Activists discovered the felled tree in 2023, but had to wait 18 months for the authorities to confirm its age.
Energy & Climate
State energy giant Orlen announces agreement to build Poland’s first small nuclear reactor
The firm claims it will be at the “forefront of the global deployment of small modular reactors”.
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Poland’s president vetoes two further government bills
Both bills were intended to bring Poland in line with EU regulations.
Water level falls to record low of 7cm in Warsaw’s Vistula river
Poland’s state meteorological and hydrological institute predicts the level will fall even further.
Polish president and prime minister clash at Cabinet Council meeting
Karol Nawrocki criticised Donald Tusk’s government for overseeing a record budget deficit.
Poland’s new president vetoes bill loosening wind turbine law, freezing energy prices
President Karol Nawrocki criticised the government’s decision to put the two issues in one bill as “blackmail”.
South Korean firm withdraws from nuclear plant project in Poland
The firm’s CEO said the decision was driven by changes in Poland’s energy policy under its new government, which Warsaw dismissed as untrue.
Time magazine names Polish teenager among Girls of the Year
Seventeen-year-old Kornelia Wieczorek is co-developing biodegradable fertiliser and an app for elderly dermatology patients.
Why Poland is clinging onto coal, despite the economic and environmental costs
Alicja Ptak
Poland’s energy transition is being held back by its legacy as a major coal producer and political inaction.
German environmental challenge to planned Polish deepwater port rejected
Lebensraum Vorpommern, a German NGO, claims that the container terminal will cause “massive environmental damage”.
Record passenger numbers on Polish trains in first half of 2025
Over 40 million passangers travelled with PKP Intercity, up 9% on last year.
InPost, DHL, DPD and Allegro charged with greenwashing by Polish consumer authority
Allegro, InPost, DHL and DPD face two, three, four and six charges respectively, each carrying a potential fine of up to 10% of annual turnover.
South Korea begins construction of floating LNG terminal for Poland
The floating storage and regasification unit is expected to receive, store and regasify one third of Poland’s total gas demand.
“Biggest oil discovery in Poland’s history” made in Baltic Sea
Canadian firm CEP says it has found a deposit containing 22 million tonnes of oil and 5 billion cubic metres of gas.
