National policies carried out by Poland’s Ministry of Energy could limit Warsaw’s sustainability goals. photo:Kathiann M. Kowalski / Midwest Energy News
WARSAW, POLAND — “Despite an ongoing freeze on state policies to boost clean energy in Ohio, efforts to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy are underway in Cleveland and the rest of Cuyahoga County. Poland’s capital city of Warsaw is making similar efforts, despite the national government’s overall commitment to coal for the nation’s energy future.
…Ohio’s clean energy standards spurred investments in renewable energy after they were adopted in 2008, the Pew Charitable Trusts reported last year. However, those investments dropped dramatically after state lawmakers began debating cutbacks to the standards and then “froze” them for two years in 2014.
Statewide jobs in wind energy also fell last year in the wake of the freeze and another law that tripled property line setbacks for wind turbines.
Nonetheless, Cuyahoga County’s Office of Sustainability has forged ahead with multiple programs to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. The department is just over a year and a half old.”
— Kathiann M. Kowalski, Midwest Energy News
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