The carbon footprint is an indicator of the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that arise as a result of an entity's activity. In this article, I am looking for a carbon footprint in the way Poles think about climate and energy. In this context, by “carbon footprint” I mean the level of awareness of individual classes and social strata regarding the basic issues in this area: the attitude towards the concept of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the attitude towards the policy of moving away from coal towards renewable energy. Sociological research shows how pro-ecological orientation and sceptical orientation are rooted in the social structure, in the consciousness of individual classes and social strata. The empirical data that I present is part of a study conducted by the City of Warsaw in November and December 2021 (carried out by ARC Rynek i Opinia Sp.z o.o.) on the environmental awareness of Warsaw residents.
The information relates to three sessions of the Seminar. During the first session, the strategic issues of the Energy Transformation was discussed. During the second session the discussion was based on a presentation by Dr Michael Kranhold entitled Energy Transformation in Germany: selected practical experience. During the third Seminar on: Energy and climate and the crisis of civilization, the starting point for the discussion was Edwin Bendyk’s book: In Poland, i.e. everywhere. A thing about the fall and future of the world.
The article presents strategic dilemmas of the Bełchatów mining and energy complex. The coal lobby aims to continue the conventional profile by launching a new open pit in Złoczew, and experts from environmental organizations propose to enter the green investment trend. A responsible strategy for the survival of the Bełchatów energy complex as an employer must assume alternative scenarios.
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