“European tribute”
The extension of the EU emissions trading system to construction and transport would be prohibitively expensive, a Solidarna Polska spokesman said on Sunday. He described the ETS as a speculative and harmful framework that will impact everyone.
This means that the Polish family is taxed. This European tribute is extended to construction. This is something incredible. Instead of stopping the train against the wall, the train still accelerates
– declared the spokesman during Sunday.
He also voiced opposition to the changes and urged the European People’s Party, which includes PO, not to back these measures and to withdraw from them.
He added that it is unfortunate when representatives elected from Poland do not defend Polish interests or Poles, because they vote for higher prices.
“ecocommune”
In turn, Solidarna Polska MEP Beata Kempa stated that the accelerator has been pressed by the European Commission and the European Parliament, with votes from those who live in a bubble and fail to notice that their societies are also rising in protest. She described the move as eco-communal in tone.
She noted that the Construction ETS will raise rents on an unprecedented scale. When energy performance certificates for buildings must be drawn up, the goal is largely to impose this tax. Even monuments were not spared, she said.
We will face a heavy burden for Polish families, estimated at about PLN 300 per family member, roughly PLN 1,200 for an average family of two adults and two children per month. Who will be able to resist? Maybe eco-enthusiasts will, but ordinary Poles won’t. She urged suspending the ETS.
She also criticized Donald Tusk, saying he wants to march for eco-madness and that his deputies supported a sharp rise in living costs for Polish families.
The European Parliament has approved key Fit for 55 directives and regulations at first reading this week. These pieces of legislation aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030 (from 1990 levels) and toward climate neutrality by 2050. The vote covered the reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the new Border Carbon Mechanism (CBAM). The Social Climate Fund (SCF) was also established.
In mid-March, the European Parliament passed draft laws to accelerate building renovations. The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is intended to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy usage in the construction sector by 2030, with the sector required to reach climate neutrality by 2050. The directive revision also aims to speed up the renovation rate of energy inefficient buildings and improve the exchange of energy performance information.
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Source: wPolityce