Abstract
Domestic energy systems are created and operate independently of the daily life of regular citizens. This helps minimise the risk related to new technologies and work performance. However, they affect the lifestyle of citizens and energy consumption structures. The energy policy is usually conducted in a paternalistic and centralised way, away from the social environment. Often times, rights of local communities are passed over during execution of energy projects. The objective of the chapter is to show importance of social acceptance in execution of new energy projects in the example of shale gas output in Poland and active opposition against it. The chapter is aimed at showing that local community becomes the key stakeholder in initiating local projects, and community consultations and dialogue with stakeholders become a determinant of success for innovative energy projects. Moreover, the author will attempt to defend the thesis that irrespective of the origin of the primary sources of energy fossil (nuclear or renewable), social acceptance is often the barrier for effective and efficient implementation of energy projects.
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Majority of the reports relate to the 2030 time horizon. The forecasts of ARE- Agencja Rynku Energii (2009 and 2011); MAE Scenario 460 (2010) Alternatywna Polityka Energetyczna/Alternative Energy Policy (2009) were developed by the Institute for Sustainable Development in Poland; EnergySys—Report 2030, 2050 (2008 and 2010). World Bank drafted of the report Transformacja w kierunku gospodarki niskoemisyjnej w Polsce (2011), which included the works: McKinsey—MAC Curve, macroeconomic analysis based on the ROCA model (Regional Options for Carbon Abatement), analyses based on IBS CAST (Climate Assessment Stimulation Toolbox), Greenpeace—[r]evolution of energy (2008).
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One should add here that energy efficiency is pursued as the basis, the core of the energy transformation in Poland.
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The size of the protected area is 103,503.33 ha.
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Natura 2000: the programme of a network of the areas covered with the protection of the natural environment in the territory of the European Union. The objective of the programme is to preserve specific types of natural habitats and the species that are considered to be precious and threatened with extinction in the scale of the whole Europe.
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The highest auditing authority inspecting the activities of all the enterprises and authorities in Poland.
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The Ministry of Economy in Warsaw, the Ministry of the Environment in Warsaw, Polish Geological Institute, National Research Institute in Warsaw, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Warsaw, State Mining Authority with Regional Departments Górnicze in Warsaw, Lublin, Poznań, 11 entrepreneurs who were granted the concessions: Eco Energy 2010 Sp. z o.o. Spółka Komandytowo-Akcyjna in Gdańsk, Talisman Energy Polska Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, Indiana Investments Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, Chevron Polska Energy Resources Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, DPV Service Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, Maraton Oil Poland Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, Silurian Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, Exxon Mobil Exploration and Production Poland Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, Orlen Upstream Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. in Warsaw, Wisent Oil & Gas Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw.
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Paliwoda-Matiolańska, A. (2019). Social Acceptance in Energy Projects: Shale Gas in Poland—Case Study. In: Schmidpeter, R., Capaldi, N., Idowu, S.O., Stürenberg Herrera, A. (eds) International Dimensions of Sustainable Management. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04819-8_18
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