Polish Climate Policy Narratives: Uniqueness, Alternative Pathways, and Nascent Polarisation
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Resumo: | European Union (EU) climate politics have polarised over the past decade. Poland especially stands out as the EU member state that has most vehemently opposed numerous decisions to increase the EU’s level of ambition, stirring some turbulence in EU climate politics. Yet, with the publication of the European Green Deal (EGD) in 2019, the European Commission has likewise created turbulence in the Polish parliament’s climate debate. This article analyses those debates and identifies three distinct policy narratives: Poland is in a unique situation, Poland pursues an alternative pathway, and climate policy endangers competitiveness. The alternative pathway narrative, which advocates for the continued use of coal while capturing emissions, faded at roughly the same time when the EGD was proposed at the EU level. Simultaneously, the unique situation narrative, which calls for recognition of Poland’s uniqueness in combination with increased (financial) support, became stronger. The analysis confirms the dominance of the governing party’s narratives, but contrary to previous studies, detects nascent polarisation on climate policy between the right-wing political parties, on the one hand, and the centre-right and centre-left parties, on the other. |
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Polish Climate Policy Narratives: Uniqueness, Alternative Pathways, and Nascent Polarisationclimate policy; European Green Deal; Poland; polarisation; policy narratives; SejmEuropean Union (EU) climate politics have polarised over the past decade. Poland especially stands out as the EU member state that has most vehemently opposed numerous decisions to increase the EU’s level of ambition, stirring some turbulence in EU climate politics. Yet, with the publication of the European Green Deal (EGD) in 2019, the European Commission has likewise created turbulence in the Polish parliament’s climate debate. This article analyses those debates and identifies three distinct policy narratives: Poland is in a unique situation, Poland pursues an alternative pathway, and climate policy endangers competitiveness. The alternative pathway narrative, which advocates for the continued use of coal while capturing emissions, faded at roughly the same time when the EGD was proposed at the EU level. Simultaneously, the unique situation narrative, which calls for recognition of Poland’s uniqueness in combination with increased (financial) support, became stronger. The analysis confirms the dominance of the governing party’s narratives, but contrary to previous studies, detects nascent polarisation on climate policy between the right-wing political parties, on the one hand, and the centre-right and centre-left parties, on the other.Cogitatio2021-09-30info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i3.4349oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/4349Politics and Governance; Vol 9, No 3 (2021): Climate Governance and the European Green Deal in Turbulent Times; 391-4002183-2463reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/4349https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i3.4349https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/4349/4349https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/downloadSuppFile/4349/1980Copyright (c) 2021 Katja Biedenkopfhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBiedenkopf, Katja2022-12-22T15:16:14Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/4349Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:18.588089Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Polish Climate Policy Narratives: Uniqueness, Alternative Pathways, and Nascent Polarisation |
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Polish Climate Policy Narratives: Uniqueness, Alternative Pathways, and Nascent Polarisation |
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Polish Climate Policy Narratives: Uniqueness, Alternative Pathways, and Nascent Polarisation Biedenkopf, Katja climate policy; European Green Deal; Poland; polarisation; policy narratives; Sejm |
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Polish Climate Policy Narratives: Uniqueness, Alternative Pathways, and Nascent Polarisation |
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Polish Climate Policy Narratives: Uniqueness, Alternative Pathways, and Nascent Polarisation |
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Polish Climate Policy Narratives: Uniqueness, Alternative Pathways, and Nascent Polarisation |
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Polish Climate Policy Narratives: Uniqueness, Alternative Pathways, and Nascent Polarisation |
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Polish Climate Policy Narratives: Uniqueness, Alternative Pathways, and Nascent Polarisation |
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Biedenkopf, Katja |
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Biedenkopf, Katja |
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Biedenkopf, Katja |
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climate policy; European Green Deal; Poland; polarisation; policy narratives; Sejm |
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climate policy; European Green Deal; Poland; polarisation; policy narratives; Sejm |
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European Union (EU) climate politics have polarised over the past decade. Poland especially stands out as the EU member state that has most vehemently opposed numerous decisions to increase the EU’s level of ambition, stirring some turbulence in EU climate politics. Yet, with the publication of the European Green Deal (EGD) in 2019, the European Commission has likewise created turbulence in the Polish parliament’s climate debate. This article analyses those debates and identifies three distinct policy narratives: Poland is in a unique situation, Poland pursues an alternative pathway, and climate policy endangers competitiveness. The alternative pathway narrative, which advocates for the continued use of coal while capturing emissions, faded at roughly the same time when the EGD was proposed at the EU level. Simultaneously, the unique situation narrative, which calls for recognition of Poland’s uniqueness in combination with increased (financial) support, became stronger. The analysis confirms the dominance of the governing party’s narratives, but contrary to previous studies, detects nascent polarisation on climate policy between the right-wing political parties, on the one hand, and the centre-right and centre-left parties, on the other. |
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