Poland is not among the largest emitters of greenhouse gases globally, but its economy is among the least emissions-efficient in the European Union (EU). Poland's global share in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is just 1percent and its per capita emissions are similar to the EU overall. Its lower income level, the Polish economy comes out as among the least carbon-efficient. Poland's transition to a market economy since 1989 had a co-benefit of sharply...
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2011/08/01
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Transition to a low-emissions economy in Poland
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international agreement on climate change
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Jorgensen,Erika A.; Kasek,Leszek Pawel.
Transition to a low-emissions economy in Poland (English). Europe and Central Asia knowledge brief ; issue no. 42 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951921468282911433