sources andinstallations building partitions, replacement ofwindowsordoors andreplace prehensive energy modernisationisunderstood asinsulationof of theOPI&E2014–2020: Low-carbon economy. Adeepand com- (under submeasure 1.3.2)withintheframework ofpriorityaxisI ings (undersubmeasure 1.3.1)andmulti-apartment buildings and comprehensive energy modernisationofpublicutilitybuild- and 217loan contracts for 453millionPLNwere concluded. in publicutilitybuildings570grant contracts for 1.83billionPLN the Green Investment Scheme (GIS) Part 1) Energy management of co-financing exceeded 40millionEUR. Within the framework of their cost amounted to almost60millionEUR,whiletheamount FinancialMechanism2004–2009and nism andtheNorwegian co-funded from theEuropean Economic Area FinancialMecha- projects completed within measure 9.3. Seventy projects were axis IX.Part 1)Subsidiesfor interest rates ofbank loans for the launched itsownprogramme: ofOPI&Epriority Co-financing in order to improve the completion ofmeasure 9.3, the NFEP&WM Within thedomesticfunds theNFEP&WMalsoprovides support At the present, support is directed towards the so-called deep - - - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 49

Fig. 24. Delegatura WIOŚ w WIOŚ w Delegatura Fig. 24. Radomiu, by Wojewódzki photo Ochrony Inspektorat w Warszawie Środowiska - - EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES equivalent and the consumption equivalent and the consumption adom PLN 978,892.68 PLN 978,892.68 Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment and Environment Infrastructure Programme Operational subsidy of final energy will be reduced by 654.77 GJ/year. Higher comfort Higher comfort by 654.77 GJ/year. will be reduced of final energy users. of facility public utility buildings 20.03.2017 r. conclusion: of contract Date 12.2017 01.2017 to from completion: Project reduction of demand is the completion of the project The effect in en- increase and percentage energy and electrical heat for of 60.02% to the level up project for the entire efficiency ergy so-called deep thermo- assumed for the levels (which exceeds in greenhouse annual decrease modernisation). The estimated 2 gas emission is 80.82 Mg of CO Wojewódzki Inspek Beneficiary:Wojewódzki w War Środowiska Ochrony torat Inspectorate (Voivodeship szawie in Protection Environmental for – VIEP) Warsaw of the project: PLN cost Total 990,000 Co-financing: Form: Source: efficiency in energy Supporting 1.3.1: submeasure 2014–2020, Thermo-modernisation of a building of the Voivodeship Environmental for Inspectorate in R office Protection • • • • • • • • Other regulations increasing the requirements regarding regarding requirements the increasing regulations Other Fig. 23. Państwowa Państwowa Fig. 23. I stopnia Muzyczna Szkoła by photo in Chełmno, Sławomir Sawina on the energy performance of buildings. The main tasks of the of the The main tasks of buildings. performance on the energy - alia, the prepa in, inter consist sector NFEP&WM in the building 2021–2027 the years for financial phase of the EU of new ration thermo-modernisation, combined comprehensive of terms in and imposing a ban sources heat of local with the replacement implementation the particularly including on firing with coal, Parliament of the European the Directive of of the provisions 2018/844 of 30 May 2018. and the Council (EU) which is the improvement of energy efficiency of the economy. of the efficiency of energy is the improvement which energy to related requirements other and insulation thermal on 1 force into will came facilities constructed saving in newly public au- by January occupied of buildings in case 2019, and on 1 January being their property thorities and It means 2021. of art. of the of the provisions 9 of the Directive the fulfilment 19 May 2010 Council 2010/31/EU of and the Parliament European , - - Supporting energy ef energy Supporting equivalent and consumption of final energy will be reduced by 164,773 will be reduced of final energy equivalent and consumption . A large part of these facilities is entered into the into entered is facilities these of part large A . PLN 481,390,321.63 OPI&E 2014–2020, submeasure 1.3.1: Supporting energy efficiency buildings utility public in energy 1.3.1: Supporting submeasure 2014–2020, OPI&E subsidy Date of contract conclusion: 22.12.2016 r. conclusion: of contract Date 12.2021 10.2016 to from completion: Project 2 emission is 22,269 Mg of CO will be improved. and students 31 thousand teachers over of work for The conditions GJ/year. The objective of the project is the reduction of demand for heat and electrical energy and increase energy and electrical heat of demand for is the reduction The objective of the project assumed levels the exceeds 60.02% (which of level the to up project entire for the efficiency energy in gas so-called in greenhouse deep thermo-modernisation).for annual decrease The estimated Source: Source: Ministry for Culture and National Heritage and the NFEP&WM in and National Heritage Culture Ministry for functioningof improvement and heritage cultural of protection the energy as well as in the necessary sector of the artistic education in Poland. transformation and National Heritage Beneficiary: Ministry of Culture of the project: PLN 501,390,321.62 cost Total Co-financing: Form: area of 252,600 m2 252,600 of area - mean protection, by heritage of monuments or is covered register during the completion must be met ing that special requirements engagement of the of a great is an expression The project of tasks. aiming at increasing the energy efficiency of buildings in the area the energy aiming at increasing 139 covers the investment In the basic scope of the whole country. total the with buildings 187 including facilities, artistic educational It is a pioneer project at European level and a systemic undertaking, and a systemic level at European It is a pioneer project Ongoing programmes finances by foreign funds by foreign finances programmes Ongoing ef energy 1.3.1 Supporting Submeasure OPI&E 2014–2020, with increased standard of energy efficiency. of energy standard with increased - con of energy Part 1) Reduction buildings. Energy-efficient sumption in buildings. Public utility buildings 5) Public utility buildings Part quality. of air Improvement ficiency in public utility buildings 1.3.2: Submeasure 2014–2020, OPI&E Ongoing programmes financed by domestic funds by domestic financed Ongoing programmes ficiency in the housing sector. An intensive thermo-modernisation of residential buildings buildings thermo-modernisation of residential An intensive Project of document: Poland’s energy policy by 2040 energy of document:Project Poland’s in Energy by the Ministry for (PEP2040) was prepared public consultations. It was passed to January 2019. • • • • omprehensive thermo-modernisation of selected thermo-modernisation of selected Comprehensive in Poland facilities artistic educational state • • • • • is one of the eight directions of Poland’s energy policy by 20401 energy of Poland’s is one of the eight directions • • • • 1 50 30 years for environmental sustainability The present were provided consultations 24 thousand Almost sessions improving thecompetences offuture consultants, in and renewable energy sources (RES). people and the environment in terms of energy efficiency (EE) energy- andcost-efficiency. the Theseinvestmentsshouldserve tion andimplementation of investmentsinenergy-saving, and the Low-Carbon Economy Plans(LCEP) andsupportingprepara- supportinggminas inpreparationment, andimplementation of ness ofthesociety inthescope oflow-carbon economy develop environmental protection andsustainable development. strategic objectivesoftheEUandPoland, of includingthepolicy regional andlocal levels. on anetwork ofconsultancy teams, providing free services atthe system inregards to thelow-carbon economy inregions isbased trepreneurs andthesociety. Theconstruction oftheconsultancy among thelocal government units,publicadministration, en- carbon economy andpromotion ofknowledge onthissubject support in conducting the activities for the development of low- of energy andRESisto efficiency create acountrywide system of support for thepublicandhousingsectors andenterprises interms environmental protection andwater management (partners). ing energy in buildingswiththevoivodeshipfunds efficiency for completion oftheproject withinsubmeasure 1.3.1.Support In 2015 the NFEP&WM conducted of specialist training a cycle The detailed objectivesoftheproject includeincreasing aware The mainobjectivesoftheprojects are consistent withthe The missionoftheproject titledNationwidesystem ofadvisory Objectives oftheproject Over advices were provided 17 thousand leading partner. an exception, andadditionallythe thebeneficiary Low-carbon economy andtheNationalFund is,as the OPI&E 2014–2020, within the priorityaxisI: THE PRO In 2016 the NFEP&WM signed a contract for joint This project is fully financed from the funds of JECT OFENERGYCONSULTANCY were supported theenvironment serving modern investments 1,076 Preparation of

- - - • • • should serve thegmina,itsresidents andotherstakeholders.should serve pollutant emissionsinto theairinagivenarea by2020.TheLCEP saving finalenergy, usingrenewable energy sources andreducing which define thestrategy ofgminasdevelopment inthescope of implementation ofabout1,800Low-Carbon Economy Plans, regions ofthecountry. order to buildanationwidesystem ofenergy consultancy inall • sources are planned: efficiency, low-carbon economy anduseof renewable energy in theentire area ofPoland. of Local Authorities andhouseholds. and RES,plannedinlarge, mediumandsmallenterprises, Units is provided for theinvestmentsinscope ofenergy efficiency for over2,500peoplehavebeenorganised. the energy povertyinPoland. Since 2017,114training courses persons are presented. Theseactivitiesare aimedatcombating of rational useofapartments orleveraging thefunds for natural in gminasare conducted, duringwhich,inter alia,themethods the courses for social employees of the Social Welfare Centres is plannedto train 1,300persons inthewholecountry. Moreover, energy saving,energy efficiencyand improvement ofairquality. It and domestic(theNFEP&WM,VFEP&WM)funds. the investors could obtain co-financing from theEU(OPI&E,ROP) in investmentsterms ofenergy efficiencyandRES, for which circle ofproject beneficiaries. a biginterest andthey are aneffective method of reaching awide as wellthecountrywide andregional conferences are enjoying people from theentire country haveparticipated. Theseevents ties 87conferences havebeenorganised, inwhichover16,500 local authoritiesandlocal communities inactivitiesrelating to cialists are beingconducted. Theirtask willincludesupporting Since 2016theconsultants supported thepreparation and In thecoming years thefollowing activitiesinterms ofenergy With thisnetwork ofconsultative supportaidcan beobtained Within theEnergy Consultancy Project theconsultative support The activitiesofconsultants contributed to raising theinterest Within the framework of informational and promotional activi targeting new areas ofdevelopment. maintaining a highqualityofinvestments support; the project; with theenergy consultants actingwithintheframework of ing communication, exchange ofinformation and experience raising the competences ofgmina energy specialists byongo ences andevents; through, inter alia, organisation of training sessions, confer continuation ofinformational andeducational activities At present thetrainings for candidates for gminaenergy spe - - - - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 51

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ne of the primary challenges that our modern civilisation is ne of the primary civilisation is that our modern challenges for and resources is preservingits minerals the Earth, facing

Within the framework of this axis the overarching objective in of this axis the overarching Within the framework The scope of this programme includes priority axis II: includes programme this of scope The H SURF FINANCING OF THE EART ION B PROTECT One of the basic goals of the European Union (EU) is an active active Union (EU) is an of the European goals One of the basic mental protection, including adaptation to climate change. climate to including adaptation protection, mental economic effect (re-use of raw materials and energy recovery from recovery energy and materials raw of (re-use effect economic ronment is the improvement of quality of people’s lives (measure lives (measure of people’s of quality is the improvement ronment of the above-mentioned priority task 2.5). An equally important manage axis is the stimulation of implementing modern waste of waste Union hierarchy with the European ment, in accordance it should bring a positive 2.2). Ultimately, (measure management the completion of projects related to the protection of urban envi- of urban the protection to related of projects the completion and Environment 2014–2020 is supporting the economy which which economy supporting the is 2014–2020 Environment and to the environment and is friendly resources the uses effectively and social integrity. the territorial to and conducive - in com example for which manifests protection, environmental in this scope. of the projects co-financing munity activities for Infrastructure Programme Operational the of objective main The ples of the ecological policy binding in the European Union, in Union, in policy binding in the European ples of the ecological in the scheme below. It is presented economy. of circular terms The NFEP&WM undertakes a number of activities in order to to a number of activities in order The NFEP&WM undertakes these supports and planet our of future the positively influence not only with solutions consistent which propose undertakings princi- the basic but also with law, of the Polish the regulations the values of products, materials and resources as well as their as well as their and resources materials of products, the values in as long as possible, reductions for preserving in the economy most important. minimum, become to of waste the generation future generations. Thus, in the light of the significant problem problem the significant light of Thus, in the generations. future respecting economy, in the global shortage of the resources

H THE EART h surf ion of the eart Protect O 52 30 years for environmental sustainability The present Map ofinvestmentssupported withinmeasure 2.2oftheOPI&E2014–2020* thermal treatment ofwaste exclusively plantsfor Projects regarding treatment ofwaste of plantsfor thermal Projects withexclusion Measure OPI&E2014–2020 2.2Municipalwaste management, the EU funds amounting to 1.62 billion PLN, theincinerating plants , Bydgoszcz, Konin, Poznań). Following thesupportfrom constructed, including6incinerating plants (Kraków, Białystok, due to which19municipal plantsfor waste management were withparticularregardpal waste management, to hazardous waste, i.e. measure 2.1Comprehensive undertakings inthescope ofmunici- measures were completed interms oftheearth’s surface protection, and Environment 2007–2013. Fund 2004–2006andtheOperational Programme Infrastructure were also completed using financial resources of the Cohesion related to waste storage). waste) andabetter qualityoflife (liquidationofinconveniences During theimplementation periodof the OPI&E2007–2013two The projects inthescope ofthesurface oftheearth protection *data asofDecember 2018 for proposals 5 completed calls 1.57 for atotal amount of submitted applications 341 billion PLN 154 co-financing contracts signed mainly therehabilitation ofdegraded areas. seashores, theNFEP&WMhasfinanced 4projects whichregarded 2.2: the form ofapublic-private partnership. Through themeasure in Poznań was constructed, asthefirst suchplantinPoland, in should beemphasisedthattheWaste ThermalTreatment Plant the area 3.5millionpeople.It offivevoivodeshipsandthey serve sincethat, 2016theincinerating plantshavebeenfunctioning in of atotal value of3.83billionPLNwere constructed. Asaresult of • • the following activities: –announced 11 calls for applications, the scope of which included and Environment intended for theprotection ofearth surface work ofthefunds oftheOperational Programme Infrastructure • • • • achieved: the NFEP&WM,following results were measure 2.2oftheOPI&E2014–2020by As aresult ofthe implementation of In the years 2015–2018 the National Fund – within the frame 2.5. 2.2. system ofwaste management 4.7 millionpeople were covered bythe management were conducted campaigns regarding waste 18 informational andeducational Collection were supported 47 Points ofMunicipalWaste Selective created total capacity of326,482Mg/yearwere 7 waste managementplants,witha Restoring natural valuesto degraded landsandprotection of Improvement oftheurbanenvironment quality. Municipal waste management of awarded co-funding 885 million PLN

concluded contracts total cost ofprojects from 1.2 billion PLN

- 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 53 Development of green green of Development and in towns areas their functional areas polluted Support for areas or degraded of Inventory areas degraded - -

billion PLN 1.1 from projects of cost total contracts concluded

Map of investments within measure 2.5 of the OPI&E 2014–2020 measure Map of investments within million PLN 611 co-funding of awarded Programme for Silesia in one of the key projects of projects Silesia in one of the key for Programme (RDS) adopted Strategy Development the Responsible 2017. on 14 February by the Council of Ministers Silesia is one of the economically strongest regions in Po regions strongest Silesia is one of the economically of the so- implementation for 2.5 is a tool measure Moreover, , announced on 21 December 2017. This programme This programme 2017. on 21 December Silesia, announced for of rehabilitation regarding of projects the completion covers 2.5: Improve of measure within the framework areas, degraded land. However, the weakening of the growth rate and lowering and lowering rate of the growth the weakening land. However, These recently. noted lives have been the quality of residents’ alia, the Programme inter by, counteracted be to are phenomena quality. ment of the urban environment equalizing is which of task the towns, medium for package called those particularly of all areas, opportunities the development problems. social and economic with the largest - signed co-financing contracts co-financing 27 billion PLN 162 applications submitted of amount a total for 3.1 finished calls finished calls 6 for proposals for of total areas covered by covered areas 1,800 ha of total activities of additional biologically active 707 ha of additional biologically areas of reclaimed lands 176 ha of reclaimed projects regarding urban greenery regarding 154 projects Improvement of the urban environment quality, OPI&E 2014–2020 quality, environment of the urban 2.5 Improvement Measure Continuation of giving the options of financing activities financing activities Continuation of giving the options of Currently, the beneficiaries of measures 2.2 and 2.5 of the Op 2.2 and of measures beneficiaries the Currently, • • • The completion of measure 2.5 of the measure of The completion impact had a significant OPI&E 2014–2020 in of the environment on the condition towns: Polish • from the NFEP&WM funds for supporting the Circular Economy Economy the Circular supporting for the NFEP&WM funds from pollution of soil will be the most and elimination of historical future. in the nearest matters important related to the protection of the earth’s surface, which have have which surface, earth’s the of protection the to related perspective EU financial in the new far, so been conducted of financing development 2021–2027 as well as the further may profit from the completion of financing by taking out loans loans out taking by financing of completion the from profit may titled: of the National Fund, under the domestic programme 2.5 and measures2.2 within Co-financingcompleted projects of of the OPI&E. erational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2014–2020 2014–2020 and Environment Infrastructure Programme erational 54 30 years for environmental sustainability The present • • • • • • • • • • • equipment andimprovement ofthesystem for Extension oftheECOPORT • R ataje Park inPoznań Beneficiary: Beneficiary: forming agreen roof andgreen walls. for climbingplants,whichwill,overtime,hidetwo buildingsundervegetation facility. Simultaneously, theframes, connected withsleepers, willbeasupport lected andstored inunderground containers, andthendistributed through the for itsoperation isderivedfrom solarbatteries, andprecipitation water iscol- Collection. Pro-ecological electrical solutionswere appliedintheobject, energy New ECOPORT differs considerably from average Points of Municipal Waste In total, theproject covered over17haofgreen areas. result ofprojects completion is14.84ha. and inactive recreation. The additional biologically active area obtained as a by eliminationofarchitectural andtransport barriers, creating optionsfor active safety for visitors, adaptingtheelementsofparkto disabledpeopleneeds green city, creating about76%ofadditional,biologically activearea, ensuring eas inRataje residential district and the increase of Poznań attractiveness asa The objectiveoftheproject completion isimpedingthedeclinein thegreen ar Project completion: from 01.2014to 03.2019 Date ofcontract conclusion: 11.10.2016 r. quality Source: Form: subsidy PLN11,882,619.69 Co-financing: Total cost PLN21,701,238.39 oftheproject: CityofPoznańBeneficiary: already placed inthepark. complete butare theproject, notincludedintheeligiblescope, havebeen locomotive, arestaurant wagonandalsoanarrow-gauge locomotive, which memorating their former, original route. A steam of railway tracks hasbeenreconstructed, com- way willbesituated Atrace inthearea ofthepark. games. Theopen-airmuseumofŚroda Poviat Rail - small squares with tables for chessandotherboard fountain agarden ofsensesandrecreational init, recreation, Trees, alaneofMemory asquare witha paths there, but also quiet corners – places of quiet only new trees andbushes,footpaths orbicycle in Poland constructed after 1989.On can find not The Rataje Park isthelargest objectofthistype OPI&E 2014–2020, measure 2.5: Improvement of the urban environment gmina Szczecin City S network, including Miejskie Sp. zo.o. Poznańskie Inwestycje in Poznań, photo by Fig. 25. TheRataje Park - • • • • • • • • • • • • of Municipal W Intra-gmina Association“PiłaR gminas whichare themembers ofthe W Construction ofthePoints of Municipal • • • • aste SelectiveCollectioninthearea of The project regards theconstruction of13Points collection) network. extension ofECOPORTS (points ofselectivewaste amount ofdeposited municipal waste and the The objectiveoftheproject wasreducing the Project completion: from 04.2016to 12.2017 Date ofcontract conclusion: 26.01.2017 r. waste management Source: Points ofMunicipalWaste SelectiveCollectionwere supported. waste stream. Thewaste managementsystem covers 173,489peopleand13 separating a fraction ofproblematic waste, produced in households, from the of municipalwaste andreducing theamountofwaste directed to storage, access to PMWSC for allresidents, increasing thelevel ofselectivecollection the territories ofgminasbycompleting theexistingsystem andensuringthe ensuring thecomprehensiveness ofmunicipal waste management system in which are deposited byensuringaproper infrastructure for itsmanagement, The effects ofthe project includethe reduction of theamountmunicipalwaste Project completion: from 01.2017to 06.2019 Date ofcontract conclusion: 31.08.2017 r. Source: Form: Co-financing: Total cost PLN20,020,706.03 oftheproject: ment” ( Voivodeship) Beneficiary: in Poland. Itisthelargest Piła,Ujście,Wieleń,Wyrzysk. Okonek, contract ofsuchtype ka, Krzyż Wielkopolski, Miasteczko Krajeńskie, Grajewo, Drawsko, Jastrowie, Kaczory, Krajen - agement”, in the following localities: Brzeźno, sociation “PiłaRegion ofMunicipalWaste Man- which are the members oftheIntra-gmina As which willbelocated intheterritory ofgminas of MunicipalWaste SelectiveCollection(PMWSC) Form: Co-financing: Total cost PLN5,475,114.44 oftheproject: subsidy subsidy OPI&E 2014–2020, measure 2.2: Municipal OPI&E 2014–2020,measure 2.2:Municipalwaste management Intra-gmina Association “PiłaRegion ofMunicipalWaste Manage aste Management” PLN 13,835,447.24 PLN 2,665,646.43 egion EXAMPLES OFGOODPRACTICE - Andrzej Kus Street inSzczecin, photo by ECOPORT, atArkońska Selective Collection – Fig. 27. Point ofWaste Waste Management”. “Piła Region ofMunicipal by Intra-gmina Association Jastrowie, Okonek,photo Fig. 26., - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 55 Fig. 29. Polkowice, photo photo Polkowice, Fig. 29. by the employees of ZGZM EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES Związek Gmin Zagłębia Miedziowego (Association of Copper Belt Miedziowego (Association Gmin Zagłębia Związek aste Selective Collection aste domestic funds, 3.1 Municipal waste management, Part 2) Development 2) Development management,domestic funds, 3.1 Municipal waste Part subsidy Gminas) of the project: PLN 893,716.76 cost Total Co-financing: PLN 4,072,760 Form: Source: of waste of selective collection 05.08.2013 r. conclusion: of contract Date 03.2015 09.2014 to from completion: Project waste reducing the amount of municipal is completion of the project The effect arriving at the dump by 1 thousand Mg/year. The Point of Municipal Waste Selective Collection, of Municipal Waste The Point in ad- in Poland, one of the most modern facilities reception free for the conditions creating dition to households also from waste of fractions of selected of the preparation to fulfils the functions related serves the and reuse for waste of fractions selected programme. of an educational completion Beneficiary: entral Point of Point Construction of the Central W Municipal • • • • • • • • • so-called burial grounds, i.e. old and insufficiently protected old and insufficiently protected i.e. burial grounds, so-called were agents chemical dangerous and outdated where places eradicated were grounds 191 burial In total started. deposited, the problem and this way the NFEP&WM financing from due to whole of Poland. in the resolved was of lands and rehabilitation 2002–2005 the cleaning In the years largest The place. took USSR of former by the army degraded the under derivatives oil from cleaned were objects, which in: Świnoujście, located with the NFEP&WM, are contracts Świętoszewo, Borne Sulinowo, Bagicz, Szczeciński, Stargard of the results dangerous The and Szprotawa. Brzeg Żagań, (Cracow Sodowe Zakłady Krakowskie of activity industrial In 1995 a multi-year process of elimination and rehabilitation and rehabilitation of elimination process In 1995 a multi-year the including dumps, waste and “wild” hazardous of inactive With the passing of years the character of the undertakings of the undertakings the character years of the passing With - adapta of processes the with connection in and transformation in modifications also forced EU, of the the requirements tion to management. waste has of soil protection in terms by the NFEP&WM co-financed been changing: • • Fig. 28. Fragment of of Fig. 28. Fragment line, rotary technological by FBSerwis photo sieve, z o.o. Kamieńsk Sp. - - aste Management Management aste FBSerwis Kamieńsk Sp. z o.o. z o.o. Kamieńsk Sp. Beneficiary: FBSerwis of the project: PLN 40,957,450.66 cost Total Co-financing: PLN 30,718,087.01 subsidy Form: Management Waste Rational domestic funds, priority programme Source: conclusion: 27.06.2014 r. of contract Date 12.2015 11.2013 to from completion: Project arriving at stream waste reducing the was completion of the project The effect the dump by 32,868 Mg/year. padów biodegradowalnych o wydajności 40 000 Mg/ 40 000 o wydajności biodegradowalnych padów paliwa alternatywnego. do produkcji z linią wraz rok w celu odzysku surowców wtórnych oraz odsep oraz wtórnych w celu surowców odzysku o wydajności biodegradowalnej frakcji arowania od- kompostowania instalację 75 000oraz Mg/rok Przedsięwzięcie polegało na budowie nowoczes Przedsięwzięcie - dwie modułowe insta obejmującego nego zakładu, odpadów zmieszanych sortowania lacje: instalację The changes, which took place in the Polish economy at the economy in the Polish place which took The changes, waste is also a problem. waste Łukowica, Tuczno and Wieluń. Waste, both municipal and and both municipal and Wieluń. Waste, Tuczno Łukowica, for hazard still is a serious unfortunately and industrial, was of storage and improper Illegal Poland. in the environment the hierarchy of methods of water management; of water of methods the hierarchy man- waste in implementing of experience dissemination based of gminas, at the level economy in circular agement in gminas: implemented concepts on pilot, comprehensive restoration of the degraded lands by rehabilitation, including lands by rehabilitation, of the degraded restoration removal; along with waste remediation, in particular management, and of waste the tasks completing onal nds ional fu M THE nat ING FRO FINANC and the environment on impact in the negative reduction The first years of the National Fund activities in the field of soil activities in the field of the National Fund years The first • • • • • • • • Construction of W • amieńsk Sp. z o.o. Plant by Amest Kamieńsk Sp. the form of a loan was signed. was of a loan the form of the political a result as of the 20th century, of the 90’s beginning protection were very modest – only one contract for financing in for very were – only one contract modest protection • • • 56 30 years for environmental sustainability The present in theyears 2016–2018 protection were concluded regarding theearth’s for co-financing projects 35 contracts • • *data asof December 2018 were concluded withinmeasure 2.1:Comprehensive undertak Sixteen contracts, for theamountofabout1.13billionPLN, undertakings oftheCohesion Fund oftheOPI&E2007–2013. The NFEP&WMallocated itsownfunds for co-financing the decrease inthenumberofabandoned end-of-life vehicles. financial encouragement prepared inthismannercaused the was 1billionPLNand3millionvehicleswere collected. The regarding dismantlingandcollection ofend-of-life vehicles total amountofsubsidiespaid onthebasis of 6,788contracts mental protection regulations. In the years 2007–2016 the which are dismantled in accordance with binding environ standard. Itfound reflection inthegrowing numberofvehicles of legally operating stations and the improvement of their tors ofsuchstations, isovertwofold increase inthenumber able effect provided ofthesupport, for 10years to theopera- collection anddismantlingofend-of-live vehicles.Ameasur Since 2007,theNFEP&WMhasbeensupportingsystem of was alsocreated. of thoseprojects whicheliminate dangerous PCBpollution Sodium Plant)were eliminated. Apossibilityofco-financing containing waste for removal ofasbestos- the VFEP&WMavailable for makingthefunds of 50 contracts domestic funds is co-financing from the The total amountof 136.2 million PLN for theyears 2009–2032* Cleaning from Asbestos Programme ofCountry removed withinthe of asbestos waste 386,165.98 Mg contracts 24 grant contracts 11 loan and Including - - - Częstochowa and Świdnica. located, ment plantsconstructed through theNFEP&WMfunds, whichare Regional Waste Treatment Plants, the modern waste manage ports. distribution offood benefiting thepeoplewhoneededsuchsup another 10millionPLNto thefood banks for better storage and for Environmental Protection andWater Management transferred the total amount of over 4 million PLN. In 2018 the National Fund the first call for proposals 14undertakings were co-financed, for frastructure necessary for theoperation ofthesebanks. Within of circular economy. TheNFEP&WMsupportsthecreation ofin- preventing thewaste generation andalsocompleting thesystem creation ofthenetwork ofco-financing institutions thatactfor the NationalWaste Prevention Programme, participating inthe reduction of the poverty zones. It allows the implementation of aid for thepoorest andsupportingactivitiesaimingataconsistent idea of which is preventing the waste of food, with simultaneous supporting, since 2017,theoperation oftheFood Banks,themain of existingplantsfor the processing of selectively collected waste. primarily co-financing theactivitiesinrelation to theadaptation disposal ofthewaste are beingimplemented consistently. Itis systems ofwaste management,includingsorting,recycling and the changes inthewaste management system. Comprehensive The years 2016–2028are thefirst years ofoperation ofthe The mostsignificant achievements oftheNFEP&WMinclude At theNFEP&WMsupportisfocused present, onfinancing lar regard to hazardous waste. ings inthescope ofmunicipalwaste managementwithparticu- the years 2016–2018 the domesticfunds in were co-financed from regarding rehabilitation undertakings 125 inter aliaSosnowiec,, in Kamieńsk, Tarnobrzeg, Tarnów, measure 2.1amounted to of theOPI&Eunder the CohesionFund fromCo-financing 1.4 billion PLN - - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 57 Fig. 30. Katowice Fig. 30. Katowice by photo Szopienice, Sidło Krzysztof - - EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE OF GOOD EXAMPLES PLN 16,811,000 domestic funds, reclamation of degraded of degraded reclamation domestic funds, Total cost of the project: of the PLN 30,811,000 cost Total Co-financing: subsidy Form: The result of the project completion was recovery was recovery completion of the project The result Mg of hazardous of 190 thousand and neutralisation lands is 7.10 ha. of rehabilitated The area waste. Source: Source: of particularly nega- of sources lands and removal impact tive environmental r. 28.12.2012 conclusion: of contract Date 07.2016 12.2012 to from completion: Project • • • • • • • - Since 2006 the NFEP&WM has been financing the Landslide financing the Landslide 2006 the NFEP&WM has been Since In the years 2012–2015, the NFEP&WM financed experimental experimental 2012–2015, the NFEP&WM financed In the years Insti- Geological by the Polish conducted actions research within the undertaking: Institute – National Research tute beds using surface coal from removal Pre-mining methane mining and bed in bore-holes–application of assessment the Upper Silesia Coal Field, including drilling of the conditions PLN. million 30.3 of amount the bore-hole,for an exploratory Survey, Hydrogeological of the Polish Financing the tasks of the National Ad- Survey and the tasks Geological Polish Storage. Carbon Dioxide of Underground ministrator amount of co-financing from the NFEP&WM equals about equals about the NFEP&WM from of co-financing amount 28 million PLN. carrying for responsible units the for equipment of Financing and apparatus actions in mining, including rescue out rescue other equipment. financing the undertak 1995 the NFEP&WM has been Since - of thermal wa and exploration for prospection to ings related Podhalańska alia , Geotermia inter out by, deposits, carried ter Sp. Poddębice or Geotermia z o.o. Uniejów Sp. SA, Geotermia Minister the by requested undertakings the also and o.o. z of atlases alia , preparation inter Environment, regarding, for of Poland. regions deposits in various water of geothermal spent on financing of these op About 115 million PLN was 2017–2019 1995–2015, and in the years in the years erations activities. spent on research already over 170 million PLN was amount the total for two stages (LCS): System Counteracting for still in progress, stage, of 55.4 million PLN, and the third the amount of over 44 million PLN. • • • • • - - Huta Metali Nieżelaznych“Szopienice” SA Katowice SA Katowice Nieżelaznych“Szopienice” Metali Beneficiary: Huta ground water and the surface of the earth have been accumulated since the endthe since accumulated been have earth the of surface the and water ground perpetual the in held are now which lands the on and basins the in century 19th of “Szopienice” Works) Metals (Non-Ferrous Nieżelaznych Metali of Huta usufruct Department the decision on the liquidation of the Zinc under liquidation. In 2002 in 2008. started of the company was made, and the liquidation Waste in the form of zinc sludge as well as the progressive contamination of under contamination as well as the progressive of zinc sludge in the form Waste emoval of basins for zinc sludge which do not meet the ecological the ecological meet do not which sludge zinc for of basins emoval rescue teams, financed by the NFEP&WM since 2005. The 2005. The by the NFEP&WM since financed teams, rescue by December 2018. by December SA Górniczego Ratownictwa Stacja Equipping the Centralna devices with rescue – CMRS) Station Mine Rescue (Central of CMRS the strength and equipment, which determine by the NFEP&WM since 1992. The amount of about 210 mil- 1992. The amount by the NFEP&WM since the in actions these financing for awarded was PLN lion spent 1992–2016, including about 196 million PLN years financing these operations by the NFEP&WM funds, includ funds, NFEP&WM the by operations these financing 2018. ing about 65 million PLN spent by December Soli (Salt Mine) Wieliczka in Kopalnia operations Protective financed z o.o., Sp. Soli (Salt Mine) Bochnia SA and Kopalnia primarily by the Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń (Company (Company Kopalń Restrukturyzacji primarily by the Spółka by the NFEP&WM SA and financed mining restructuring) for spent on 2001–2018. About 81 million PLN was in the years Reclamation and removal operations were carried in the in the carried were operations and removal Reclamation initiative an mining. Moreover, coal by hard degraded areas provided system drainage of the the modification regarding out carried was region in the “Saturn” CZOK by Zakład lion PLN was spent on financing these actions through the the through these actions on financing spent lion PLN was NFEP&WM funds. Eradication and reclamation operations in the areas de in the areas operations reclamation and Eradication by the NFEP&WM financed by sulphur mining were graded the amount of 901.76 mil- 1994–2016. In total, in the years D MINING GY AN GEOLO The activities of the NFEP&WM in terms of geology and and of geology NFEP&WM in terms The activities of the • on-ferrous Metals Works) Metals (Non-ferrous Nieżelaznych Metali in Huta standards waste of the removal of lands after SA and reclamation Szopienice R • deposits and groundwater deposits as well as reducing the the deposits as well as reducing deposits and groundwater mining of minerals. from resulting inconveniences • - the geologi of on the recognition focused mainly mining were of mineral and the management of the country structure cal • • • 58 30 years for environmental sustainability The present Fig. 31.Wieliczka, theWessel Lake, photo byRafał Stachurski continuing theimplementation ofthepriorityprogramme as • • • • resulting from miningofminerals. structure ofthecountry and2.5 Reduction ofthedifficulties two separate programmes: 2.4Recognition ofthegeological From 2019andinthenextyears theNationalFund willbe – – including: Programme no. 2.3Geologyandmining(bytheendof2018), Domestic programmes Currently implemented programmes Koło, Sochaczew town, gminaLądekZdrój and Sieradz town. since 2017,with,inter alia:gminaSzaflary, municipal gmina for drilling of 9 exploratory bore-holes have been concluded potential rocks ofusingthermalenergy –9contracts ofdry tion andidentification ofthermalwater depositsandto the Financing ofenvironmental research related to theexplora- collapsing mines. of underground and surface water from negative effects of mines inorder to protect theearth’s surface andthedeposits Protection ofmineexcavations inBochniaandWieliczka salt development ofrecreation andtourism intheseareas. water resources, allowed creating decent conditions for the ing –3,421ha.Thisreclamation regarding, inter alia Reclamation of post-mining areas degraded by sulphur min- Accomplishments andachievements – – minerals. Part 2)Reducing thedifficulties resulting from miningof deposits and managementofmineral depositsandgroundwater Part 1)Recognition ofthe geological structure ofthe country took place intheWieliczka SaltMine–the inflowintheMinaCrosscor week” movie,among others). Michałowice and Wessel Lake asa location (they in the “Round served ings (they could beseen inthe“Sexmission”movie)andchambers to protecting, for thefirst time.Moreover, thefunds from theNFEP&WMcontributed that timethe NFEP&WM supported financing of operations in this mine great damage in the town, caused by a sudden settlement of the land. At mine, whichis registered ontheUNESCO WorldHeritage andofa List, ridor, located atthelevel IV. There was adanger offloodingtheentire On 13April1992themostseriouswater disaster inthe20thcentury , the inter alia, the Gołuchowski Chamber and Margielnik work

development of a network for repairs of broken and replace initiatives willincludethefollowing: activitiesrelated to the at thepreparation ofproducts for re-use. Othersupported undertakings thatprevent thegeneration ofwaste, aiming raw materials. gases andproduction ofwaste from miningorprocessing of tation oftechnologies reducing theemissionofgreenhouse of landsintheareas degraded byminingactivities,implemen- supporting the undertakings regarding, continued. In the scope of mining, the NFEP&WM will continue and the potential of using thermal energy rocks, will be of dry the exploration and identification of thermal water deposits age will be continued and the environmental related survey to National Administrator ofCarbonDioxide Underground Stor regard to thetasks ofthePolish Geological andthe Survey of thegeological structure ofthecountry, withaparticular geology thesupportfor activitiesaimingattheexamination of degraded areas, includingpost-industrial areas. Interms of ing reclamation oflandfillsandreclamation andremediation Regional Municipal Waste Treatment Plants (RMWTP), regard the legal, technological andorganisational requirements for tion ofthesystem ofselectivewaste collection ingminasto waste collection, in particular the PMWSCs, and the adapta- implementation andextension ofeffective systems ofselective nicipal Waste Selective Collection (PMWSC), tasks related to ment ofunwanted householdequipmentin the Points of Mu- The National Fund will continue supporting primarily those OF theearth surf DIRECTIONS NTHEPROTECTION ace

inter alia, reclamation - - - - - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 59 - - Fig. 33. CSRG SA, photo by by SA, photo CSRG Fig. 33. Rybicki Marek photo Fig. 34. Janowice, by Piotr Niecieruk - EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE OF GOOD EXAMPLES programme 4.3 Reducing the difficulties resulting from mining of minerals from resulting the difficulties 4.3 Reducing programme A mobile rescue hoist is used for providing help to help to providing hoist is used for A mobile rescue Date of contract conclusion: 06.11.2013 r. conclusion: of contract Date 10.2016 09.2014 to from completion: Project all landslides recorded in the Carpathians. Over 23 thousand residential build residential thousand 23 Over Carpathians. the in recorded landslides all and 5 thousand sections of roads ings, about 20 thousand utility buildings, over facilities hydrotechnical buildings, historic and sacral buildings, utility public the in the landslide areas. located are and others field cartographic during is acquired project on the needs of the LCS Information InSAR, GNSS (LIDAR, methods with the use of modern measurement operations, SOPO application public access a through available made is and others) and point in this manner is a starting collected The data (http://osuwiska.pgi.gov.pl). de for and in the further stage, the maps of landslide susceptibility, creating for Poland. risk in landslide the of aiming at reduction system, veloping a forecasting During one of the rescue actions the hoist played actions the hoist rescue During one of the evacuating it was used for because a crucial role shaft. a ventilating through five miners Station) Rescue SA (Central Ratownictwa Stacja Beneficiary: Centralna the project: of PLN 5,490,000.00 cost Total Co-financing: PLN 5,490,000.00 subsidy Form: Source: of safety in the level the increase is completion The objective of the project to actions related is used in rescue device the purchased in mines, because cages of main hoists and it is in the pit shafts or immobilizing the the failures – it serves for cage immobilised to get allowing to only mean of transport the of people. evacuation and the financ impact on the economy have a large on one hand, and on the social and es of the state over hand. So far aspects on the other economic in the 65 thousand landslides have been recorded in located and over 60 thousand of them are project over covered the Carpathians (by 2018 the inventory so or dozen a and Carpathians the of area the of 80% poviats outside the Carpathians). The “significant” of which thein the area the landslides landslides, i.e. (buildings, located are elements of infrastructure about 13% of lines) constitute transmission roads, trapped miners and removing the failures of power the failures removing and miners trapped rescuers The in the pit shafts. machinery occurring in pitthe inspections of brickwork for use the hoist devices. with hoisting not fitted are shafts which he purchase of a mobile rescue hoist rescue of a mobile The purchase • • • • • • • • • • above the mine Fig. 32. Museum of Coal Museum of Coal Fig. 32. Main Mining in Zabrze, Adit (“Queen Heritage Key by Adit), photo Louise” Zawada Łukasz - ey Heritage Adit Heritage ey 44,402,336 abrze town – stage I – stage town abrze programme 2.4 Reducing the difficulties resulting from mining of minerals from resulting the difficulties 2.4 Reducing programme subsidy Total cost of the project: of PLN 48,527,221.00 cost Total Co-financing: PLN 48,232,600.35 subsidy Form: 20.03.2015 r. conclusion: of contract Date 12.2020 01.2014 to from completion: Project Zabrze town Beneficiary: Zabrze workings, by securing the stability of chambers. workings, by securing the stability Source: Source: Date of contract conclusion: 23.12.2016 r. conclusion: of contract Date 10.2023 04.2016 to from completion: Project of which the results projects, geological it is one of the most important present At cal structure of the country and management of mineral deposits and groundwater and groundwater deposits mineral management of and country of the structure cal deposits Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute – National Research Institute Geological Beneficiary: Polish of the project: PLN 44,402,336 cost Total Co-financing: Form: geologi- the of Recognition 1) Part Mining and Geology Programme Priority Source: landslides and identifying the hazards and increasing the society awareness in the awareness the society increasing and landslides and identifying the hazards is being completed. of the project stage third the present At of geohazards. scope movements of the earth. Its basic objectives are identifying and documenting theare movements of the earth. Its basic objectives Poland, in movements mass the by endangered potentially areas the and landslides at 61 selected monitoring of depth and surface a system and keeping establishing The Landslide Counteracting System (LCS) is a project of a nationwide importance, of a nationwide importance, is a project (LCS) System Counteracting The Landslide Institute. – National Research Institute Geological by the Polish implemented on the mass information and processing acquiring for is a platform This system The objective of the project completion is the elimination of rising of continuous is the elimination of rising of continuous completion The objective of the project of 163 thousand m2 in the area deformations and discontinuous Chorzów. It fulfilled a role of a drain collector and collector of a drain It fulfilled a role Chorzów. mines. It was used by all the neighbouring drained floating. alia, coal inter Mine for, the “Queen Louise” The undertaking aims to protect the Zabrze sec the Zabrze protect aims to The undertaking coal adit in the European drain tion of the longest 1799– in the years mining. The adit was constructed to Zabrze long and led from 1863, it was 14,250 m asks of the State performed by the Polish Geological Survey Survey Geological by the Polish performed asks of the State • T 2016 since implemented hazards geological of in the scope • • • • • • • • limination of hazards and harmful and of hazards Elimination mine by a historical generated emissions the Main K working of • in the area of Z in the area • • • • • • • • 60 30 years for environmental sustainability The present • • • • • • • • located inthewilderness,withoutaccess to electricity which can provide powersupplyfor asmallvillage Solar Networks company– amobile photovoltaic container Development ofaprototype ofMobileSolarContainer by easily accessible places. batteries usingsolarenergy. Itisfullymobilewhich means thatitcan beapplied innot not only)withelectricity(both during adayandnight).Thedevice isfitted withbuilt-in The result oftheproject completion isdeveloping adevice supplyingsettlement units(and Project completion: from 10.2017to 04.2018 Date ofcontract conclusion: 2.10.2017 r. technologies. 1) Falcon –theimplementation ofinnovativeenvironmental cive to theresource efficientandlow-carbon economy Part Source: Form: subsidy Co-financing: Total cost PLN396,000 oftheproject: SolarNetworksBeneficiary: Sp. z o.o. Programme 5.11.1 Support for innovations condu- PLN 240,000 On 28 October 2015 the Supervisory Board oftheNFEP&WMOn 28October 2015theSupervisory within theresearch anddevelopment phaseoftheprogramme. 2013. G NFEP&WM approved thepriorityprogramme Gekon. and attheendofsameyear theManagement Board ofthe erations in the area of innovative pro-ecological technologies” “Scientific research, development andimplementation op and implementation operations were undertaken. nologies byfinancingthescientificresearch anddevelopment supporting thedevelopment ofinnovative pro-ecological tech- On itsbasis the activities aiming to create a joint programme tional Centre for Research andDevelopment was concluded. 2011, whenanagreement between theNFEP&WMandNa- of innovative solutionsfor theenvironment is28September enerator ofEcological Concept was announced on23January For thelastthree years 47trilateral contracts were executed The first call for proposals within the Gekon Programme – In 2012theNFEP&WMinitiated aninternal key titled: project, One ofthemostimportant dates regarding thedevelopment INNO V ATIONS ANDEXPERTISES EXAMPLES OFGOODPRACTICE Solar Networks Sp. zo.o. Fig. 35. Leszno, photo by - tions were concluded. co-financing ofthedevelopment andimplementation opera- were carried out in the Falcon programme and 20 contracts for vironmental technologies. Untilnowfour calls for proposals innovations: Falcon –theimplementation ofinnovative en- approved anew programme supporting the development of grapheme utilisation. for financingresearch anddevelopment actionsinthearea of the Minister ofEnvironment inthescope oftheimplementation impact assessment are supported. also financed andthe activitiesinthesystem ofenvironmental bership in international organisations and their agencies are ratified orsignedbyPoland andderivingfrom Poland’s mem- international agreements interms ofenvironmental protection tions oftheMinister Obligations ofEnvironment. resulting from research actions aiming at supporting and fulfilling the obliga ies, reports, expertise, opinions, study works and scientific and Indicative Programme EPFPHARE. the preparation and completion ofundertakings within the fifth with theagreement signedwiththeMinister ofEnvironment on nership Fund PHARE(EPFPHARE)were financed –inaccordance the PHAREfund aswellresources oftheEnvironmental Part programmes of the NFEP&WM. Within this area also the tasks of and scientificresearch activitieswas distinguishedinthepriority garding financing of science and from 1994 the area of expertise – – The NationalFund considers launchingofanew programme – – Domestic Currently implemented programmes The currently bindingpriorityprogramme 5.1Supportfor In 1992theNationalFund concluded thefirst contracts re SCIENTIFI ANDREEARCHWORK The basic tasks inthisarea includethepreparation ofstud - – – – – Programme 5.12.1Supportfor innovationsconducive to Programme 5.11Gekon – Generator of Ecological Concepts. Technologies Verification (ETV). of technologies verifiedwithintheSystem ofEnvironmental efficient andlow-carbon economy PartPopularisation 2) 5.12.2 technologies. Falcon –theimplementation ofinnovativeenvironmental the resource efficient and low-carbon economy Part 1) 3.2 OWL –external lighting Support for innovations conducive to the resource S - - - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 61

Fig. 36. Square at the at the Fig. 36. Square 169, Street Płocka Włocławek,photo 87–800 by Wojciech Balczewski, PG Wodne Wody Polskie in Gdańsk RZGW - - - EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES providing flood protection; providing ensuring navigability as for a water-way a water-way ensuring navigability as for in the reservoir (including navigability to Włocławek); condi- efficiency and financial aspects, analysis of analysis of economic environmental proposed Directive, Framework of the Water tions in terms solutions; use; other aspects of barrages institutional, to solutions in relation of proposed manner of implementation and time conditions. environmental economic-financial, Date of contract conclusion: 12.10.2016 r. conclusion: of contract Date 11.2018 08.2016 to from completion: Project developing was Theundertaking the of objective a concept of obtaining on this section of the Vis the of section this on of obtaining a concept of class IV water-way an international River tula documents will be corre at least. The developed develop the of Strategy the alia, inter with, lated in the years in Poland ment of inland water-ways following The 2030. by perspective with 2014–2020, issues will be also included in the concept: • • • • • • • • - - - PLN 3,960,600 PLN 3,960,600 Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie (National Water (National Water Polskie Wody Wodne Gospodarstwo Państwowe resources from the basic fund within the priority programme 5.1 Sup the basic fund within the priority programme from resources subsidy obligations Form: Form: Source: environ the implementing of scope the in Environment of Minister the for port international of fulfilment studies, Expertise, 1) policy Part protection mental Management Authority) of the project: PLN 3,960,600 cost Total Co-financing: barrages on the Lower Vistula, on the section administered by RZGW in Gdańsk Gdańsk in RZGW by administered section the on Vistula, Lower the on barrages barrages of operation the of (physical) studies modelling out carrying and with high and low swelling. Beneficiary: part of Lower Vistula, from Włocławek to its estuary into the Bay of Gdańsk, into its estuary Włocławek to from Vistula, part of Lower voivodeships. and Kuyavian-Pomeranian the Pomeranian of area the in located of of construction a concept in developing consists of the task The completion The section of the Vistula River which is covered by the task is over 260 km long is over 260 km long by the task River which is covered The section of the Vistula Domestic Currently implemented programmes implemented Currently Tasks appointed by the legislator Part 4) Or Part by the legislator appointed 5.2 Tasks Programme ganisation of COP24 Conference ganisation of COP24 Support for the Minister of Environment in the in the of Environment the Minister 5.1 Support for Programme policy protection of implementing the environmental scope obligations international of fulfilment Expertise, studies, 1) Part The representatives of the National Fund participated in the in the participated Fund of the National The representatives • An analysis of adapting the River Vistula, on the section the Bay of Gdańsk, to its estuary to Włocławek to from – a modelling study cascade and small a large • • • • • • the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Framework Nations United the to Parties the of Conference the which Poland, of Republic the in Change Climate on Convention special on 22 February “COP24 2018 (so-called force into came law”). operations of a team preparing the Act of 10 January the on 2018 preparing of a team operations of of the session the organisation to related specific solutions of environmental protection policy Part 1) Expertise, studies, studies, Expertise, 1) policy Part protection of environmental 2015 and in created was obligations of international fulfilment (spending of funds). by 2025 will be implemented • 62 30 years for environmental sustainability The present • • • • • • • • • for thecompletion ofundertaking Żmigród, including alternative solutions the area ofgminasKrempna andNowy water reservoir ontheWisłoka River, in environmental impact oftheKąty-Myscowa the applicable legal acts,ofareport onthe Completing andupdating,according to Żmigród andJasłoensuringthefloodprotection inthebasinofUpperVistula. at disposalfor thefulfilment of water needs of Jasło and thearea between Nowy tion oftheproject willallowincreasing water resources oftheWisłoka Riverbeing undertaking on the environment and possible effects The of this impact. comple The report allows determining thekind, range andintensity ofharmful impactofthe Form: Project completion: from 03.2017to 03.2020 Date ofcontract conclusion: 28.09.2017 r. fulfilment ofinternational obligations of implementingtheenvironmental protection Part policy 1)Expertise,studies, Source: Priorityprogramme 5.1Supportfor theMinister ofEnvironment inthescope Co-financing: Total cost PLN1,795,800 oftheproject: Polskie (NationalWater ManagementAuthority) PaństwoweBeneficiary: Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody construction oftheKąty-Myscowa reservoir. ing permitdesignsandobtaining apermitfor the decision, and,subsequently, requesting thebuild- procedures aimingatobtaining anenvironmental the reservoir isnecessary for carrying outfurther Obtaining a report on the environmental impact of subsidy PLN 1,795,800 PLN 1,795,800 • of implementation include: able energy sources havebeenco-financed. comprehensive andutilisationofrenew thermo-modernisation - sites. Since 2008 the projects ofthe National Parks regarding a in terms ofreconstruction offorest stands withpotential forest aid notification, byco-financing oftheprojects oftheState Forests continuous cooperation andsupportfor thePolish nationalparks. tems, landscapes andmonuments,particularly, since 1989,a number ofactivitieswhichinclude:protection ofspecies, ecosys The mostsignificant activitiesthatare currently intheprocess In 2007theactivitieswere expanded, asaresult ofthepublic The protection ofbiological diversity and nature consists ofa NATURE PROTECTION Białowieski NationalPark into operation, putting the constructed European Bison Show Centre in the Rzeszów Management Authority) in Wodnej (Regional Water Zarząd Gospodarki Skawiński, Regionalny photo byWojciech of theplannedreservoir, towards thebackwater Fig.37. View from aslope - • • • • • • • • • on Wildfire intheyears 2017–2019 K eeping theNationalSystem ofInformation Institute onrequest oftheMinister ofEnvironment on Wildfire, created in2006theForest Research functioning oftheNationalSystem ofInformation The objective of the project is ensuring further a constant trend ofincreasing numberoffires isobserved. identifying potential fire hazards in the forests (also not owned by the State) where this information facilitates the elaboration and acquisition of data necessary for is availableonthewebpageofForest Research Institute. Theavailabilityof Statisticsof Environment, Poland andtheEuropean Commission.Thedatabase fire andpreparation ofannualreports onwildfire for theneedsofMinistry The system allowsquick andreliable generation of consistent information on Project completion: from 01.2017to 11.2020 Date ofcontract conclusion: 10.11.2016 r. studies, fulfilment ofinternational obligations scope ofimplementingtheenvironmental protection Part policy 1)Expertise, Source: Beneficiary: other entities)andfire onothernatural surfaces are collected. parks, private forests, forests ownedbygminasor of theirtypeownership (state forests, national mation regarding fire intheforests, irrespectively from theNFEP&WMfunds.Inthisdatabase infor Form: Co-financing: Total cost 299,800 oftheproject: transfer offunds(reserve no. 59) - Priority programme 5.1 Supportfor theMinister of Environment in the • • Ministry ofEnvironmentMinistry 299,800 – – Domestic Funds Currently implemented programmes Mountains NationalPark –return route. modernisation ofasmalltourist infrastructure intheStołowe of tourism inthearea ofBłędneSkały through construction and reducing theanthropopressure resulting from thedevelopment Palace inthe Royal ŁazienkiMuseuminWarsaw, revitalisation of a historic garden surrounding the Myślewicki – – biodiversity. 4.1 funds transferred byEkoFundusz. of the activities of the Białowieski National Park from the W.4.3 Protection ofvaluable natural areas Part 3)Support Protection andrestoring ofbiological andlandscape EXAMPLES OFGOODPRACTICE - Ministry ofEnvironment Ministry Fig. 38.Mapofwildfire, 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 63 Fig. 40. Historic garden, garden, Fig. 40. Historic Łazienki by Royal photo Museum in Warsaw

- EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES arsaw PLN 1,463,082 PLN 1,463,082 Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw Museum in Warsaw Łazienki Royal Programme 6.1 Protection of Nature and Landscape of Nature 6.1 Protection Programme subsidy PLN 1,625,647 of the project: PLN 1,625,647 cost Total Co-financing: Form: Source: 08.03.2013 r. conclusion: of contract Date 11.2014 03.2013 to from completion: Project values to the natural was restoring completion The purpose of the project It is a Palace. the Myślewicki surrounding garden of the historic the interior between meetings of number great a where place, presentable particularly place. government take of diplomatic posts and Polish the representatives This undertaking is aimed at restoring natural natural is aimed at restoring This undertaking sur garden the of interior historic the to values of The project Palace. the Myślewicki rounding and roads garden’s the historic of restoration of this area is aimed at arrangement greenery by valuable trees and and exhibiting magnificent enrich- and system flower-bed new a introducing planting. with new ing the existing flora Beneficiary: evitalisation of the historic garden garden of the historic evitalisation Łazienki Museum in W oyal • R in the Palace the Myślewicki surrounding R • • • • • • • • Nature protection and limiting the anthropopressure and limiting the anthropopressure protection Nature resulting from the development of tourism in the area of Błędne in the area of tourism the development from resulting of a small and modernisation the construction through Skały National Park Mountains in the Stołowe infrastructure tourist 2014” competition. “Modernisation of year a finalist of the was of a small plant and construction treatment sewage biological the power of 80 kW. plant MEW with water-power restitution of the Baltic sturgeon, this species was caught in caught was species this sturgeon, the Baltic of restitution the last time. for of the 20th century in the 60’s Poland ernised in the scope of the building thermo-modernisation, ernised in the scope Project Project Exceptional projects projects Exceptional in financial supports, through participates, The NFEP&WM The priority for the future is continuation of the programme programme the of continuation is future the for priority The PTTK mountain hut in the Five Polish Lakes Valley was mod- was Valley Lakes the Five Polish hut in mountain PTTK • • • Reduction of pollutants emissions in national parks. emissions in of pollutants 3) Reduction 4.1, Part It should result in the construction or modernisation of facilities of facilities or modernisation in the construction result It should an fulfil will simultaneously and follow to models will become which resolving. problems environmental of methods as role educational Fig. 39. European Bison Bison European Fig. 39. by Show Reserve, photo Białowieski National Park Nature Protection and Ecological Edu- and Ecological Protection Nature PLN 12,806,995.50 PLN 12,806,995.50 Białowieski National Park Białowieski National Park eserve – construction eserve – construction Programme 4.3. Protection of valuable natural areas Part 3) Support 3) Support Part areas of valuable natural 4.3. Protection Programme subsidy W.4.5 / W.4.6 Co-financing OPI&E – V of the priority axis of / W.4.6 W.4.5 Nature protection and shaping ecological attitudes Part Part attitudes ecological shaping and protection Nature 2). 1) and Part 2.4 2014–2020 OPI&E cation using renewable energy sources (heat pumps, solar collectors, photovoltaic photovoltaic collectors, solar pumps, (heat sources energy renewable using system). and air-conditioning air heat exchanger ground cells, for tourist traffic. A cinema and exhibitions, which serve for completing the the completing for A cinema and exhibitions, which serve traffic. tourist for and the Białowieski National Park bisons on European programme educational a modern, low-emission building, of in the building. It is an example located are Co-financing: and Landscape of Nature 6.1 Protection by EkoFundusz; conclusion: 31.12.2014 r. of contract Date 12.2018 01.2015 to from completion: Project of services the standard is increasing completion The purpose of the project PLN 12,806,995.50 of the project: PLN 12,806,995.50 cost Total Form: Source: transferred the funds from Park of the activities of the Białowieski National energy sources. energy Beneficiary: A building serving for tourist and educational and educational tourist A building serving for National in the Białowieski constructed was traffic a of technology the in constructed was It Park. of renewable use with broad passive building, – – Solutions reducing comprehensively the environmental loads loads the environmental comprehensively Solutions reducing – The objective of the programme is the introduction of a model is the introduction of the programme The objective Foreign funds Foreign – • uropean Modernisation of the European Bison Show R pavilion of an educational • • • • • • • • with the best available knowledge and practice, will be promoted. will be promoted. and practice, knowledge with the best available waste dumps from the areas of national parks. the areas dumps from waste in accordance values, the normative to site within a construction of energy savings in internal and external lighting, proper water and water lighting, proper and external savings in internal of energy - ration management, rainwater management, including sewage hazardous of removal system, management waste the of alisation of illegal and removal products and asbestos-containing waste lutants from the buildings located in national parks. This goal is to This goal parks. in national the buildings located from lutants by thermo-modernisation, liquidation of ineffective be achieved application sources, energy renewable of application sources, heat management of environmental resources in the area of national in the area resources of environmental management pol- and substances harmful of emissions reducing through parks, 64 30 years for environmental sustainability The present I signed anagreement oncooperation inthescope ofecologi- Resources ofNationalEducation andForestry andtheMinistry of co-financed projects hasalsoincreased. to co-financing ofprojects inthis area took place. Thenumber structure oftheNFEP&WM.Adevelopment ofoperations related of management through priorityprogrammes was implemented. ings inthearea ofecological education andin2009thesystem NFEP&WM for applicants applyingfor co-financing ofundertak “Through education to sustainable development”, was issued. tion oftheNational Strategy for Ecological Education regarding thecommencement ofactivitiesinterms ofprepara- cal education. Themainpointofthisagreement was anentry edition of theNational Strategy for Ecological Education , titled: for Environmental Protection In2001 thefirst whichapproved it. was a subject of proceedings of the and Senate Committee ofNationalEducation andin1998it Forestry andtheMinistry Minister ofEnvironmental Protection, Natural Resources and text ofthestrategy. In1997thedocumentwas approved bythe established. Its task consisted in the development of an initial in Miedzeszyn duringwhichacommunity editorial team was British Environmental Know How Fund organised a conference 1995 both ministries, withthe support of the NFEP&WM and the ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION ties regarding ecological education was distinguishedinthe n 1994 anindependent organisational dealing unit, with activi- In 1995 the Ministry ofEnvironmentalIn 1995theMinistry Protection, Natural In 2006 the first training organised sessions ofthe cycle by the education Ecological 66.17 for theamountof 50 contracts million PLN . InJune CONCLUDED CONTRACTS - times. for activities interms ofecological education increased several completion of individual projects increased and the expenditures taneous increase oftheirrange. Overaspan ofyears thecosts of completion was prolonged from oneto several years, withsimul - the NFEP&WMfunds, was increased. ing the investment activities completed with the participation of role oftheecological education asahorizontal measure, support tion for theyears 2013–2016,withthetimeframe upto 2020.The NFEP&WM approved the NFEP&WM Strategy for Ecological Educa- proposals. future actions,includingtheconditions for subsequentcalls for assessing theireffectiveness anddeveloping thedirections of educational activitiesco-financed from theNFEP&WMfunds, for Ecological Education, modifyingtheprogrammes supporting results were used for the development of the years allowedto track thechanges occurring inthisscope. The announced. Thecontinuation ofthesestudies inthefollowing sis of educational awareness ofthe residents ofPoland), were diagnosed in this area (since 2011 onthebasis ofa detailed analy- for proposals, which were to be adapted to the current needs Ecological education. In the subsequent year the first profiled calls modified andtaken into theframes ofthepriorityprogramme The extended system ofco-financing ofeducational activitieswas After theyear 2000theperiodofeducational projects In 2013 the Management Board Board and of Supervisory the 13 contracts 4.48 for theamountof millionPLN local communities Reinforcement of NFEP&WM Strategy the activitiesof for sustainable development - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 65

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local local radio radio 580 150 20,000 over initiatives programmes over training sessions, training seminars conferences, and workshops over people which means that on av on that means which people actions in movies 200 300 were supported with these actions (over with these actions (over supported were Internet and social Internet media, including mobile applications and TV programmes, and TV programmes, including over a dozen or so a dozen editions of post- studies graduate over 800 million 800 events, events, 1,700 At the beginning of the programme operation, the ecological ef the ecological operation, of the programme the beginning At from resulting awareness, ecological of increasing in the form fects unmeas NFEP&WM were by the co-financed the undertakings form of the in the effect, Then the index of the ecological urable. actions co-financed in educational number of people participating 2010–2012 over In the years introduced. by the NFEP&WM, was erage each resident of Poland had experienced educational actions actions educational had experienced of Poland resident each erage than 20 times. by the NFEP&WM more co-financed 22 million people 7 million people a year on average). In 2013 a new index, in the form index, in the form In 2013 a new on average). 7 million people a year undertak and informational educational of completed of the range ings (understood as the number of contracts with educational ac with educational as the number of contracts ings (understood index achieved this 2013–2018 the years In force. into came tivities), over of value the educational 70 hundred a few websites construction, construction, repair, extension, overequipping of centres thematic festivals, thematic festivals, school contests and contests over copies

kinds of exhibitions 300 3200 and exhibits over 6.5 milion over 300 publications, in total in total publications, over circulation nationwide campaigns educational and programmes over completed completed copies local ecological civil initiatives ecological local

titles of 100 350 100 100 580 over approx. teaching aids teaching country of the entire in the area educational educational undertakings over with total periodicals of over circulation local civil initiatives local over 2 milion over S ecological ecological effects material effects material

reinforcing the reinforcing activities of local communities sustainable for development ECT EVED EFF HI AC EDUCATION ECOLOGICAL 66 30 years for environmental sustainability The present Botanical Garden –Centre ofBiological Diversity Preservation ofthe or Porpoise HouseintheMarineStation ofGdańskUniversity inHel, centres ofa special importance at the country level (e.g. Seal Centre facilities for educational serving ecology) inPolish nationalparks and sion andequipmentoftheeducational base (centres, paths andother the area ofstates intheCentral andEastern Europe), “Eco-mediator – (this project was considered asamodelsolutionfor implementation in with aseriesof training sessions,implementing thispackage in schools materials regarding allaspectsofenvironmental protection, combined enterprises”, “TheGreen Package” –acomprehensive set ofdidactic ecological education intheenvironment ofsmallandmediumhandicraft of hazardous materials”, “Training sessions for specialists, animators of animators –officers oftheBorder Guard inthescope of road transport the NFEP&WM.Worthofnoting are, inter alia,“Cascade training for portant activities,whichwere, overthespan ofyears, co-financed by I-III, “Electronic atlasofenvironment inPoland”, educational package the employeesofGorce NationalPark for children from classes tion, “Whatisbred inthebonewill(...)”–educational aidprepared by which were frequently reissued by the League for Nature Conserva- protected in Poland” and “Animals protected in Poland” – the charts entered into anofficiallist for schools.They included,inter alia,“Plants schoollevel, childrenon theprimary andyouth;“TheLife oftheBaltic Grandfather” –addressed for peopleinvolvedinecological education environmental protection inrural areas, programme acyclic “Walks with the European Union;“TheGreen Poland”, concerning alltheaspectsof vironmental issuesfrom thepointofview ofplannedintegration with Fund alsosupported “Closerto thecycle Europe”, considering theen- collection dedicated to Polish nationalparks (23movies).TheNational tional festivals, broadcasted onnationwideantenna, includingthefilm The NFEP&WMwas oneofthemainpartners influencingtheexten- The training sessionsfor ecological educational animators are im- The NFEP&WMco-financed anumber ofmoviesawarded atinterna- Educational basefor ecological education ACHIEVMENT Training sessions, workshops Educational aidsco-financed from theNFEP&WMfunds were often Educational aids Movies, cyclical TVandradio programmes S ANDACCOMPLISHMENT S centres in Promotional Forest Complexes. The National Fund also cal education, includingso-called “green schools” andeducational Polish Academy ofSciences inWarsaw), regional centres ofecologi- sessions regarding counteracting low-stack emission”, etc. municipal waste management”, “Thoseaware –for clean air–training of seminars regarding themanners ofimplementinganew system of energy efficient buildings andalmost zero-energy buildings”, cycle “The training sessions for regional leaders”, trainings: “Methods for designing “Low-energy housesare thefuture –nationwide ofthebuildingindustry of ecological and energy efficient solutionsinthebuildingindustry”, “Support for professional qualifications inthescope oftheapplication programme for environmental protection negotiators andmediators, a promoter of sustainable development” – a comprehensive training and sight-impaired people” –a publication uniqueontheglobal scale. the webpage ofthePolish Press Agency and“Nature atlasfor theblind hydrologist” –aneducational aid,“Filmnature lessons” publishedon reissued a number of times by the Bieszczady National Park, “The Young protection”, akey for identification ofplants,intended for fieldwork, “Water”, wall map“Nature 2000andotherforms ofenvironmental of climate change movie. Matter” – an unusually interesting up-to-date and very in the context ofmoviesaddressedcycle to theyoungest and“TheLittleAuk –aBig Pogodziaki” and “How Kaktus and Mały are saving the entire world” – a movie; “TheEco Team” –seriesofprogrammes; “TheAdventures of of movies;“TheVistula Riverfrom theSources –3-part to theEstuary” movie awarded atinternational festivals; “TheWildPoland” –acycle tion ofenvironment intheBalticSea; “WithBeak andClaw“–anature Sea” –adocumental seriesaboutthebiological resources andthecondi- dents andteachers. for completingserved theprogramme ofmobileeducation for stu- co-financed theequipmentof“Jeżowóz” (“Hedgehog Bus”), which 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 67 - - - The beginning of the 21st century brought new sources of financing of sources new brought century the 21st of beginning The The funds allotted within the priority II of the OPI&E 2014–2020 within the priority II allotted The funds years and transformed in later years into an educational programme, programme, an educational into years in later and transformed years think – food waste not “Do campaign disposable”, be not “Do campaign thoughtless shopping – we say NO to “We programme ecologically”, Academy”; “The Waste of recycling”, build the society including preservation, nature regarding and campaigns programmes in spe limiting illicit trade for e.g. “Campaign 2000 networks, the Nature behind force driving a is 2000 “Nature extinction”, with threatened cies a social dialogue on the management – development the sustainable – a of Biodiversity” Year “2010 – UN Global 2000 areas”, in the Nature of Po obligations international fulfilling programme comprehensive “Youth network of a cooperation the construction activities designed for of alia: programme such as, inter activities”, of ecological campaign schools and households in actions – activities involving Eco-teams source”), “at education (comprehensive protection environmental for ecological for campaign youth –a Earth the for Action Global for “Plan “Schools for programme together”, the Earth us protect “Let lifestyle pro – Activities Ecological of Centres – sustainability environmental of centres local of and development supporting the creation gramme centres local simultaneously which constitute education”, ecological participation compromise, “Dialogue, programme activity, social of etc. of gminas”, development sustainable in school for – education of low-emission development in Poland”, “Thank you, I don’t poison! “Thank you, Poland”, in development of low-emission of terms in campaign educational and informational A nationwide etc. emission”, the issue of low-stack reducing such as, management, the waste to related and campaigns programmes many for out carried was which action – World” the Up alia: “Clean inter etc.; 2000”, of NATURE land, “The deep waters

• • • of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism and EEA Financial Mechanism, Mechanism, Financial EEA Norwegianand the Mechanism of Financial LIFE+ Financial and 2007–2013 the OPI&E within funds the as well as regarding the education primarily for intended were Instrument. They the protection including broadly, understood preservation nature the 2000 areas. of Nature and the network diversity of biological projects financial injection. The educational a significant constitute activities educational for of the base mainly the development regard “soft actions”, of so-called co-financing as well as for in national parks of residents and education diversity of biological the protection to related areas. of the protected of ecological education, operated by the NFEP&WM. There were the funds the funds were by the NFEP&WM. There operated education, of ecological - - : “The clean : “The clean - cam nationwide alia : “A such as, inter emissions, of air and low-stack – a Air« “»Clean Man”, Healthy Air, the Earth – Clean to Letters paign: the impact of awareness society the increasing campaign nationwide of the condition and the quality of air on human health of improper care Take of climate. care “Take programme educational environment”, energy management, RES and energy efficient building industry”, such building industry”, efficient management, RES and energy energy of within the scope – programme climate” for alia: “Appetite as, inter concluded, was Poland entire the from which the Covenant of Mayors educational management”, energy rational the school teaching “A usedpower “Environment-friendly home”, “Economical programmes and informational buildings”, public utility buildings and residential in etc.; office”, efficient “Energy campaign educational the protection concerning campaigns and informational educational campaigns and programmes related to the protection of water and of water the protection to related programmes and campaigns alia such as, inter resources, of water management proper for “The Blue Thumb – a method Region”, of Coastal Rivers and Vistula National and “General resources”, water drinking of management smart campaign the River”, “Adopt Project”, Baltic Seat of the Coordination and many others; is life” “Water a nationwide campaign XXI”, “Vistula rational climate, the to related programmes and campaigns educational Active education campaigns and programmes and programmes campaigns education Active The National Fund also supported financially a number of interesting of interesting financially a number also supported Fund The National Universities In the 90’s of the 20th century the NFEP&WM supported the comple NFEP&WM supported the of the 20th century In the 90’s educational campaigns and programmes. They included several years years included several They and programmes. campaigns educational GLOBE in Poland, Production Cleaner of the Programme of of edition in- – an Environment) the Benefit to and Observation Learning (Global all regarding observations in students involving programme ternational titled: programme American – Polish environment, the of elements the for of cooperation and a network a civil society – building “The Circle” the environment”: • • • University of Technology. University University of Life Sciences, the Catholic University of Lublin, the Univer of Lublin, University the Catholic Sciences, of Life University the of Szczecin, University the Maritime in Cracow, sity of Agriculture of Technology, the Silesian University of Technology, University Cracow in University the Adam Mickiewicz of Technology, University the Warsaw of University the Lublin of Technology, University the Białystok Poznań, College the University in Toruń, University Kopernik Mikołaj Technology, and Częstochowa in Falenty Development and Regional of Enterprise tion of educational programmes at universities, training specialists specialists training at universities, programmes of educational tion including the EU law and its protection, of environmental in the area - stud interdepartamental initiatives regard The largest implementation. Warsaw the Warsaw, of University – the protection environmental of ies 68 30 years for environmental sustainability The present • • • • The maindirections ofactions includethefollowing thematicareas: new demographic, social, economic andtechnological conditions). fication of the programme Ecological education – adapting it to the adapting themto thecurrent issuesandneedsinthisscope (modi- activities inthefieldofecological education from domesticfunds, Polish Ecology”, “A Recycling Cup” –organised bythe Children’s Friend for Young Inventors and Rationalisers; competitions: “A Leader of the three typesofcontests –Biological, for New Agricultural Producers and granted supportwas 7.6millionPLN. programme over several years ofits operation. The total amount of in 2013.Thecompletion of152projects was co-financed withinthis contracts completed inthescope ofthisprogramme were finished ment of63organisations was supported, was launched.Thelast governmental ecological organisations, withinwhichthedevelop Culture inToruń. of Warmia in and Olsztyn Mazury or the College of Media and Social in Poznań, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University inWarsaw, University Science inWarsaw, University ofWarsaw, AdamMickiewicz University graduate studies, organised by, inter alia:Warsaw University ofLife Competitions andevents promoting ecological knowledge In the upcoming years it is planned to continue co-financing of For manyyears theNationalFund hasbeenco-financing thefollowing resources); rational management ofresources (including energy andnatural PLANS ANDACHIEVMENT tion to detail inextremely severe conditions ofthe Arctic”. movie “TheLittleAuk –aBigMatter” in“Ecofilm” category for: “atten- Ecological Movies“Ecofilm” inNowogard –honourable note for the 2014 –MaciejŁukowski, theNationwideandInternational Festivals of Awards protection ofatmosphere and climate; protection ofwater andproper water management; EDUCATION In 2003a new programme, titled: The National Fund co-financed a number of editions of post- S Support of the activities of non- - co-financed asanelementofcomprehensive educational activities. of Poland”, albumsaboutPolish nationalparks, etc. can beatpresent lier, such as “The Red List of Plants”, “The Red List of Animals”, “Avifauna “Gospodarka Wodna”. Numerous publications that were supported ear protection, i.e. “Przyroda Polska”, “Aura”, “Salamandra”, Eko iMy”and finances press publications that are dedicated entirely to environmental from theareas affected bynatural disasters were co-financed. and CopperBeltregions). Withintheseactionsalsotours for children mental qualitylimitsare exceeded (mainlyfrom theUpperSilesia activities for children andyouthfrom theareas where theenviron- of the21stcentury theNFEP&WMsupported preventive health care awareness ofthesociety inasystematic manner. • • • • • • • Songs and Poems for Children, Festivals of Ecological and Nature Movies. Days of Environmental Protection, NationwideFestivals of Ecological and undertakings promoting ecological knowledge –celebrations ofGlobal Association; competitions: “Icare ofthebeauty ofmyhome–the Earth” HEALTH Almost from thebeginning ofitsexistence theNationalFund co- Since themiddleof90’s ofthe20thcentury upto thebeginning INF a mancould envy”.”. “presenting ahero that becomes great because of his survival strength Movies inŁódź –award for themovie“TheLittleAuk –aBigMatter” for 2015 – Włodzimierz Puchalski, the International Festival of Nature The overarching objectiveisacontinuous increase ofecological ecological safety. rational management inprotected areas; rational development ofurbanised areas; waste management; ecological safety; circular economy; ORMATION - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 69 Fig. 42. Linden lane Linden lane Fig. 42. by photo in Grodziec, Foundation Ecological Action” “Green , by photo Fig. 43. Dejda Kajetan - EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE OF GOOD EXAMPLES PLN 502,221.05 PLN 502,221.05 Ecological Foundation “Green Action” Action” “Green Foundation Ecological Priority programme “Ecological education education “Ecological Priority programme subsidy Project objective: showing the beauty of Arctic na- objective: showing the beauty of Arctic Project Form: subsidy Form: PLN 558,721.05 PLN 558,721.05 przedsięwzięcia: Koszt całkowity Co-financing: Form: – domestic funds” education “Ecological Priority programme Source: 16.12.2015 r. conclusion: of contract Date 05.2018 01.2016 to from przedsięwzięcia: Realizacja 04.2014 12.2011 to from przedsięwzięcia: Realizacja its transformation, and people who examine ture and climate changing between relations showing on the numbers living in large the little auk – a bird scientists have been conduct Polish years sea. For auklittle on research recognised ing internationally areas. the feeding which determine and sea currents its food colonies, of rural areas (farmers, local governments, rural governments, rural local (farmers, areas rural of - the stakehold these actions, Due to organisation). - afforesta the mid-field that convicted became ers maintaining for importance great a of are tions results the mitigate they and diversity biological change. of climate Beneficiary: articles materials, educational are completion of the project The main results ecological of educators, of qualifications improvement press, in agricultural acting, maintaining stimulation to areas, of rural the residents workshops for the knowl- increase mid-field afforestations, conducting of valuable habitats, mitigating climate for methods of practical edge of the population in terms change, enriching biodiversity. Source: – domestic funds” 22.12.2011 r. conclusion: of contract Date Co-financing from the NFEP&WM allowed the Co-financing allowed the the NFEP&WM from conduct to Action” “Green Foundation Ecological of residents various groups to actions addressed • • • Mid-field afforestations for the protection the protection for Mid-field afforestations and climate of biodiversity • • • • • • • • • • • - Fig. 41. Nature Education Education Nature Fig. 41. ul. Chałubińskiego Centre, by the photo Zakopane, 42 National Park Tatra - PLN 7,765,597.72 PLN 7,765,597.72 ational Park, a project a project National Park, atra Dorota Mitrus “International Link” (movie authors: Dorota Adamk Dorota (movie authors: Link” Mitrus “International Dorota OPI&E 2014–2020, measure 2.4 Protection of Nature and ecological ecological and Nature of 2.4 Protection measure 2014–2020, OPI&E in Poland, shaping the attitude of co-responsibility for the park among visitors, the park among visitors, for of co-responsibility shaping the attitude in Poland, of safe a model encouraging by Mountains in the Tatra of safety improvement nature. the beauty and needs of the Tatra and sensitising to tourism and aware Data podpisania umowy: 14.11.2016 r. Data 03.2018 03.2016 to from realizacji: Termin of the society education is nature completion The main purpose of the project areas natural valuable most the of protection the on knowledge promoting by Source: Source: education the building from 1979 was not adapted to current requirements. current to adapted 1979 was not the building from National Park Beneficiary: Tatra ogółem: PLN 12,004,899.71 wydatków Wartość Co-financing: information allowing for planned moving in the moving in the planned allowing for information the of park,information dangers, against warning while this nature protect how to and instructions nature richness of the Tatra because necessary was centre the of reconstruction The route. the on being place which allows, although only partially, to to allows, although only partially, which place and. Moreover, in the park the traffic organise of a package receive the exhibition of visitors the tion of the Ecological Education Centre (EEC) of (EEC) of Centre Education Ecological tion of the by The park is visited National Park. the Tatra The EEC is a year. every almost 3 million people The objective of this project was the reconstruc was the of this project The objective Koszt całkowity przedsięwzięcia: PLN 507,012.45 przedsięwzięcia: Koszt całkowity Co-financing: PLN 453,540.49 iewicz and Joanna Pawlikowska-Łęska) and iewicz tion of 1 thousand copies. tion of 1 thousand copies. Beneficiary: Within the undertaking completion, an almost one-hour movie, long documental completion, Within the undertaking on the It was broadcasted a Big Matter” – produced. was Little Auk titled “A were screenings premiere Two (TVP 1, TVP Polonia). nationwide TV antenna - with a circula DVD, on also published was in cinemas and the movie organised • • • • • • • • ducation Education of the Ecological Modernisation of the T Centre the OPI&E 2014–2020 within implemented • A Little Auk – a Big Matter • • • 70 30 years for environmental sustainability The present T aerial pollutions” ofthiscontract. was thebeneficiary innovative project entitled:“EKOROB Ecotonnes for reduction of Regional Water Management Authority inWarsaw, completing an type withthe NFEP&WM was concluded on 16September 2009. The support from theEuropean Commission. Thefirst contract ofthis NFEP&WM started co-financing theprojects whichwere granted a NationalContract Point for theLIFEProgramme. Nextyear the became ant to ofEnvironment, theagreement withtheMinistry volved in the LIFE Programme in 2007. Then the NFEP&WM, pursu- European Commission. able inPoland, LIFEismanaged centrally, atthe level ofthe Contrary to the majority of the Union’s funds currently avail attractive offer of the LIFE projectsco-financing inEurope. Due to LIFE F related to theprotection ofnature, environment andclimate. Poland, asamember of the European Union, got actively in- At present theNFEP&WMhasacomprehensive andthemost created in1992,dedicated entirely to supportingactivities he LIFEprogramme istheEuropean Union’s programme 80 projects completed almost entities havealready the NationalFund Polish Following thesupportof OR POLAND approx. with thetotal budget of 800 million PLN - to theNFEP&WMinthisarea. the European Commission,willbethemostimportant challenge ciaries oftheLIFEProgramme, considering new requirements of energy sources. Preparation ofanoptimaloffer for future benefi- phasis willbeputonsuchissuesascircular economy andclean prepared bytheEuropean Commission,aconsiderably more em- phase. Inthefuture phaseoftheProgramme, whichisnowbeing area andinterms of projects co-financing, asinthecurrent financial the international competition for funds within the LIFE Programme. initiatives are aimedatincreasing thechances ofPolish entities in tation sessions,promotion inmediaandawholerange ofother conducted inthearea oftheentire country, hundreds ofconsul- ganised year. every A few dozen training sessions and workshops, Building Project anationwideLIFEProject Information Day isor with entitiesfrom theentire European Union.WithintheCapacity ish applicants competing for finances from theLIFEProgramme is implementingaproject aimedatincreasing thepotential ofPol- with thetotal budget ofapprox. 800 millionPLN. completed orare intheprocess ofcompletion ofalmost 80projects the supportofNationalFund, thePolish entitieshavealready in Europe in 2018. nicipal reservoirs” was considered asthebestLIFEProject reservoirs asamodelapproach to therehabilitation ofmu- hydrological rehabilitation of“Arturówek” (Łódź) recreational implemented by the University of Łódź, titled: EH-REK eco from Poland, co-financed bythe NFEP&WM.Theproject 2018 theLIFEBestProject award was granted to sixprojects the best completed LIFE projects (Best LIFE Project). In It isplannedto continue theactions,bothininformation The NFEP&WM is also of a beneficiary the LIFE Programme that Every year theEuropeanEvery Commission awards prizes for - - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 71 - Fig. 45. Błędów Desert, Fig. 45. by gmina Klucze photo EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE OF GOOD EXAMPLES Fig. 46. The team of the Centre for Climate Climate for of the Centre Fig. 46. The team Analyses with Sławomir Mazurek, and Energy in the Ministry of of State Under-Secretary by IOŚ-PIB/KOBiZE Environment, photo Date of contract conclusion: 27.07.2017 r. conclusion: of contract Date 11.2020 09.2017 to from completion: Project of a system is creation The objective of the project supporting the and analyses which will be used for gas emissions the greenhouse of reducing process and transformation of the Polish economy towards towards economy of the Polish and transformation of studies Comprehensive economy. low-carbon ba- a substantive CAKE will form - in determin administration sis for and plans ing national strategies and energy. of climate in terms • • • The main objective of the project completion was restoring the natural values of the Błędów the natural was restoring completion The main objective of the project by the local which is also used at present of the region, Desert, attraction tourist the main community. environmental of activities for of consistency is a good example of gmina Klucze The project of the the interests with 2000 network, including the activities within the Nature protection, impos it would be in this region 2000 area the Nature Without establishing community. local starting prior to values of the Błędów Desert. What is interesting, the natural restore sible to shells and unexploded of thousand 3 over remove to necessary was it actions, protective the during the biomass produced War II. Moreover, World the after in this area duds that remained of the nearby primary heating purposes was used for of trees and stubbing shrub removal is the Błędów Desert where in the area gmina Klucze, between school. The cooperation protection environmental the activities for other entities supporting and numerous located, also promoted which are of social awareness, and wakening of good practice is an example within the LIFE Programme. Jura Krakowsko- Częstochowska (Polish Jura), within the the within Jura), (Polish Częstochowska Krakowsko- Jura area The Sahara”. the “Polish is called 2000 area, Nature in the middle of afforested of the desert was artificially values of Within the project, the natural the 20th century. on almost 300 ha. restored were grasslands inland dunes and psamnophilic Beneficiary: gmina Klucze the project: of PLN 8,359,272.65 cost Total Co-financing: PLN 3,708,029.06 subsidy Form: co-financing of LIFE programme Source: 22.09.2010 r. conclusion: of contract Date 11.2014 09.2010 to umowy: from Realizacja The Błędów Desert is a unique and the largest area in in area and the largest Desert is a unique The Błędów species protected sands, with rare, with dune Europe grasslands well as psamnophilic as and flora of fauna in This desert, located the desert landscape. for typical ctive protection of a complex of priority on-sand of priority of a complex protection Active on the Błędów Desert 2000 area Natura in the habitats • • • • • • • • • • - Fig. 44. Kędzierzyn- by Lucyna photo Koźle, Korzekwa/Dariusz Żłobiński - PLN 2,086,494.00 PLN 2,086,494.00 PLN 2,733,836 (subsidy); PLN 4,000,000 (loan) PLN 2,733,836 (subsidy); Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection of Environmental Chief Inspectorate FLUKAR Sp. z o.o. Sp. FLUKAR co-financing from LIFE programme co-financing from subsidy and loan The CAKE Centre for Climate and Energy Analyses – was established within a a within – was established Analyses Energy and Climate for Centre The CAKE Source: Source: subsidy Form: Co-financing: Total cost of the project: PLN 10,398,258.00 cost Total sectors of the Polish economy. It is one of the most advanced activities in this activities in this most advanced It is one of the economy. of the Polish sectors in the world. respect Beneficiary: project of the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection. The Centre will will The Centre Protection. of Environmental of the Chief Inspectorate project policy on various and energy climate the impact of implemented examine ing which will process 176 Mg of polymer waste a year (in a pilot version) 176 Mg of polymer waste ing which will process ofconstruction the in of nanofibres the application Moreover, traffic. of road emission and accumulation (effective properties specific their to due roads, icing in winter of surface the prevention to may contribute of heat energy) element of innovativeness. which is an additional conditions, Date of contract conclusion: 11.12.2015 r. conclusion: of contract Date 12.2019 08.2015 to from completion: Project process for waste is a modern plant completion of the project The effect much as 30%. It will impact on reducing by as cycle of an asphalt surface the decrease roads, of repairs the to related materials of consumption the the safety improve of asphalt and production amount of crude oil used for Form: Form: LIFE programme Source: of 1,119 Mg of of processing it will be capable version and in a full-scale of a new that the implementation It is projected per year. polymer waste a life in extending will result of asphalt emulsions production method Co-financing: Total cost of the project: of PLN 17,780,380 cost Total polymers and with using polymer nanofi- and with using polymers bres. Beneficiary: The project assumes implementation, test implementation, assumes The project of the completely ing and demonstration asphalt of two-stage modification new, of waste groups with selected emulsions • System of provision and exchange of information for strategic strategic for of information and exchange of provision System policy and energy of climate support of the implementation • • • • • • Proecological pilot installation for for installation pilot Proecological emulsions of asphalt production nanostructures modified with polymers waste from • • • • • • • • 72 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 2004–2009 Perspective I T between countries. thedonorandbeneficiary European Economic Area and strengthening bilateral relations to thereduction ofeconomic andsocialdifferences withinthe the completion ofpro-development undertakings, contributing ments withthedonorcountries in2004. the funds within the financial perspective I, Poland signed agree member countries oftheEuropean Union.Inorder to mobilise Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to less developed, poorest nism (NFM) are a form of non-repayable support granted by ecological activitiesaswellto strengthen theabilitiesand and implementtheprinciplesofsustainable development, pro- rational waste management.Moreover, itallowedto promote tion bytheprotection oftheair, protection ofsurface waters and These funds contributed to reducing the environmental pollu- 158 projects were completed, during three calls for proposals. cessfully completed in2012.Withinthree environmental priorities implementation ofthefirst financialperspective whichwas suc NORWEGIAN FUNDS The mainobjectivesoftheFinancialMechanismsinclude The NFEP&WM played a role of a Supporting Institution in the AND EEAFUNDSF THE FIR 439 projects for theamount of 158 Economic Area (FM EEA) and the Norwegian Financial Mecha he funds within the Financial Mechanism of the European million PLN S T FINANCIALPER OR THEYEAR SPECTIVE OFTHNORWEGIAN S 2004–2009 - - -

in 2017. perspective for theyears 2009–2014was successfully completed available funds. The implementation of the second financial • • erational Programmes (OP)inthesecond financial perspective: the preparation andimplementation ofthree environmental Op grammes), with the help of the NFEP&WM, was responsible for structural funds. which wouldhavenochance for co-financing from theEU’s organisations completing thesmall-andmedium-scale projects, nisms became aperfect financialtool for smallgminasand organisations andprivate undertakings. TheFinancialMecha - contributed to activate local governments, non-governmental law inregards to environmental protection. responsible for implementing and enforcing the European Union’s capabilities of acting by the administration and other entities • The numberofapplications was three times greater than of EnvironmentThe Ministry (the operator of the pro The interest intheprojects was huge inPoland andthefunds PL04 PL02 PL03 NORWEGIAN DEEAFUNDSF THE SECOND FINANCIALPER The protection ofthebiological diversity andecosystems Saving energy andpromoting renewable energy sources Improving environmental monitoring and inspection 686.44 amount of projects for the 219 million PLN SPECTIVE OFTH OR THEYEAR 2009–2014 Perspective II S 2009–2014

- - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 73 150 tonnes/ year of NOx emission reduction - - - with almost 200 thousand participants 100 thousand PE improvement of sewage of sewage improvement for management 165 and contests organised regarding competitions of the protection diversity biological 400 tonnes/ year of SO2 emission reduction vasive alien species were carried out; 5 invasive alien species were were alien species out; carried 5 invasive alien species were vasive on 285 ha; by the actions limiting their pressure covered 39 books programmes, and radio television 95 movies and cyclical 13 guidebooks games, articles, 41 computer and 157 educational or portals; 63 websites paths, educational through length of over 100 km. with the total paths 45 educational • • - which con “soft” projects, so-called The non-investments, ness among the residents, promoted the “green” standards standards the “green” promoted ness among the residents, functioning better to and contributed among entrepreneurs water and regional inspection service of the environmental authorities. management construction, reconstruction and modernisation of municipal municipal of modernisation and reconstruction construction, sewage of collective the systems plants and treatment sewage and constructed were system sewage of km 300 Over system. manage of sewage improvement the to related the actions PE. over 100 thousand out for carried ment were diver of biological the protection increasing mainly to tributed aware of ecological the increase of Poland, territory sity in the 300 km system of sewage constructed - for over for 250 thousand people 2 emission of CO reduction 57 thousand 57 thousand tonnes/year S ), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and (NOx) and oxides ), nitrogen 1,000 tonnes/ year of dust emission reduction of organised conferences, conferences, of organised and workshops seminars over 10 thousand ENT MPLISHM ACCO S AND The second financial perspective of the Norwegian and EEA Funds for the years 2009–2014 for perspective of the Norwegian and EEA Funds financial The second 2000 areas; 2000 areas; of the Natura zones 185 monitoring within or protected restored was of ecosystems condition proper 2000 areas; over 77 thousand ha of the Nature of 14 in- the occurrence for sessions or monitoring 49 inventories 27 plans of protection / plans of protective tasks for the Nature the Nature for tasks / plans of protective 27 plans of protection The protection of the biological diversity and ecosystems: diversity of the biological OP PL02 The protection • • • • 300 buildings improvement of improvement efficiency of energy , sulphur dioxide (SO2 , sulphur dioxide EVEMENT HI AC The first financial perspective of the Norwegian perspective The first financial 2004–2009 the years for and EEA Funds The second largest area of interest were the investments the investments were of interest area largest The second Saving of energy and improvement of energy efficiency efficiency of energy and improvement energy Saving of OP PL02 2 tion of CO dust emissions. related to reducing water pollution and management of its of its pollution and management water reducing to related on the mainly focused actions were undertaken The resources. were achieved in over 300 public utility buildings, while the while the utility buildings, in over 300 public achieved were by the reduc achieved was air of quality the of improvement 74 30 years for environmental sustainability The present PL03 • • • • • • • • • mission ofW change, conducted inaccordance withthe of biological diversity intheface ofclimate Ecological education interms ofprotection OP OP Project completion: from 04.2014to 12.2017 Date ofcontract conclusion: 02.04.2015 r. Source: Form: PLN2,957,363.20 Co-financing: Total cost PLN4,179,847.82 oftheproject: Beneficiary: and humanimpactonthenatural environment. there, meltingof glaciers, floods,desertification change, polar areas and animal species living an interesting anddiversified manner. interactive pavilion, which allows to explore the issues of climate change in changes affecting theEarth’s ,creating theCLIMATE, PEOPLE,ANIMALS The mainobjectiveoftheproject isincreasing thesocialawareness concerning tive educational exhibition dedicated to climate A multimediapavilion,withyear-round interac Within theOPPL02Theprotection ofthebiological diversity andecosystems subsidy OP PL02Theprotection ofthebiological diversity andecosystems • rocław Z OP PL03Improving environmental monitoring and inspection: measuring andlaboratory equipmentandITtools); for environment monitoring was strengthened (by purchase of new ment was improved; technical potential ofinstitutions responsible processing anddistributionofinformation regarding theenviron- environment condition was improved; thesystem ofcollection, the system ofmeasurements, assessmentsandforecasts ofthe ZOO Wrocław Sp. z o.o. planning andcontrol monitoring, integrated concerning environment sessions 72 training oological Garden - Wrocław Sp. zo.o. in anigloo, photo byZOO Fig. 47. Educational stand in whichalmost people took part 2.1thousand • in thearea oftheSłowińskiNationalPark and porpoise(Phocoena phocoena) habitats Protection ofgrey seal (Halichoerusgrypus) • • • • • • • • A mapoftheBaltic’s usagebythemarinemam- grey sealintheseaarea andbeachesoftheSłowiński NationalPark. The mainobjectiveoftheproject isconducting monitoring ofporpoiseand Beneficiary: of dolphinswere recorded. detected inthree locations. Moreover, thesounds coustic detectors, thepresence ofporpoisewas Usingdatathe area from ofthe park. hydroa - fishing gear was searched for and removed from purchased within theproject thelost/abandoned With thehelpofboatsandanunderwater vehicle mals within the borders of the park was created. Project completion: from 03.2014to 10.2017 Date ofcontract conclusion: 18.08.2014 r. Source: Form: PLN1,396,334.18 Co-financing: Total cost PLN1,980,402.29 oftheproject: • • • • subsidy measuring equipment spectorate ofEnvironmental Protection, bypurchase ofmodern National Reference andCalibration Laboratory oftheChief In- voivodeship inspectorates ofenvironmental protection andinthe measuring andlaboratory infrastructure was improved in16 area of managing,planning,monitoring andstrategic programming; public administration and for undertaking current actions in the information, necessary for operations ofvarious departments ofthe It became anelementofspecialistandsectoral systems ofspatial hydrological data along with the management system, was created. environment inPoland, including,inparticular, hydrographical and a modelofthedatabase ofspatial records concerning thenatural were modified; the ITControl SupportSystem (ISWK)andtheControl System (CS) ity was improved; the socialawareness interms ofpollutants andenvironment qual- OP PL02Theprotection ofthebiological diversity andecosystems Słowiński NationalPark EXAMPLES OFGOODPRACTICE National Park photo bySłowiński Fig. 48.Grey seal pup, 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 75 Fig. 50. PGE Toruń, Fig. 50. PGE Toruń, 6, Street Ceramiczna of PGE Archive photo Ciepła SA Energia which will contribute to a a to contribute will which EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES oruń) oruń (at present PGE T oruń (at present natural environment and ecosystems, environment natural mitigating climate change and limitation of exposure to to of exposure limitation and change climate mitigating such change, safety. energy effectiveness, energy energy, renewable The most significant plans for the future for plans significant The most In addition to that, 3.88 million PLN will be allocated to the to that,In addition to 3.88 million PLN will be allocated The main objective at the moment is the implementation implementation is the moment the at objective main The : PLN 21,053,916.00 : PLN 21,053,916.00 Fund for Bilateral Relations. So far, Poland has been receiving has been receiving Poland So far, Relations. Bilateral for Fund in subsequent phases – amount of allocations the largest 12 countries. for intended about 30% of all resources Energy and and – Energy Environment Programme of the Operational 2014–2021 years the phase for third within the Change Climate of EEA FM – the contribution of 710 million PLN, (allocation - is coun of this programme goal PLN). The key 603.6 million for is planned support financial A change. climate teracting areas: the following • • • Within OP PL04 Saving energy and promoting renewable energy sources energy renewable and promoting Within OP PL04 Saving energy OP PL04 Saving energy and promoting renewable energy sources energy renewable and promoting OP PL04 Saving energy T 50 in EDF T PGE Gaz Toruń SA Beneficiary: PGE Gaz Toruń of the project: PLN 421,650,364.85 cost Total Co-financing: subsidy Form: Source: 25.06.2014 r. conclusion: of contract Date 05.2017 12.2014 to from completion: Project the of heat supplies for is ensuring the continuity The objective of the project residents of Toruń and improving the safety of electricity supplies in the region, of electricity supplies in the region, the safety and improving of Toruń residents by and dust emissions oxides nitrogen of sulphur oxides, the level reducing 2 CO of reduction significant and average on 95.8% of air quality and have a positive impact on the improvement considerable of monuments in Toruń. and condition health of residents Replacement of a coal-fired heat-generating plant plant heat-generating of a coal-fired Replacement with an innovative, low-emission gas-based heat plant, heat and and power generating producing co- high-efficiency of process the in electricity of heat method The co-generation generation. the of efficiency energy the increases production - by 20%-30% in compari in Toruń heating system of electricity and heat. production separate son to • onstruction of gas based power generation power generation based Construction of gas units G • • • • • • • • - 490 thousand tonnes/year limited was or avoided. emission emission 2 CO the of approx. 1% of available was funds to allocated the activities the increasing social awareness and education Fig. 49. Air Quality in Air Quality in Fig. 49. photo application, Poland Inspectorate by the Chief of Environmental Protection - - - About 44.6% of allocations on spent were the undertakings concerning the reduction of waste and production emission of air, and soil water pollutants PLN 4,728,799.05 PLN 4,728,799.05 About 54.4% of allocations used were projects for the concerning of improvement efficiency energy and use of RES. Chief Inspectorate of Environmental of Environmental Chief Inspectorate Saving energy and promoting renewable energy sources: energy renewable and promoting energy Saving OP PL04 Within OP PL03 Improving environmental monitoring and inspection monitoring environmental Within OP PL03 Improving subsidy Launching the portal “Air quality” and a free ap quality” and a free “Air the portal Launching from 05.2013 to 04.2017 05.2013 to from completion: Project Inspectorates in 16 Voivodeship air quality monitoring for networks urement pollution air of precision the increasing and Protection Environmental of networks. in monitoring measurements Form: Form: conclusion: 03.07.2013 r. of contract Date is optimisation and modernisation of meas The main objective of the project Protection Protection of the project: PLN 5,563,293.03 cost Total Co-financing: grammes. Beneficiary: vices. Presentation of the current and archival and archival of the current Presentation vices. information of air quality measurements, results and air quality measurements for on the system of analyses of air results in Poland, assessments pro on air protection pollution and information plication “Air Quality in Poland” for mobile de for Quality in Poland” “Air plication OP • Improving the system of air quality assessment the system Improving experience on Norwegian based in Poland • • • • • • • PL04 COOPERATION

REGIONAL COOPERATION joint financing and the continuation of joint programmes of the NFEP&WM and the VFEP&WMs, depending on the needs This cooperation includes completion of joint local and regional are also envisaged. programmes of the NFEP&WM and the VFEP&WMs as well as fi- nancial support for undertakings completed by the VFEP&WMs COOPERATION WITH THE EAST which cannot be financed within the priority programmes from the current offer of the NFEP&WM. On 5 October 2017 a memorandum of cooperation between The main objective is the modification of the model of coopera- the NFEP&WM, the city of Lvov and Lvivvodokanal Communal tion between the NFEP&WM and VFEP&WMs by consolidating the Enterprise was signed, under the auspices of the Minister for public funds for the completion of nationwide environmental pro- Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine. The objective of grammes and facilitating the access to these funds by beneficiaries. this memorandum is completing joint undertakings in terms of ensuring effective treatment of sewage from the city of Lvov • Nationwide programme of water and sewage management and minimizing the pollution of the trans-boundary Bug River. outside the agglomerations included in the National Pro- gramme for Municipal Sewage Treatment, DCo-financing of two investments in Belarus • Improvement of air quality, Part 2) Reduction of energy con- sumption in buildings, Reduction of ecological hazards caused by the • Czyste Powietrze (Clean Air), accumulation of sludge in the sludge lagoons • SYSTEM – Support for activities completed by external partners located on the flooded areas of the Bug River The present

in the scope of environmental protection and water manage- in the Brest sewage treatment plant ment – REGION • Date of contract signing: 26.10.2009 • Nationwide programme for financing of rescue service, • Amount of subsidy: 1.58 million PLN • Nationwide programme for financing the removal of products containing asbestos, Modernisation of secondary settling tanks • Nationwide programme for environmental rehabilitation of in the Brest sewage treatment plant soils by their liming. • Date of contract signing: 21.11.2011 • Amount of subsidy: 3.86 million PLN In the nearest future the NFEP&WM plans a further intensifi- cation of actions aiming at a full absorption of European funds EUROPEAN COOPERATION intended for environmental protection and water management, including financing of the so-called national contribution within In the middle of 2017 the Team of Advisors was established, OPI&E, Regional Operational Programmes and Rural Develop- as an expert support for the NFEP&WM Management Board, in

sustainability environmental for 30 years ment Programme. order to strengthen and extend the international cooperation The identification of new areas which are likely to receive of the National Fund. It is bringing benefits such as new ideas,

76 inspirations and innovative solutions, the implementation of the Air Quality Action Plans, which should contribute mainly to improving and extending • development of a business model for financing of undertakings the financial offer and effective spending of funds. included in the Air Quality Action Plans, in cooperation with the European Investment Bank, Participation in the activities of groups within the European • creating a measurable instrument, in a form of an index, show- Union is a great opportunity for promoting the NFEP&WM and ing the impact of air quality on residents’ health, the system of environmental protection financing in Poland. • preparation of a set of tools for communication with residents in terms of air quality, taking into consideration the examples of good practice. The results of the partnership’s actions were announced and presented during the European Week of Regions and Cities, held from 8 to 11 October 2018 in Brussels. Ogłoszenie i zaprezentowanie wyników prac partnerstwa miało miejsce podczas Europejskiego Tygodnia Miast i Regionów w dniach 8–11 października 2018 r. w Brukseli. The Urban Agenda for the European Union the COVENANT OF MAYORS The Urban Agenda for the European Union was established, along with twelve thematic partnerships, in May 2016 by the EU The Covenant of Mayors was initiated by the ministers responsible for urban policies, within the framework European Commission in 2008, after adopting the of so-called the Pact of Amsterdam. The objective of the Agenda climate and energy package by the European Un- is stimulating the growth and innovations in European cities ion. Its tasks included supporting the efforts under- as well as improving the quality of residents’ lives. During the taken by local authorities for the implementation completion of these tasks three essential areas are to be taken of sustainable energy policies. Since 1 November into consideration: legal regulations and their implementation, 2015 the Covenant of Mayors was transformed into methods of financing and improving the social knowledge and the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, awareness. integrating thus the activities related to sustain- The National Fund participates in the works of the Urban able energy and those regarding the adaptation

Agenda for the European Union – Partnership for Air Quality. to climate change. 30 years for environmental sustainability It represents our country in this partnership, together with the Ministry of Energy. Other members of the Partnership come from Since October 2014 the National Fund for Environmental Pro- three countries (Holland, Croatia and ), six cities tection and Water Management has been fulfilling the role of the (Helsinki, London, Utrecht, Milan, Constanța and Duisburg), two National Coordinator of the Covenant of Mayors. The National organisations (EUROCITIES and HEAL) and the European Commis- Fund is promoting this important European initiative among the sion (including Directorate-General for Environment, Directorate- cities and gminas at, inter alia, various conferences and meetings General for Research and Innovation, Joint Research Centre) and throughout the whole of Poland. It provides technical support the URBACT programme – as an observer. in fulfilling the procedure of joining the Covenant of Mayors as The main objective of the Partnership is improving the quality well as assistance in contacts with the Covenant of Mayor Office, of air in cities and drawing a particular attention to the impact of representing the European Commission, to all interested entities. pollutants on the residents’ health. It helps the current signatories in the implementation of the In the course of meetings and teleconferences the Action Plan, Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAP), encouraging to declare approved by the ministers of EU member states responsible for and achieve even more ambitious goals. urban policies, was developed at the end of 2017. In connection On 16 October 2018, in the headquarters of the NFEP&WM, The present with that, the following activities were implemented in 2018: the Team of Advisors organised a training workshop with the • identification of gaps in both the legislation and methods of its participation of representatives of the European Commission, implementation in regards with air pollutant emission sources, the Covenant of Mayors Office and the Joint Research Centre • development of a Code of Good Practice for cities, regarding (JCR), in order to improve the competences of the NFEP&WM

77 employees involved in promotion of this initiative. The energy ing the activities for EE by creating a concept of new financial advisors, working within the project titled Nationwide system of instrument. The representatives of the Team of Advisors par- advisory support for the public and housing sectors and enterprises ticipate in the works of the advisory groups of the National in terms of energy efficiency and RES, and the employees of the Contact Point of the EU Research Programmes in the area of Department of Adaptation to Climate Change and Environmental the environment and energy. Hazard took part in the training. WORK GROUPS, EUROPEAN EVENTS, HORIZON 2020 EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE

The Horizon 2020 programme is a financial in- The representatives of the National Fund participate in the strument for the implementation of the Innova- operations of the following groups, formed by the representa- tion Union, a flagship initiative of the Europe 2020 tives of the EU member states: Strategy, which is aimed at ensuring competitive- • the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG), ness of Europe in the world. Simultaneously, with • the Concerted Action on the Energy Efficiency Directive (CA the budget of 78,631 million EUR available within 7 EED), years (from 2014 to 2020), it is the largest research • the Concerted Action on the Energy Performance of Buildings and innovation programme in the EU Directive (CA EPBD), • the Concerted Action on the Renewable Energy Sources (CA RES). Following a recommendation resulting from the Sustainable In June 2018, the NFEP&WM was, for the first time a co-or- Development Strategy, the Team of Advisors undertook stimulat- ganiser of a session during the EU Sustainable Energy Week in ing the Polish entities to participate in the programme, based Brussels. This session, titled Shaping an integrated market with on topics selected through a call for proposals from the Horizon hot findings and cool solutions was dedicated to the opportuni- 2020 programme. Meetings were organised and information ties for energy saving in the building industry through a deep describing the topics of the calls and potential scope of projects thermo-modernisation, analysis of the present situation of the were distributed. heating sector, taking into consideration a particular situation The NFEP&WM decided, for the first time, to be a partner in Poland and the presentation of innovative European projects in a consortium applying for support from the Horizon 2020 in this scope. programme. In September 2018, on the NFEP&WM initiative, In the years 2017–2018 a number of visits of international the project titled Improving the system of financing of activities guests, who wanted to acquaint with the Polish system of envi- in the scope of energy efficiency was submitted to the European ronmental protection financing and a special role of the National Commission. This project is aimed at stimulating and develop- Fund in this system, were organised. Within the TAIEX REGIO and TAIEX PEER 2 PEER programmes we entertained the delegations The present Fig. 51. Study visit at from Estonia (Centre for Environmental Investments), Lithu- Deutsche Bundesstiftung ania (VIPA – Public Investment Development Agency) and the Umwelt Osnabrueck. From Hungarian Ministry of Innovations and Technology. left: Zbigniew Kamieński, The Team of Advisors cooperates also, in the scope of Ulrich Witte, Katarzyna selected areas, with partners from, inter alia, (KfW, Rutkowska, Adam Wadecki, Environmental Protection Office, German Energy Agency) and photo by the NFEP&WM. France (ADEME). Since June 2017 cyclical meetings with the representatives of the ministries and other institutions, dedicated to the coop- eration on the Union’s forum, have been held in the NFEP&WM headquarters. They are a platform for exchanging experience and views on particularly important issues regarding environ- ment and energy, such as, for instance, circular economy, in-

sustainability environmental for 30 years crease in energy efficiency and energy mix in Poland.

78 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 79 Financial leverage effect Fig. 52. Structure of the NFEP&WM revenues for 2017 for the NFEP&WM revenues of Fig. 52. Structure The NFEP&WM Fig. 53. in the years contracts funded by 1989–2018 domestic funds - - -

new vision of the country development was adopted by the by the adopted was development vision of the country new Develop Responsible for in the Strategy Council of Ministers IVITIES F THE NFEP&WM ACT SOCIAL MEANING O In accordance with the foundations of the NFEP&WM strategy, strategy, NFEP&WM the of foundations the with accordance In

Therefore the increasing competitiveness of Poland, based on on based of Poland, competitiveness the increasing Therefore A condition of natural environment and preserving its values for for and preserving its values environment of natural condition generations. future potential of the natural resources protection and utilisation utilisation and protection resources natural the of potential these activities will All materials. raw as waste municipal of lives, people’s the quality of Polish improving to contribute entrepreneurs. It should result in a systematic reduction of of reduction systematic a in It should result entrepreneurs. water, of retention in the amount emission, increase pollutants bodies, improvement of water in the condition improvement the conflicting reducing 2000 areas, of Nature in management the achievement of the above-mentioned economic objec the above-mentioned of economic the achievement the of use rational the with hand in hand going be will tives and of citizens the benefit for potential, environment natural cial resources available for investments, including the private investments, including the private for available cial resources and enterprises of Polish expansion and international sector, protection. of environmental in terms technologies logically innovative solutions, are emphasised. The guidelines emphasised. The guidelines solutions, are innovative logically development sustainable territorially the supporting include mobilising finan- potential, of small and medium companies’ modern goods and services and through reindustrialisation as as reindustrialisation and through and services modern goods of techno advancement the of degree in a well as the increase . A model of the strategy, objectives and priorities of the the of priorities objectives and strategy, of the ment. A model social areas, and both in the economic of Poland, development is of a by 2020 and 2030, included there, with the perspective the NFEP&WM activities. for importance significant IVITIES G OF THE NFEP&WM ACT SOCIAL MEANIN 80 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 1989 1 Data as of 31.12.2018 28,796 contracts Own funds 3,148 contracts International funds environmental protection of continuous actionfor 30 years Number ofcontracts from international funds Number ofsignedcontracts: The NFEP&WM in numbers 1,114 1,142 450 415 90 31,944 1989 r. –20 employees 2019 r. –656 employees Other international funds (1994–2018): including EPFPHARE,SIDA, SPOICE EEA FinancialMechanismandNFM ISPA/Cohesion Fund 2004–2006 OPI&E 2014–2020 OPI&E 2007–2013 Own funds 80 157 International funds billion PLN 27.9 penalties for 30years environmental fees and revenue from billion PLN 1 billion PLN Value ofsignedcontracts: : Amount ofcontracts from international funds 11.2 0.9 1.1 16.9 15.4 billion billion 96 for 30years projects bytheNFEP&WM co-financing ofecological billion billion billion billion PLN 237 billion PLN 2019 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 81 including:

billion PLN , 3.4 TWh/year Energy saving Energy were subjected subjected were Water supply and sewage supply and sewage Water in Warsaw treatment (Phases IV and V) 2.3 to thermo-modernisation to 4,254 public utility buildings increase of energy efficiency: of energy increase 4,076 projects of dust Reduction Reduction tonnes/year emissions by 260 thousand billion PLN S 2 Raciborz Dolny flood protection Dolny flood protection Raciborz reservoir on the Oder River in Silesian Voivodeship renewable renewable Production Production tonnes/year emissions by of energy from from of energy 802 thousand energy sources sources energy – 2.4 TWh/year Reduction in S02 Reduction reduction of pollutant of pollutant reduction the air emissions into Protection of the air and climate: of the air and climate: Protection T CONTRACT tonnes/year Reduction in Reduction by 15 million C02 emissions million PLN Protection of the Kłodzko of the Kłodzko Protection flooding, from Valley the to with special regard town of Kłodzko protection 650

Projects of the highest value completed by the NFEP& WM of the highest value completed Projects GES THE LAR , Construction of 7 with the capacity of with the capacity million tonnes/year subjected to recovery recovery to subjected Increase of waste mass of waste Increase 1.1 million tonnes/year (including recycling): 6.8 waste incineration plants incineration waste 1,244 projects including: Waste management

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billion PLN treatment plants treatment of sewage system of sewage sewage of over 1,600 sewage of over 83 thousand km 2018–2029 budget 103 completion Construction or modernisation Construction or modernisation Construction or modernisation Construction or modernisation 4,125 projects including: Water and sewage management management sewage and Water The largest priority programme in the history of in the history priority programme The largest Protection Environmental for the National Fund activity – Clean Air Management’s and Water IVITIES DS IN THE NFEP&WM ACT RECOR The MAP OF ECO-INVESTMENTS OF THE NFEP&WM

• Project name: Improvement of water quality in Szczecin Żuławy • Beneficiary: Zakład Wodociągów i Kanalizacji Sp. z o.o. w Szczecinie (Water and Sewage Company in Szczecin) • Investment value: 1.297 billion PLN • Amount of co-financing by NFEP&WM: 390.2 million PLN

Photo: own resources own resources Photo: w Szczecinie z o.o. of ZWiKSp. • Project name: Comprehensive flood protection of Zuławy – stage I Szczecin • Beneficiary: Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej w Gdańsku (Regional Water Management Authority in Gdansk), Zarząd Melioracji i Urządzeń Wodnych Województwa Pomorskiego ( Land Melioration and Water Units Board), Zuławski Zarząd Melioracji i Urządzen Wodnych w Elblągu (Zuławy Land Toruń Melioration and Water Units Board in Elbląg), Gdańsk poviat seated in Pruszcz Gdański, the City of Gdańsk, the town of Elbląg • Investment value: approx. 502 million PLN Photo by PGW Wody Polskie by PGW Wody Photo • Amount of co-financing by NFEP&WM: subsidy from the OPI&E 2007–2013 – approx. 435 million PLN • Project name: Water and sewage management in the agglomeration Poznań of Toruń Warszawa • Beneficiary: Torun City, Toruńskie Wodociągi Sp. Z O.O. (Water Supply Works in Toruń) • Investment value: 617.46 million PLN • Amount of co-financing by NFEP&WM: 112.19 million PLN Photo by Toruńskie by Toruńskie Photo z o.o. Sp. Wodociqgi

• Project name: 1) Sewage treatment and water supply for the City of Poznań and 2) Reorganizing waste and sewage management for the protection of water resources in Poznań and its surrounding area (stages I-V) • Beneficiary: the City of Poznan and Aquanet SA • Investment value: almost 1.8 billion PLN Wrocław • Amount of co-financing by NFEP&WM: subsidies from the ISPA Fund, Photo by B. Biegowski Photo

The present OPI&E 2007–2013 and OPI&E 2014–2020 – almost 700 million PLN

• Project name: 1) Sewage treatment in Lodz, phases I and 2) Water lines and sewage treatment plant in Lodz II • Beneficiary: the City of Lodz and Łódzka Spółka Infrastrukturalna Sp. Z O.O. (Łódź Infrastructural Company) • Investment value: approx. 850 million PLN Katowice • Amount of co-financing by NFEP&WM: loan from the NFEP&WM – approx. 110 million PLN Photo by todzka Spotka Spotka by todzka Photo z o.o. Sp. Infrastrukturalna Kraków • Project name: Modernisation of the Wrocław Water Node • Beneficiary: Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej we Wrocławiu (Regional Water Management Authority in Wrocław) and Dolnośląski Zarząd Melioracji i Urządzen Wodnych (Lower Silesian Land Melioration and Water Units Board) • Investment value: almost 1.1 billion PLN

sustainability environmental for 30 years • Amount of co-financing by NFEP&WM: subsidy from OPI&E 2007–

Photo by Regionalny Zarzqd Zarzqd by Regionalny Photo we Wrocławiu Gospodarki Wodnej 2013 – over 800 million PLN

82 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 83 Photo from the Archive of the Photo by Gmina Miejska Ostróda Photo by Andrzej Baran Photo by Krzysztof Kuczek Photo: cop24.gov.pl Photo: press materials of KHK SA Zamoyski Museum in Kozłówka inter alia: Ministryinter of Environment, Ministry of the SA w Krakowie Holding Komunalny Krakowski Białowieski National Park gmina Ostróda Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji W m. st. i Kanalizacji Wodociągów Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo almost 819 million PLN Investment value: the OPI&E 2007– subsidy from by NFEP&WM: Amount of co-financing 2013 – almost 372 million PLN Interior and Administration, the City of Katowice, Silesian voivode the City of Katowice, and Administration, Interior by NFEP&WM: subsidy in the amount of Amount of co-financing 229 million PLN approx. in Management Waste Municipal for name: Programme Project Cracow Beneficiary: over 12.8 million PLN Investment value: from by NFEP&WM: subsidy and loan Amount of co-financing PLN NFEP&WM – over 12.8 million in Warsaw treatment supply and sewage name: Water Project Beneficiary: City the Capital in Company Sewage and Water SA (Municipal Warszawie of Warsaw) almost 7.4 billion PLN Investment value: Fund, the ISPA by NFEP&WM: subsidies from Amount of co-financing and OPI&E 2014–2020 – approx. OPI&E 2007–2013 Cohesion Fund, 3.4 billion PLN and sites park historic to values of natural name: Restoration Project of monuments, the register into entered complexes palace-garden World Monuments and the UNESCO National Inventory of Historical List Heritage the Pauline Museum in Kozłówka, Beneficiary: alia: the Zamoyski inter the of Sciences, Academy the Polish in Częstochowa, Friary Fathers of Poland, Board Heritage the National gmina Lublin, of Legnica, town the Cathedral gmina Wałbrzych, of Bytom, the town gmina Pszczyna, in Warsaw Łazienki Park the Royal in Frombork, of Warmia Chapter 64.3 million PLN approx. Investment value: by NFEP&WM: subsidy in the amount of Amount of co-financing 45 million PLN approx. at the 24th Session of and service name: Preparation Project Nations Framework the United to of the Parties the Conference 24) (COP Change Convention on Climate Beneficiary: 1.79 million PLN Investment value: by NFEP&WM: 1.45 million PLN Amount of co-financing Show Reserve Bison – name: Modernisation of the European Project pavilion educational of an construction Beneficiary: Development of green areas, with regard to Nature Nature to with regard areas, of green Development name: Project of Ostróda aspects in the town and climate Beneficiary: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Białowieża Kozłówka

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Łódź Kraków Toruń Żuławy Katowice 84 30 years for environmental sustainability The present NFEP&WM headquarters (2016), photo bytheNFEP&WM Fig.54. Training for thebeneficiariesofOPI&E2014–2020 inthe advice provided bythespecialists includeenvironmental protec training sessions, alsoonaoneto onebasis. Thisinformation and in relation to projects are madeavailable to beneficiaries duringthe nators. Expertsandthe NFEP&WMemployeesproviding information consultations through to personal assistance ofthecontract coordi- receive useful from training support, courses, andphone e-mail During theimplementation stage ofprojects, thebeneficiaries of thecalls for applications andformal andpractical requirements. information regarding the IT systems aswell as thetimetables, rules designed to assisttheprocess ofapplication preparation, provide of projects. Courses provided duringthefirst stage ofprojects are the calls for applications andduringtheimplementation phase financed bybothdomesticandtheEUfunds are organised before beginning ofitsexistence. Specialtraining regarding cycles projects cial assistance, for itsbeneficiaries andapplicants nearly since the External relations of the NFEP&WM relationsthe of External The National Fund including finan- hasbeen providing support, TRAING F OR BENEFICIARESANDAPPLCANT S - the trends forming the future of the environmental protection pant ofthisevent haveanopportunity to get acquainted with and Water Management andBankOchrony Środowiska. Partici- the NationalFundEnvironment, for Environmental Protection is accompanied by“Eco-Sphere” in Poland andCentral andEastern Europe. Since 2017thisevent Trade Fair “POL-ECO SYSTEM” – the largest exhibitionofthiskind member andacrucialpartner oftheInternational Environmental management since itsfoundation. various events regarding environmental protection andwater Management hasbeensponsoringandactivelyparticipating in control measures, ITsystems, communication andpromotion. tion, finance, project claims, costs eligibility, public procurement, For over twenty years the National Fund has been both a The NationalFund for Environmental Protection andWater FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFHNP&WM * for theyears 2014–2018 programmes ayear* and applicants for all of trained beneficiaries Approx. 4,000 organised of bythe Ministry seminars ayear* and information training courses Approx. 40 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 85 Fig.55. A debate with with A debate Fig.55. of (on the presence the right) Kazimierz of the President Kujda, Henryk the NFEP&WM, Kowalczyk, Minister the and of Environment the Tchorzewski, Krzysztof during of Energy Minister 2018, SYSTEM POL-ECO by the NFEP&WM photo TEM S

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TRY and the entire trade trade entire the and OR S -ECO AIR F DE F TRA T IMPORTANT IVE DURING ENT INITIAT OR THE ENVIRONM M AND MINIS – THE NFEP&W SFERA EKO F THE MOS ION POL PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL organised by organised in EkoSfera events is a number of regular There For the last two years the National Fund for Environmental Environmental for National Fund the years the last two For - institu of the presentation for a platform provides EkoSfera presented in Ekosfera and it offers a wide spectrum of events. a wide spectrum of and it offers in Ekosfera presented - educa and contests from the following: include These events forestry, thematic exhibitions (e.g. geology, through tional games, and thematic debates. seminars professional to electromobility) the day for information and a training include: the NFEP&WM. They conference press a beneficiaries, and applicants Fund’s National Journal- of the Eco of the results with the presentation combined of the Supervisory with meeting meetings Board, ist competition, with the a meeting institutions, and individuals – partners foreign of the Boards of the Management Convention of the Presidents CLEAN AIR – out of concern for health, for concern of – out AIR CLEAN motto: the following was fair are exhibitions and displays . Stands, and the environment climate Protection and Water Management, along with the Ministry the with of along Management, Water and Protection Trade of the International partner Environment, key has been the In in Poznań. POL-ECOSYSTEM Protection Environmental for Fair - organ with an initiative of the NFEP&WM, the event accordance and exhibition conference for a special platform iser designates - cel is the fair the launch of where “EkoSfera” purposes called involving the Ministry of all events a place This is also ebrated. and research Environment, funds, of voivodeship NFEP&WM, the the to subordinated entities other and institutes development and of commerce Mninistry as well as chambers of Environment and organisations. individuals, institutions other cooperating of the The main message protection. tions of the environmental EkoSfera both in organised events year’s last - - - - long-standing tradition this exhibition became a professional a professional this exhibition became tradition long-standing For more than 25 years, the National Fund participates in the participates the National Fund than 25 years, more For We also participate in Congress 590 – one of the most sig- in Congress We also participate Over the last several years the National Fund has been at the National Fund years Over the last several - most promi the of in one participates also Fund National The of Polish entrepreneurs, managers, politicians, scientists and and politicians, scientists managers, entrepreneurs, of Polish experts. economic It is organised in Jasionka near Rzeszów and provides a space a space and provides Rzeszów near in Jasionka It is organised on the based development economic actions that benefit for 590 became Congress capital. of the Polish importance growing experiences opinions and of thoughts, exchange the for a forum quoted by international media and discussed by experts. media and discussed by international quoted years. three last the for – Poland in events economic nificant Poland. Today, this is the largest and most famous meeting of the meeting and most famous this is the largest Today, Poland. a For Europe. and Eastern world in Central financial and political the economic to related statements important number of years are there made in Krynicapolicy and opinions expressed are is organised by the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies. This Studies. Eastern for Institute Foundation the by organised is 1992 when since significantly has expanded Forum Economic mainly from this little conference, attended participants only 100 tending an annual international seminar in Krynica Zdrój where where in Krynica seminar Zdrój an annual international tending region the from circles political and business the of representatives This event Forum). (Economic meet Europe and Eastern of Central purification, systems and devices for sewage treatment as well as treatment sewage for and devices systems purification, mainte and machineryrepairs building, for used equipment and networks. and sewage of the water nance - tech the latest learn to experts allowing participants for platform water for and devices systems to nologies including those related - install designers, managers, technical including the sector, from op join in. This is a great and directors engineers operators, ers, the Chamber of Commerce “Polish Waterworks”. This is the mostthe is This Waterworks”. “Polish Commerce of Chamber the industry in and sewage the water to dedicated event significant of this kind in Europe. and one of the major exhibitions Poland mostly experts visitors, and 10 thousand Every 400 exhibitors year works and Sewage Systems WOD-KAN in Bydgoszcz organised by organised Bydgoszcz in WOD-KAN Systems works and Sewage and with Polish business connections vital establish to portunity its Due to partners. international protection of the Polish economy against risks deriving from the the from risks deriving against economy of the Polish protection security circumstances, international uncertainty, investment the infrastructural from and financial) and energy (economic, potential. and innovative Machineryof Exhibition Water International for Equipment and Summit in Siedlce. This conference is attended by political, political, by attended is conference This in Siedlce. Summit state. of the Polish leaders scientific and business economic, the to related debates in the actively engages Fund The National sector during numerous training sessions, lectures and debates. lectures sessions, training numerous during sector Economic Nationwide the – Poland in events ecological nent 86 30 years for environmental sustainability The present by theNFEP&WM for theNFEP&WM,photo Fig. 56.Prizes andawards Management isundoubtedly thelargest institution providing and improved inthecoming years. egy for Responsible Development. closer to thegeneral public–inthecontext ofgovernmental Strat bring aspectsofclean air, ecology andsustainable development information regarding theevents and discussedissuesaswell relations andprojects. Journalistshaveanopportunity to submit duct interviews. New businessacquaintances result insuccessful to haveconversations, receive information, consultation orcon- members ofthepolitical andsocio-economic circles whocome great deal ofattention. environmental protection andwater management” received a Francis. Anexhibitionentitled“25years ofvoivodeshipfunds for ticipants oftheyouthcongress onbehalfofHisHolinessPope Secretary oftheState ofVatican, delivered amessage to thepar VFEP&WM andtheNFEP&WMasapartner. Pietro Parolin, the of theYouth Climate Congress (YCC) organised bythePoznań development asa part of the opening ceremony and a meeting issues facing theimplementation ofthestrategy for responsible SYSTEM trade fair lastyear: apanel debate entitledEnvironmental project. energy advisory VFEP&WMs, andotherevents engaging expertsengaged inthe ence. Efforts madebytheemployeesare noted andappreciated awarded for itsnobleoperations overthelast30years ofexist funding for ecological operations inPoland. Ithasbeenrepeatedly The NationalFund for Environmental Protection andWater This idea worked out!Itisgoing to becontinued, developed EkoSfera attracts welloveronethousandvisitors, including There were two remarkable events during the 30th POL-ECO AWARDS ANDDIS TINCTIONS F OR THENFP&WM - - - impossible to nameallofthemandtherefore weare going to certificates, medalsandstatues fillingthecabinets. Itwouldbe moment to recall someoftheawards, distinctions,diplomas, organisations. ies, scientificcommunities, associationsandnon-governmental local governments but also by other entities, including beneficiar not onlybytherepresentatives andnational oftheindustry to the improvement of natural environment in the Malopolska tion for those institutions thatcontributed in an exceptional way in Malopolskie Voivodeship” inthe“ekoLEADERS 2017”competi- strated in many ways includingthe titleof“#ekoPARTNER 2017 unnoticed bythegovernment andlocal authorities.Itis demon- with theBankOchrony Środowiska. in thefieldsofeconomy andecology accomplished incooperation also wonthe“MAPLE2004” of their marketing strategy in their exhibitions. The National Fund annual POL-ECO SYSTEM trade fair whoshowthebestreflection ternational Trade Fair inPoznań to exhibitors participating inthe a dozen ofconsecutive times.Thisisaprize awarded by the In- has received “ACANTHUS AUREUS” (golden acanthus) more than common knowledge, overtheperiodof2003–2016NFEP&WM SPIRACJA 2017competition. Furthermore, andthismightnotbe a of thenatural Itisaspecialaward environment. intheEKO IN- educational actionsfor sustainable development andprotection in acknowledgement ofthesignificant role interms ofsupporting of theEkorynek.com website isalsoworth noting.Itwas awarded Promoter of Sustainable Development 2017” from theeditors organisations. Thetitleof“A Patron ofEcological Education – authorities, private companies, publicentitiesandcommunity protection andwater management andimplemented bylocal projects related to thePolish system offinancingenvironmental recognition for coherent andefficient operations supportingthe President Kazimierz Kujda. This prestigious award was granted in the NationwideEconomic SummitinSiedlce bytheNFEP&WM National Fund. This prize was received during the third edition of 2017” celebrating his 30th anniversary. Warsaw where aPoznań editor ofecological magazines was also gress ofEnvironmental Protection ENVICON Environment 2018in in Poland. Thisprize was received duringtheInternational Con- regards to environmental protection andmunicipal economy an example ofarecognition for promoting thebestpractice in stitutions andmedia.Theprize from Company theAbrys was appreciated intheecology circles involvingopinion-shaping in- present onlythosereceived inthelastfew years. This milestone birthdayoftheNationalFund offers a good The efforts of the National Fund employees do not remain The longstanding operations oftheNationalFund are widely was yet anotheracknowledgement oftheoperation ofthe award for remarkable achievements “An amberofPolish Economy - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 87 Fig.57. President of the of the President Fig.57. Kujda Kazimierz NFEP&WM during the POWERPOL photo 2019, Conference, by the NWEP&WM Fig.58. Deputy President of the NFEP&WM Artur Michalski during the Nationwide Economic 2017, Summit in Siedlce, by the NWEP&WM photo GE OF THE NFEP&WM ATRONA P HONORARY and Water Protection Environmental for The National Fund mental protection and water management both in Poland and and both in Poland management and water protection mental NFEP&WM The century. a of quarter a nearly for internationally Al- every year. applications of hundred a than more receives were applications regarding regulations though the current nu- had supported in 2014, the National Fund only introduced at the end of the that, even before events important merous over the following These included the patronages 20th century. Contest Cup Recycling POL-ECO, Fair Trade International events: of the NFEP&WM is patronage The honorary and POWERPOL. and level of a high substantive a distinction and an indication in debates participate often the experts of the National Fund during these events. place taking and presentations Management has been providing honorary patronage over the over the patronage honorary has been providing Management - environ regarding and undertakings events most significant

- - prize from the Ekonatura Associa Ekonatura the from prize , a commemorative medal , a commemorative Group” Azoty “Distinction from “Good practice in strategic management of development of development management in strategic “Good practice title (2004) for the long-standing the long-standing Bison” title (2004) for of European “Friend Trophies gained by the National Fund are also received from from also received are by the National Fund gained Trophies The long list of awards and distinctions of the NFEP&WM is and distinctions The long list of awards All these awards might seem to be unimportant and tempo unimportant be might seem to All these awards “Green Office Certificate” Office “Green among other prizes: by, complemented substantial financial support for actions related to the breeding the breeding to actions related for financial support substantial Forest. bisons in the Białowieża of European centres “Eco Friendship 2010” Friendship “Eco the and and education ecological promoting institutions to tion granted The NFEP&WM is also in possession of protection. environmental the Warsaw Centre for their long-standing and fruitful cooperation cooperation and fruitful their long-standing for Centre Warsaw True environment, a title “A natural Polish of the the benefit for Foundation Town” “Silesian the from (2010) of Children” Friend in Tarnów. This time the prize was collected by Dominik Bąk, the collected was This time the prize in Tarnów. Deputy President. the employees of the National In addition, award occasional an awards: following the granted were Fund the UNEP/GRID (2016) from Environment” the for “Together National Fund for Environmental Protection was honoured by honoured was Protection Environmental for Fund National the Group of the 90th anniversary of the Azoty during the celebrations - popu for certificate and a A statuette sources. energy renewable by Artur received was sources energy larising of the renewable the of the the NFEP&WM during President Michalski, the Deputy the in 2017. In the same year, fair trade SYSTEM POL-ECO Poznań granted by 2016” granted year “Institution of the and of Technology of promotion for Foundation Support Centre the Environmental - non-governmen and associations scientific circles, beneficiaries, Some of them that deserve be mentioned to organisations. tal the during 2018” title awarded year the “Institution of the are University Częstochowa of the conference science “PROEnergo” contest in 2012. This award was granted for consistent consistent for granted was in 2012. This award contest in Poland” of the the management to related the tasks integrate to attempts policy Development. by the Ministrydevelopment of Regional of financing of environmental protection in Poland is a prize in prize a is Poland in protection environmental of financing of the rary, however, they are a nice touch in the daily well performed well performed in the daily touch a nice are they however, rary, noticed and meaningful are that the efforts prove work and they outside of the institution. for the programme of 45% co-funding of 45% co-funding the programme 2011” for (EPSA) Certificate and spent on purchasing loans of bank repayments of partial of solar panels. installing protection and reinforce their ecological image; “Quality of the image; their ecological and reinforce protection envi- to regards in operations funding for certificate 2014” Year management.; “Best Practice and water protection ronmental - non-govern businesses, private institutions, to granted (2014) constantly willing to authorities local and organisations mental environmental initiatives regarding new undertake improve, region. Another example of an acknowledgement for the leader the leader for acknowledgement of an example Another region. XXVISympozjum Naukowo- VIOgólnopolskiSzczyt Energetyczny XXVIIIKonferencja Energetyczna XIXTargi Przemysłu Drzewnego XVIITargi Odnawialnych Źródeł XXIIMiędzynarodowe Targi XXTargi Ochrony Środowiska XIXedycja OgólnopolskiegoKongresu KWIECIEŃ MARZEC LUTY STYCZEŃ Główne wydarzenia branżowew2019r. Ciepłowników, Zakopane -Techniczne, WiosenneSpotkanie OSE, Gdańsk EuroPOWER, Warszawa -EXPO, Kielce i GospodarkiZasobamiLeśnymi LAS- Energii, Kielce Energetyki iElektrotechniki, Kielce Kielce i GospodarkiOdpadamiEKOTECH, POWERPOL 2019,Warszawa Energetyczno -Ciepłowniczego Międzynarodowe Targi Energii ExpoPower Międzynarodowe Targi 590Kongres, Rzeszów VOgólnopolskiSzczyt Gospodarczy Międzynarodowe Targi POL -ECO XXIXForum Ekonomiczne iForum IIForum WizjaRozwoju, Obchody30-leciadziałalności XIEuropejski Kongres Gospodarczy, XXVIIMiędzynarodowe Targi WOD- LISTOPAD PAŹDZIERNIK WRZESIEŃ CZERWIEC MAJ Odnawialnej Green POWER, Poznań Energetyki, Poznań OSG, Siedlce SYSTEM, Poznań Regionów, Krynica Zdrój Warszawa Środowiska iGospodarkiWodnej, Narodowego Funduszu Ochrony Katowice -KAN, Bydgoszcz 88

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of the sunset over trees reflected in river waters was created created was in river waters reflected over trees of the sunset a direct were the colours the beginning At Netzel. by Andrzel rent appearance of the graphic symbol. And it was created created symbol. And it was of the graphic appearance rent by Lesław among others discussion, attended during a heated and later the National Fund of President (the first Puczniewski drawing first 1989–1993). The in the years its Deputy President tifying the National Fund are universal and have accompanied and have accompanied universal are tifying the National Fund almost 30 years. for us constantly ing water surface, which then become vertical graphic elements elements graphic vertical which then become surface, ing water on a red placed elements are Green – a forest. trees symbolising behind the the Sun setting which symbolises background, round surface water the basis for the the the basis for Office, Patent with the Polish in November 2007 symbolis lines green wavy are Fund] National the [of logotype

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- - Menadżer środowiska, bałtyckichOchrona torfowisk wysokich na Pomorzu, Wodniczki, Ochrona żubra w PuszczyOchrona Białowieskiej, jakości i poprawa Ochrona siedlisk rzadkich motyli podmokłych łąk półnaturalnych. ropejskiej uzyskał projekt pn. „Rekultywacja ropejskiej uzyskał pn. projekt Winiary inaktywacji metodą Jezior Jelonek i przez złożony w osadach dennych” fosforu Miasto Gniezno. W naborze 2007 dofinansowanie W naborze 2007 dofinansowanie Eu Komisji LIFE w Polsce w ra z dofinansowania W latach 2004-2006 LIFE skorzystałamach III edycji Polska. również krajuNa obszarze naszego się kilka realizuje z zakresu zarządzania środowiskiemprojektów biologicznej: różnorodności i zachowania • • • • • ------

Programu Operacyjnego Programu Infrastruktura i Środowisko, Operacyjnego, Programu Regionalnego Wiejskich, Rozwoju Obszarów Programu Operacyjnego Programu rozwój rybołów sektora „Zrównoważony - rybackich”, obszarów stwa i nadbrzeżnych na rzecz ramowego Programu konkurencyjności i innowacji, w dziedzi ramowego Siódmego programu nie badań, rozwoju technologicznego i demonstracji, Innowacyjna Gospodarka,Programu Kapitał Ludzki, Programu Wschodniej, Rozwoju Polski Programu Europejskiej Współpracy Programów Terytorialnej. Pomimo faktu, że NFOŚiGW niedawno przejął NFOŚiGW niedawno że faktu, Pomimo LIFE+, mamy za wdrażanie odpowiedzialność W ramach naboru sukcesy. już niewątpliwe 2008 do Komisji Europejskiej przekazanych zo stało 17 wniosków na o dofinansowanie kwotę z których wszystkieponad 22 mln euro, prze szły pozytywnie do Lista formalnej. etap oceny zostanie ogłoszona projektów finansowanych przez Komisję Europejską w sierpniu 2009 r. Komplementarność Zgodnie z art. LIFE+, Instru 9 rozporządzenia finansować LIFE+ nie może ment Finansowy „spełniają kry które przedsięwzięć, żadnych teria kwalifikacyjne wspólnotowych innych ich są objęte finansowych, instrumentów zakresem lub otrzymu stosowania głównym sam cel w ramach ją pomoc udzielaną na ten przed względu tego Z tych instrumentów”. wniosku do LIFE+, należyzłożeniem sprawdzić przedsięwzięcia finansowania z in możliwości funduszy. Należy nych projekt że upewnić się, nie kwalifikuje z innego się do finansowania w tymźródła, z: • • • • • • • • • • Gospodarki Wodnej - - - arodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Ochrony Fundusz arodowy

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Ë 92 30 years for environmental sustainability The present competition called Eco Journalistwas created in2017. ments andachievements inecology inthemedia,anationwide ists whopopularisetheNationalFund’s activities,accomplish- goals, according to the motto: element ofourinstitution’s identityandanintegral symbolofour continuation ofthisgraphic line.TheNationalFund’s logo isan beneficiaries. financed from...” or“Financed from...”, whichwere created the English name and the logotype with a writing reading „Co- acronym underthesign.Today we alsouseaversion withthe another with the full nameunder the sign, andthird with the of thesignwere created: onewiththefull nameontheright, Fund’s name–was described.Inthebookthree basic versions logotype –whichisacombination ofthelogo andtheNational visual identification was created, inwhichthefinalshapeof acronym. In2015aprofessional bookconcerning theNFEP&WM versions were created, aswellthosefeaturing the“NFOŚiGW” during theNationalFund’s 20thanniversary, blackandwhite the Sunwas red andtheotherelementswere green. In2009, beginning ofthe21stcentury thelogo hadalready twocolours: led to itssimplification, butretained thesymbolism.At the the logo minormodifications, whichconsistently underwent trees were green and the water was blue. In the following years reference to thosefound innature: thesunwas orange, the and gramwzielone.pl. Kanalizacja” aswell Portal Komunalny, teraz-srodowisko.pl Radio Program 1, trade journals “Środowisko” and “Wodociągi- first two editions represented the Polish Press Agency, Polish activity. The journalists awarded by the National Fund in the concern publications summarising 30 years of our institution’s submitted. For 2019anadditionalcategory isplanned, which will was met with significant interest. In total, over 200 workswere mation usedinthematerial. investment incollecting, verifyingandprocessing oftheinfor the journalisticmaterial, aesthetic qualitiesandtheauthors’ the message, andthegoals ofthecompetition, uniquenessof winners take into account: compliance withthetopic, theidea, reference to therole oftheNFEP&WM.Thejudges whopickthe mitted articles shouldconcern environmental protection and In order to award certain publications and to honourjournal- The logotype created for isaconsistent the30thanniversary We appreciate ecojournalists The prize poolofthecompetition is15thousandPLN.Sub The contest hadalready twoeditions–in2017and2018.It Let usall invest inthe environment. - - Management inthequarterly ment Protection and Water National Fund for theEnviron- activities are alsodonebythe 2017), where itpublishesmainlyeducational materials. the NationalFund has anInstagram account aswell(since May to increasepeople. Wetry theseeffects day. every account is filled withover 550 posts, whichare followed by 780 our tweets is 15thousandpermonth.TheNFEP&WMFacebook 1100 tweets and931followers. Theaverage numberofviews of data for December 2018 shows that on Twitter we have over translates to over1450peopledailyonaverage. Thenewest visited byapproximately 530thousandpeople peryear, which May andonFacebook inJune. 2017, itcreated accounts insocialmediaaswell:onTwitter in media, theNFEP&WM has its website www.nfosigw.gov.pl. In regular segments found inthe44-page-long magazine. the press andinthechanginglaw. Andtheseare stillnotallofthe National Fund’s history. We remind about what is happening in celebrities. Weannounce econews andecofuture. We write the of theNationalFund participate. Wetalk aboutecology with rent joboffers. We report trade events inwhich representatives documenting theactivitiesofNFEP&WM.Wewrite aboutcur Why? Because today “Fundusz dlaśrodowiska” isfull ofarticles the paper. Today itisoneofourorganisation’s reasons for pride. to thinkabouttopics, andeven less time to write, edit and typeset daily duties no one had the time lished, even thoughduringthe dla Środowiska” were pub institution to theoutsideworld. the knowledge concerning our dia, whichfacilitate passing ment”) andinthesocialme (“The Fund for theEnviron- “Fundusz dlaŚrodowiska” When talking about informational andpromotional activities, Statistics for theyears 2016–2018showthatthewebsite is In theera ofrapid development oftheInternet andsocial Eight issuesofthe“Fundusz Information andpromotion Protection Fund for theEnvironment The NationalFund online - - - 30 years for environmental sustainability The present 93 cja odnej em A

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Through ral the NFEP&WM and the regional of planting trees the actions for that every person’s stressed funds measur and produce matter environment natural at the same time. benefits able ecological attention to the need to uphold this ecological tradition and to tradition uphold this ecological need to the to attention in activities participation greater even an people to Polish motivate one of the most of the environment, which are protection regarding modern world. in the of patriotism proofs important wellas Management Water and Protection Environment the for Fund about a and of Warsaw the citizens to funds as by the voivodeship - and ecologi 9, 2018. 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(“Independent”) “Niepodległa” signed with the events an tree, of the action –planting of the first The official inauguration in Warsaw place and dignity – took oak, which symbolises longevity briefing a press during of the NFEP&WM headquarters, in front Ministry the in Environ of State of Undersecretary the by attended of Board of the Management President ment Sławomir Mazurek, and the hosts of Bogusław Białowąs Środowiska the Bank Ochrony Board of the NFEP&WM Management the then President the event: “green patriotism” motto. Starting to rebuild their country after 123 after country their rebuild to Starting motto. patriotism” “green condition that a good aware were people Polish of partitions, years as freedom as important is environment natural of the country’s is a patriot that “good why the idea This is and independence. independent of years very the first since stressed was patriot” green proecological concrete many the theme for and it became Poland, actions. social and organisational scholarly, political, legal, - - For the people, for the country, for the for the country, the people, for For Poland – the NFEP&WM in free environment Tradition and memory Tradition IES OF THE NFEP&WMIVIT SOCIAL ACT To communicate with the environment with the communicate To Mentions of environment protection can be found in documents be found can protection Mentions of environment - regain the 100th anniversary of Poland commemorate to In order Moreover, the NFEP&WM’s employees always respond to the the to respond employees always the NFEP&WM’s Moreover, Helping is a part of daily tasks of the National Fund’s em Fund’s National the of tasks daily of part a is Helping employees – the NFEP&WM’s people” to The action “People Media relations involve not only editing and sending out out sending and editing only not involve relations Media in each partition – for the modern approach to caring for nature. for caring to the modern approach – for partition in each successors. The time of the industrial revolution of the 19th century, of the 19th century, The time of the industrial revolution successors. was environment, national the on effect tremendous a had which people Polish but it did not stop of Poland, a time of the partitions did it differently though they – even laying the foundations from as early as dating back to the first Polish king, Bolesław I the Brave. king, Bolesław I the Brave. Polish first the to back as dating as early Bolesław’s by developed gradually was it centuries following the In people showed an extraordinary determination in rebuilding their in rebuilding determination extraordinary showed an people and natural protection about environmental remembering country, policy of as well as shaping an ecological preservation, resources area. in this and a law system country the reborn tion the evolution of modern law concerning environment protection environment law concerning of modern tion the evolution financing in plays Fund National the role the as well as country, our in that Polish reminds The publication eco-development. Poland’s - in a special publica the NFEP&WM presented ing its independence, appeals of their colleagues or their families who face illness or illness or who face or their families colleagues of their appeals tragedies. personal for victims of storms and pre-Christmas collections for the poor poor the for collections pre-Christmas and storms of victims for hearts. the NFEP&WM have good working for showed that people strategy of the National Fund’s also a part These actions were (CSR). social responsibility corporate concerning ployees. A significant number of them participate in various aid aid in various number of them participate ployees. A significant them themselves. actions, as well as organise benefit both journalists and our institution. Because it has to has to it Because and our institution. journalists both benefit with journalists communication that without be remembered team the ¬difficult. is accompanies the environment This belief in their work. spokesmen of the NFEP&WM’s press releases, initiating publications or answering questions or answering questions publications initiating releases, press lis careful all a need for It is above may raise. they whenever which will methods, needs and creating to reacting tening, S IV E S SP ECT III – P ER ART

P OBJECTIVES AND PLANS OF the NFEP&WM ACTIVITIES FOR THE UPCOMING YEARS

he objectives of the National Fund are defined in the National mine sites, the circular economy (including waste management) TFund for Environmental Protection and Water Management’s and biological diversity. Action Strategy for the years 2017–2020, which was adopted by the Since 2018, the NFEP&WM has been introducing a new practice NFEP&WM Supervisory Board in 2016. This document defines both that is driven by the enactment of actions resulting from prepared the basic objectives of activities and main directions of financing or still being prepared governmental documents: of investments and ecological projects by the NFEP&WM. • Strategy for Responsible Development In the ending perspective (both for the Action Strategy and Eu- • State Ecological Policy until 2030 ropean Union’s programming), the financing of the pro-ecological • Energy Policy of Poland until 2040 projects by the NFEP&WM is defined in two essential documents. • National Energy and Climate Plan for the years 2021–2030. The first one is Detailed description of the priority axes of the OPI&E The priority activities for the next decade are described below. 2014–2020 – in the scope of measures and submeasures of priority axes I and II for which the NFEP&WM is the Implementing Institu- Implementing the Clean Air Programme tion (II). In this scope, the National Fund concluded appropriate agreements with the Minister of Energy (priority axis I: Low-carbon The Clean Air priority programme is a nationwide and common economy) and the Minister of Environment (priority axis II: Envi- project (completed through the VFEP&WMS) of comprehensive ronmental protection, including adaptation to climate change). thermo-modernisation, replacement of heat sources and develop- The second document is the continuously updated List of priority ment of distributed and renewable energy sources in detached programmes of the National Fund for Environmental Protection housing. By 2019, it will have included 3.5–4 million beneficiaries. and Water Management. By the end of 2019, the programme will be modified by increasing

Perspectives The mission of the NFEP&WM, defined as “effective and efficient the channels of financial resource distribution and broadening support of environmental activities, with particular reference to cooperation with local governments and the banking sector in activities absorbing foreign resources, operated by the National this area. There is a big chance that as a result of the Clean Air Fund”, is fulfilled by achieving the following objectives: programme’s completion (combined with other activities, such as, • Achievement of environmental objectives in a manner ensuring for example, extending of the system heat network and implement- full utilisation of foreign funds in the scope of priorities operated ing RES, including geothermal heat development and reduction by the National Fund, of transport emissions), the problem of smog will be mitigated • Effective and efficient involvement of the National Fund’s re- in Poland over the next decade. The improvement of air quality sources for the achievement of environmental objectives and alone will have a positive impact on the residents’ quality of lives priorities, and their health. The Clean Air programme involves tax allowances • Organisational development focused on maintaining the Na- for individual beneficiaries that significantly increases its attrac- tional Fund’s leading role in the system of environmental pro- tiveness. The effects of the programme will also include ensuring tection financing. warmer and cheaper to operate detached housing. Moreover, the

sustainability environmental for 30 years The NFEP&WM is and will be completing undertakings in the programme will contribute considerably to limiting the negative following main areas: adaptation to climate and water manage- phenomenon of energy poverty. ment change, protection of the air, protection of waters, geology, Prime Minister has emphasized that good 94 air quality and easement of energy poverty is a crucial civilisational from co-financing. It will allow installing photovoltaic panels with challenge for our country. maximum power of 1,000 MW. The quality of air also will be improved through the following Today, over 85% of all heating systems in Poland are inefficient activities: and over 75% of all heat is produced from mineral fuels. The project • Participation, as a shareholder (along with the BOS SA) of Pol- being prepared is aimed at increasing the degree of RES utilisation skie Domy Drewniane (Polish Wooden Houses) company, in the in the heating sector, as well as developing effective heating sys- initiative of promoting wooden construction, which is being tems, i.e. such systems in which the energy used for the production completed in accordance with the relevant act. This initiative of heat or cooling comes at least 50% from renewable sources or is a new form of the NFEP&WM sponsored activity (2019). In the at least 50% from waste heat or at least 75% from co-generation or area of the construction sector, the National Fund will be also 50% from a combination of such energy and conventional heating. establishing its own programmes aiming at reducing energy The beneficiaries should put into operation two sources of renew- consumption in the sector, including providing for thermo- able energy (including one tailored to the weather changes) and modernisation of historic objects and ensuring public utility a heat storage. buildings meet low emission standards. The objective of the pilot project Poviat heating systems is reduc- • Continuation and development of operations within the na- ing the negative environmental impact of small and medium district tionwide system of advisory support for the public and private heating companies (managed by local governments), including housing sectors and enterprises in terms of energy efficiency the improvement of air quality, through supporting investments and RES. This system also provides support for the low-carbon undertakings. Within the project, the undertakings in the heat- economy and for popularising knowledge and good practice in ing sector are to result in the reduction of primary raw materials these areas among units of local governments and local society. consumption, the limiting or elimination of pollutant emissions to Moreover, it serves to promote National Fund’s activities for the atmosphere, the rationalization of electricity and conventional clean energy and pro-ecological changes in the area of energy. heat consumption, construction of new heat sources (including sources using geothermal and waste energy). Modernisation and The NFEP&WM activities for energy transformation extension of heating networks will be also supported. The NFEP&WM will be supporting, as the operator of the Low- Energy transformation is an important challenge that Poland Carbon Transport Fund and from its own funds, electromobility must overcome in the upcoming years. The NFEP&WM will par- and the development of transport means based on alternative ticipate in this challenge by establishing and completing tasks in energy sources, as well as the production of fuels, infrastructure the following areas: improving energy efficiency and enhancing and education in this area. 30 years for environmental sustainability energy saving, developing individual renewable energy sources (so-called prosumerism), boosting the energy self-sufficiency of Sustainable waste management and gminas by ensuring full utilization of the local energy potential implementation of circular economy and energy storage potential, supporting the development of energy cooperatives and energy clusters, developing district heat- Waste management issues are a serious and growing civilisa- ing networks (mainly at the poviat level) and bringing about full tion challenge. This comes about by the increase of demand for utilisation of geothermal resources. The aforementioned will be consumer goods resulting from the improvement of life conditions achieved through the NFEP&WM priority programmes. Some of and by technological and industrial progress. the mentioned measures have already been implemented and In the nearest future, the NFEP&WM will be initiating (after those that are being prepared and developed, particularly the pilot programme assessment) projects in the scope of the circular Energy Plus and Polish Geothermal Energy Plus are in their initial economy. It should be emphasised here that these projects will be stages. The programmes offered by the NFEP&WM will contribute enacted in all sectors of pro-environmental activity, such as, energy to sustainable utilisation of resources, improvement of air quality production in sewage treatment plants using sewage gas emis- Perspectives and limitation of energy poverty. sions and end products. Within the Rational waste management An example of such activities is the priority programme My programme, we will promote (educational activities) and carry-out electricity, launched in 2019, which is, so far, a unique instrument activity in accordance with the hierarchy of waste management. in Poland dedicated to the development of prosumer energy – What is more, the priority programme Removal of abandoned photovoltaics. Within the call for proposals in 2019 (next calls are waste, resumed in 2019, will contribute to cleaning up rural areas planned in the future) about 200 thousand people will benefit and rehabilitating post-industrial areas. 95 The NFEP&WM projects in rural areas experts. Simultaneously, the trainers trained in Poland will be carrying-out the audits for the initial projects. Until recently, this area of the NFEP&WM sponsored activi- Poland has very extensive experience in conducting such ties has been less promoted. However, since 2019, the National training sessions. Indeed, in the 90’s, an efficient effective en- Fund has, in its palette, new programmes addressed to people ergy auditing system was created in our country, with the help living in rural areas. Here, the following programmes should be of Danish experts. Poland, by aiding its neighbour Ukraine in mentioned: Nationwide programme for removal of agricultural deriving a systemic solution for training energy auditing will foils and other waste from agricultural activities, Nationwide enhance its reputation and impact favourably on economic programme for environmental rehabilitation of soils by their lim- cooperation between Poland and Ukraine. The completion of ing, Nationwide programme for financing the removal of products the project will also indirectly contribute to reducing the emis- containing asbestos, Removal of abandoned waste. Included sions of air pollutants from the territory of Ukraine to Poland. among these endeavours is the Agroenergy programme, which will be conducive to energy transformation in rural areas. These Challenges for the NFEP&WM for the upcoming years in projects will be continued and gradually developed. the area of financing: • Preparing a plan, simplifying implementation, settling pro- Implementation of innovative projects and cedures and securing own financial resources for establish- technologies in the environmental protection ing Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environ- ment (OPI&E 2021–2027). The challenge lies, in particular, There is still much to be done in the sphere of innovativeness in securing and determining a demarcation line for the within Poland’s economy. The NFEP&WM intends to consistently tasks of the Clean Air priority programme financed from support innovative projects and activities. Therefore, applica- European Union and domestic funds. tions that utilize modern techniques and technologies will be • Preparing and putting into action a procedure, as well as promoted in the qualification process. Furthermore, the National creating an effective financial and settling service for the Fund will be supporting, within its own priority programmes, Low-Carbon Transport Fund. innovative environmental technologies aiming at reducing the • Improving modern and uniform mechanisms for support- impact of industry on the environment and at promoting green ing and evaluating ecological projects (jointly with the technologies, including technologies conducive to energy sav- VFEP&WMS). ing and resource saving. The stress is to be put on advancing sustainable energy, especially by applying technical solutions In addition to ecological issues, environmental protection contributing to the improvement of air quality. in Poland has great economic and social importance in the life of the State. Therefore, in setting up subsequent projects and Foreign cooperation – training of programmes, the National Fund for Environmental Protection

Perspectives energy auditors in Ukraine and Water Management will qualify them, paying attention not only to ecological effects, but also to their economic effective- Responding to a European Commission proposal, the Na- ness in their creation of new jobs and in locating them in regions tional Fund has undertaken the task to provide support in train- which have endured economic neglect. The well- developed ing energy auditors in Ukraine. The improvement of energy cooperation with voivodeship funding agents for environmental efficiency of buildings is a very important element of Ukraine’s protection and water management, and with local governments strategy for energy safety. In response to the above challenge, will also serve to advance these objectives. After three decades the Energy Efficiency Fund was established in Ukraine. The of operation (1989–2019), the National Fund for Environmental condition for spending resources from this fund is to present Protection and Water Management has adequate experience, an energy audit conducted by a qualified auditor. At present, qualified personnel, effective procedures and development Ukraine practically has no such personnel at its disposal, so the strategies and the vision to strengthen its position as leader in NFEP&WM has prepared a proposal of a programme for training environmental protection and water management financing in the specialists needed. This proposal includes educating about Poland – and to serve, even more comprehensively, to promote

sustainability environmental for 30 years 60 Ukrainians (so-called trainers) in Poland, who would then and expand the eco-development of the country. conduct training sessions in Ukraine with the support of Polish

96 ANNE X E S

CHAIRMEN OF THE NFEP&WM SUPERVISORY MINISTERS OF ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION)1 BOARD IN THE YEARS 1989–2019 (IN THE YEARS 1983–2018)

1983–1985 Office for Environment Protection and Water Management • †Bronisław Kamiński • †Stefan Jarzębski (22.11.1983–11.1985) • Józef Kozioł • Józef Stanisław Zegar 1985–1989 Ministry for Environment Protection and Natural Resources • Bernard Błaszczyk • †Stefan Jarzębski (11.1985–23.10.1987) • Józef Stanisław Zegar • †Waldemar Michna (23.10.1987–19.09.1988) • Andrzej Walewski • Józef Kozioł (14.10.1988–1.08.1989) • †Waldemar Michna • †Bronisław Kamiński (12.09.1989–20.12.1989) • Janina Jóźwiak • Dorota Jakuta 1989–1999 Ministry for Environment Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry • Józef Lubieniecki • †Bronisław Kamiński (20.12.1989–14.12.1990) • Krzysztof Szamałek • Maciej Nowicki (12.01.1991–5.12.1991) • Krzysztof Panas • †Stefan Kozłowski (23.12.1991–5.06.1992) • Krzysztof Szamałek • Zygmunt Hortmanowicz (11.07.1992–4.05.1993) • Andrzej Skowroński • Bernard Błaszczyk (05.1993–18.10.1993 kierownik resortu) • †Sławomir Skrzypek • Stanisław Żelichowski (26.10.1993–17.10.1997)

• †Tadeusz Żarski • Jan Szyszko (31.10.1997–19.10.1999) 30 years for environmental sustainability • Stanisław Gawłowski • Aneta Wilmańska 1999–Ministry of Environment • Janusz Ostapiuk • Antoni Tokarczuk (19.10.1999–19.10.2001) • Roman Niżnikowski (od 20.11.2015) • Stanisław Żelichowski (19.10.2001–3.03.2003) • Czesław Śleziak (3.03.2003–2.05.2004) • Jerzy Swatoń (2.05.2004–25.04.2005) • Marek Belka (25.04.2005–24.05.2005 p.o. szefa resortu jako Prezes Rady Ministrów) • Tomasz Podgajniak (24.05.2005–31.10.2005) • Jan Szyszko (31.10.2005–16.11.2007) • Maciej Nowicki (16.11.2007–1.02.2010) • Andrzej Kraszewski (2.02.2010–18.11.2011) • (18.11.2011–27.11.2013)

• Maciej Grabowski (27.11.2013–16.11.2015) Annexes • Jan Szyszko (16.11.2015–9.01.2018) • Henryk Kowalczyk (od 9.01.2018)

1 The years 1972–1983 were omitted, when the environment protection was included in the Ministry of Administration, Land Management and Environment Protection. The period of acting as the minister of separated office is given in brackets. 97 MEMBERS OF THE NFEP&WM MANAGEMENT BOARD IN THE YEARS 1989–2019

Lesław Puczniewski Maria Zajączkowska Vice-President of the Board President of the Board 09.03.1998–07.07.2002 acting as President of the Board (until appointment of the †Sławomir Skrzypek President of the Board) 01.07.1989 – 17.02.1993 Deputy President of the Board 27.11.1997–29.03.2000 †Tadeusz Pusiak Lech Płotkowski Deputy President of the Board 01.07.1989–01.08.1991 Deputy President of the Board 09.03.1998–17.01.2002 †Bronisław Kamiński Zbigniew Myczkowski President of the Board 05.02.1991–13.03.1992 Deputy President of the Board 17.06.1999–27.06. 2000 Władysław Jasiński Kazimierz Kujda President of the Board 13.03.1992–17.02.1993 Deputy President of the Board 30.02.1998–07.07.2000 †Kazimierz Chłopecki acting as President of the Board 07.07.2000–18.08.2000 Deputy President of the Board 01.05.1992–14.12.1992 President of the Board 18.08.2000–26.11.2001 Jan Rey Cezary Starczewski Deputy President of the Board 15.12.1992–11.05.1993 Deputy President of the Board 01.04.2000–26.11.2001 Marek Gruchelski Wiesław Longota President of the Board 17.02.1993–03.03.1994 Deputy President of the Board 18.08.2000–21.11.2001 Mariusz Popiołek Zofia Hekiert Deputy President of the Board 05.01.1993–12.07.1994 Deputy President of the Board 22.11.2000–26.11.2001 Jerzy Kędzierski Jerzy Witold Pietrewicz

Annexes Deputy President of the Board 10.03.1993–22.12.1997 President of the Board 27.11 2001–30.03.2003 acting as President of the Board 22.12.1997–09.03.1998 Jan Traczyk Deputy President of the Board 09.03.1998–25.05.1999 Deputy President of the Board 14.12.2001–06.06. 2002 †Kazimierz Chłopecki Jerzy Małachowski Deputy President of the Board 01.02.1994–03.03.1994 Deputy President of the Board 17.01.2002–21.11.2005. acting as President of the Board 03.03.1994–20.07.1994 Jerzy Swatoń President of the Board 20.07.1994–25.06.1996 Deputy President of the Board 14.12.2001–20.03.2003 Jerzy Kędzierski President of the Board 20.03.2003–02.05.2004 acting as President of the Board 26.06.1996–30.09.1996 suspension of the function due to election to the function of Józef Zegar the Minister of Environment on 30.06.2004 President of the Board 01.10.1996–22.12.1997 †Jan Hawrylewicz Janusz Ostapiuk Deputy President of the Board 17.01.2002–21.03.2005 Deputy President of the Board 06.05.1994–02.12.1997 acting as President of the Board 05.05.2004–21.03.2005

sustainability environmental for 30 years Wojciech Bieńkowski President of the Board 22.03.2005–02.01.2006 Deputy President of the Board 01.11.1995–30.01.1998

98 Ryszard Ochwat Barbara Koszułap Deputy President of the Board 07.06.2002–20.03.2003 Deputy President of the Board 01.01.2013–30.09.2014 Jerzy Kędzierski Krystian Szczepański Deputy President of the Board 20.03.2003–17.01.2006 Deputy President of the Board 01.01.2013–18.12.2015 Janusz Stanisławski Dorota Zawadzka­‑Stępniak Deputy President of the Board 19.07.2004–08.06.2006 Deputy President of the Board 01.11.2014–18.12.2015 Kazimierz Kujda Kazimierz Kujda Deputy President of the Board 21.11.2005–02.01.2006 President of the Board 18.12.2015–13.02.2019 acting as President of the Board 02.01.2006–20.10.2006 Krystian Szczepański President of the Board 20.10.2006–21.01.2008 Deputy President of the Board 18.12.2015–01.07.2016 Lech Płotkowski Jacek Spyrka Deputy President of the Board 21.11.2005–19.10.2006 Deputy President of the Board 08.02.2016–23.06.2017 Oskar Kowalewski Roman Wójcik Deputy President of the Board 02.02.2006–19.10.2006 Deputy President of the Board 08.02.2016–30.04.2018 Bernadetta Czerska Artur Michalski Deputy President of the Board 12.06.2006–03.06.2008 Deputy President of the Board od 18.12.2015

Artur Michalski Dominik Bąk 30 years for environmental sustainability Deputy President of the Board 25.09.2006–03.01.2008 Deputy President of the Board od 26.06.2017 Jerzy Wolski Anna Ewa Król Deputy President of the Board 20.10.2006–21.01.2008 Deputy President of the Board 26.02.2018–17.01.2019 Jan Rączka Piotr Woźny President of the Board 28.01.2008–31.12.2012 Deputy President of the Board 16.01.2018–17.01.2019 Władysław Jan Majka President of the Board from 30.08.2019 Deputy President of the Board 03.01.2008–31.12.2008 Marek Ryszka Małgorzata Skucha Deputy President of the Board from 26.02.2019 Deputy President of the Board 21.01.2008–31.12.2012 acting as President of the Board 26.02.2019–30.08.2019 Jan Wiater Anna Mańk Deputy President of the Board 03.06.2008–31.12.2012 Deputy President of the Board od 26.02.2019 Małgorzata Skucha Artur Michalski

President of the Board 01.01.2013–18.12.2015 Deputy President of the Board od 18.12.2015 Annexes Jacek Gdański Dominik Bąk Deputy President of the Board 01.01.2013–18.12.2015 Deputy President of the Board od 26.06.2017

99 CALENDAR OF 30 YEARS OF THE NFEP&WM 1989 (July) 1995 1999 (January)

Start of The Moving The Start of ISPA and NFEP&WM activity NFEP&WM’s headquar- PHARE projects im- ters from the Ministry of plementation (pre- Environment at Wawel- accession aid) by The ska Street 52/54, to the NFEP&WM. present headquarters at Konstruktorska Street 3A

2009 2011 2011 2013 (December) 2014 2014/2015

The National Fund The NFEP&WM, The NFEP&WM The National Fund The National Fund The NFEP&WM be- becomes the national along with the Minis- awarded Best Practice becomes the National was awarded in the 9th came the implement- operator of the Green try of Environment, be- Certificate EPSA 2011 Contact Point for the Edition of the Quality of ing institution for Investment Scheme comes responsible for for the programme of LIFE programme in EU the Year programme, OPI&E 2014–2020 in the by virtue of the Act of PL02, PL03 and PL04 45% co-financing for financial perspective a Quality of the Year scope of priority axis I 17 July 2009 on the programmes of the new partial repayment of 20142020 certificate in the ecol- Low-carbon economy System to Manage the perspective of Norwe- bank loans intended for ogy category for financ- (measures: 1.1, 1.2, Emissions of Green- gian and EEA funds for purchase and installa- ing activities in the 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6) and all house Gas and Other the years 2009–2014. tion of solar collectors scope of environmental measures of the prior- Substances First calls for proposal protection and water ity axis II Environmental started in the first half management. protection, includin- of 2013. gadaptation to climate change

Annexes 2016 (May) 2016 (September) 2017 (June) 2017 (October) 2017 (October)

The launch of The Awarded “Together The launch of The Awarded by the En- “An amber of Polish Economy 2017” prize for NFEP&WM’s official for the Environment” NFEP&WM’s official Fa- vironmental Support Kazimierz Kujda, the President of The NFEP&WM’s Twitter account prize from the UNEP/ cebook profile Centre Foundation for Management Board. Received during the third GRID- Warsaw Centre promoting renewable edition of the Nationwide Economic Summit in for long-standing and energy sources. Re- Siedlce for coherent and efficient operations sup- fruitful cooperation for ceived during the POL- porting projects related to the Polish system of the benefit of Poland’s ECO SYSTEM trade fair financing environmental protection and water natural environment in Poznan management, as implemented by local authorities, private companies, public entities and community organisations. sustainability environmental for 30 years sustainability environmental for 30 years

100 2001 (April) 2004–2009 2005 2007 2008 (September) 2009

Adoption of the En- Being entrusted The NFEP&WM be- The NFEP&WM be- The NFEP&WM be- Start of the man- vironmental Protection with evaluating and comes the institution comes the institution comes the National Im- agement of pub- Act, the first Polish leg- coordinating projects implementing the Sec- implementing the Op- plementing Institution lic finances by The islation that refers to co- financed from the toral Operational Pro- erational Programme for the LIFE+ Financial NFEP&WM through European law funds of the Norwe- gramme Improvement Infrastructure and Envi- Instrument in Poland the priority pro- gian Financial Mecha- of the Competitiveness ronment 2007–2013 (pri- and the National Con- grammes that include nism (NMF) and Euro- of Enterprises (SOP-ICE ority axes I, II, and IV and tact Point for all the environmental needs, pean Economic Area Union for Enterprising priority axis IX, measures: components of LIFE+ beneficiaries’ needs Financial Mechanism – Competitiveness Pro- 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3). In 2008, and financial capa- (EEA FM) gramme the National Fund took- bilities that are a re- on the obligations of sponse to a changing being the implementing environment institution for priority III

2015 (January) 2015 2016 (March) 2016

Launching The Computerisation Agreement with the Ministry of Energy on the Nature/lnformation Projects 2015” prize for NFEP&WM’s new of processes – all the completion of the project Nationwide system of the best projects in Europe – “Best of the best website applications as of this advisory support for the public and housing sectors LIFE” – co-financed by NFEP&WM: time are submitted and and enterprises in terms of energy efficiency and –– 1) LIFE09 NAT/PL/000260 Facilitating Aquat- processed through the RES, established within the OPI&E 2014–2020. It is ic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) habitat IT system (generator a partnership project with the participation of The management through sustainable systems of applications for co- NFEP&WM as leading partner and 16 voivodeship of biomass us – the project of the Polish financing, generator of funding agents for environmental protection and Society for the Protection of Birds applications for the pay- water management (VFEP&WM). It concerns creat- –– 2) LIFE10 INF/PL/000673 Biodiversity Protec- ments from domestic ing a nationwide network of consultants providing tion in Forest Areas, Including Nature 2000 funds and OPI&E and the aid to those who want to benefit from the EU’s Areas – Promotion of Best Practices – the electronic circulation funds in the area of energy efficiency project of the Coordination Centre for En- 30 years for environmental sustainability of documents in the e- vironmental Projects Kancelaria system

2017 2018 (May) 2018 (June) 2018 (September) 2018 (October)

EkoSfera – expert Prestigious award Agreement with 16 Nationwide action Signing the 1000th and training zone at the “Best of the best LIFE- voivodeship funding “100 thousand trees for contract for co-fi- POL-ECO SYSTEM Inter- 2017” for the project agents for environ- the 100th anniversary nancing within OPI&E national Trade Fair for EH-REK Ecohydrologi- mental protection and of Polish independence 2014–2020 during the Environmental Protec- cal rehabilitation of water management, 1918–2018” under the POL-ECO SYSTEM Trade tion in Poznan, created “Arturówek” (Łódź) rec- and Bank Ochrony honorary auspices of the Fair jointly with the Ministry reational reservoirs as a Środowiska SA, on the Prime Minister Mateusz of Environment, Bank model approach for the completion of the na- Morawiecki and includ- Ochrony Środowiska rehabilitation of munici- tionwide priority pro- ed in the series of official Annexes and voivodeship funds pal reservoirs gramme Clean Air events signed with the “Niepodległa” (“Inde- pendent”) logotype

101 Winners of the photo competition for employees Poland eco in focus on the 30th anniversary of the Nfep&wm Annexes sustainability environmental for 30 years Fig. 61. Grand Prix, Loneliness, photo by Andrzej Muter

102 Fig. 62. 4 seasons, Winter charms, photo by Janusz Topolski Fig. 63. 4 elements, Everywhere water, photo by Izabela Dobrowolska 30 years for environmental sustainability Annexes

Fig. 64. Natural landscape, Somewhere in the woods, photo by Dorota Sypień Fig. 65. Nature and man, Picturesque cascades, photo by Anita Wichniarek

103 TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION • Ecomobility – Low-Carbon Transport Fund • 35 • Green Investment Scheme • 37 Henryk Kowalczyk – Minister of Environment • 5 WATER AND CLIMATE • 39 Professor, Ph. D. Roman Niżnikowski – Chairman • Protection of water – water and sewage management • 39 of the NFEP&WM Supervisory Board • 6 • Adaptation to climate change and counteracting Piotr Woźny – President of the NFEP&WM environmental hazards • 41 Management Board • 8 ENERGY • 45 Environmental protection and its financing • Renewable Energy Sources • 45 before the NFEP&WM establishment • 9 THE EARTH • 51 • Protection of the Earth Surface • 51 PART I – HISTORY • Ecological education • 64 LIFE for Poland • 70 30 years for environment • 11 Norwegian Funds • 72 Cooperation • 76 PART II – THE PRESENT Social meaning of the NFEP&WM activities • 79

Managing the National Fund for Environmental The NFEP&WM in numbers • 80 Protection and Water Management • 14 NFEP&WM Authorities • 14 The map of eco-investments of the NFEP&WM • 82 Mission: environmental protection • 15 Priorities in the NFEP&WM activity • 16 External relations of the NFEP&WM • 84 Characteristics of financing by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management • 20 PART III – PERSPECTIVES The last three years of thirty years of the NFEP&WM • 26 Objectives and plans of the NFEP&WM NFEP&WM Involvement • 28 activities for the upcoming years • 94 NFEP&WM and NFEP&WM – system of financing of environmental protection in Poland: Annexes Table of contents Table

new opening and new projects • 28 Bank Ochrony Środowiska – Polish eco-bank for Chairmen of the NFEP&WM Supervisory people, business and environment • 30 Board in the years 1989–2019 • 97 Geotermia Podhalańska – example of successful Ministers of Environment (Protection) involvement of the NFEP&WM as a shareholder • 31 (in the years 1983–2018) • 97 Members of the NFEP&WM Management Policy actions • 33 Board in the years 1989–2019 • 98 AIR • 33 Calendar of 30 years of the NFEP&WM • 100 • Clean Air – the greatest priority Winners of the photo competition for employees Polish eco programme of the NFEP&WM • 33 in focus on the 30th anniversary of the Nfep&wm • 102 sustainability environmental for 30 years

104