Climate change issues in the policies of the EU and Polish cities
Climate change issues in the policies of the EU and Polish cities

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the assumptions of climate policy and the mech-anisms of its implementation in selected Polish cities. The analysis addresses twolevels: the EU and the municipal level. Initially, a qualitative analysis was conduct-ed on key documents from the European Union and strategies and plans fromPolish cities, followed by their comparison against the current trends in climatepolicy shaped by the European Union and the United Nations. The study high-lights the most significant official documents influencing contemporary discourseon climate change. Three large Polish provincial centers – Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, andWrocław – were selected as case studies. The article discusses selected examplesof European climate policy implementation in these cities, with a focus on ac-tions taken by local governments. The study enables the formulation of generalconclusions regarding the inclusion of climate change issues in legislation at boththe European Union and municipal levels in Poland. It demonstrates the increasedimportance of climate policy in European legislation and the manner in whichPolish cities implement its provisions, typically through infrastructure investments.These expenditures are often reduced by repurposing the existing infrastructure.

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