Economic instruments used by the National Fund are intended for co-financing mainly large investments with the nationwide and supra-regional significance. Their objective and environmental effect is to eliminate pollution of water, air and soil. Moreover, activities concerning water management, geology and mining, monitoring of the environment, prevention of environmental risks, protection of the environment and forestry, promoting environmental knowledge, children’s health prevention as well as scientific and research works and expertises are financed. Investments connected with improving energy efficiency and using renewable energy sources are treated as special priorities.
Our achievements
The National Fund plays an important role in improving the condition of Polish environment. In 1989-2010 the National Fund concluded more than 16 thousand contracts allocating more than PLN 30 billion for financing environmental undertakings. The largest funds were earmarked for water conservation and water management and for protection of air, resulting in improvement of living conditions in Poland.
Record-breaking period of 2009-2011
The year 2010 was record-breaking in terms of the amount of funds spent on environmental protection in Poland. In 2009 undertakings concerning environmental protection and water management were supported with amount of more than PLN 6 billion, including the transfer of foreign funds operated by the National Fund and bank loans. A measurable environmental effect of these activities is the improvement of the state of environment in Poland, e.g. limiting emission of air pollutions, lower power consumption, reduced amount of wastewater, better waste management and increasing environmental awareness. In the past two decades the number of cities supported by sewage treatment plants has doubled. The amount of untreated sewage discharged to water or land has decreased by 90%, emissions of particulates decreased by 95% and emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere decreased by 63%.
Financing of environmental protection by the National Fund in 2007-2010
