The country now also has the bloc’s second-most-expensive electricity, when taking cost of living into account.
Energy & Climate
Polish state power firm agrees €59m compensation package with workers at closing coal plant
Workers can receive severance payments of up to 400,000 zloty (€94,450) each.
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Proportion of Poles willing to make sacrifices to fight climate change falls to just 5%
That is less than half the figure of 13% found in 2022.
Poland opens largest gas power plant, supplying 5% of national electricity demand
“Gas is a very important part of the energy transition and the move towards climate neutrality,” said a government minister.
Poland signs nuclear cooperation memorandum with Japan
Poland, which is seeking to develop its first nuclear power stations, hopes Japan can help it “build nuclear skills and competences”.
Polish cities encourage more environmentally friendly grave decorations ahead of All Saints’ Day
Millions of Poles will leave candles and other decorations at the graves of loved ones, creating huge amounts of waste.
In wake of devastating floods, Poland debates how to withstand the next deluge
Wojciech Kość
Improved infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and better warning systems will all be part of the answer.
What impact will the flood crisis have on Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The government managed to emerge relatively unscathed politically from its most serious “stress test” yet.
Trump appeals for Polish Americans’ votes in interview with Polish TV station
Trump claimed that no US president has done more for Poles than he has.
Government plans for Poland’s first new national park in 23 years spark local concern
Luisa Zenker
Environmentalists support the proposal but anglers and local politicians express scepticism.
The VoiCEE podcast: Poland’s booming battery industry threatened by proposed EU emission rules
Tougher EU emissions rules could hit Poland’s coal-dependent economy in particular.
Poland’s booming battery industry threatened by proposed EU emission rules
Alicja Ptak
Poland is Europe’s leading producer of lithium-ion batteries and second globally, behind only China.
Climate change made Central Europe floods more likely and more intense, finds study
Human-induced climate change is responsible doubling the likelihood of extreme rainfall and for a 7% increase in their intensity.
The grassroots initiatives restoring Poland’s rivers to their natural state
Wojciech Kość
Natural meandering rivers help protect against drought and flooding, while also sustaining biodiversity.
