The climate ministry wants to create the Lower Oder Valley National Park by the end of this year.
Energy & Climate
Climate activists convicted in Poland for disrupting National Philharmonic concert
The protest was organised by the Last Generation climate movement.
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Various “overlapping factors” caused Odra river poisoning, finds Polish report
Nearly 250 tonnes of dead fish have been removed from the Oder river since the end of July.
The VoiCEE podcast: is a European Green Deal still on the table?
Nicholas Watson
The war in Ukraine highlights how net-zero strategies will have to continually contend with crises.
New Polish gas pipeline from Norway to reach full capacity ahead of schedule
The Baltic Pipe, due to open this week, will be able to transport up to twice as much gas as planned from Norway to Poland this year.
Polish city cancels New Year’s Eve and cuts Christmas lights amid sky-high energy costs
Wrocław’s mayor demanded the government take protective measures to shield local authorities from rising energy costs.
Poland inaugurates sea canal that will allow bypassing of Russian waters
The Vistula Spit canal was symbolically opened on the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Poland in 1939.
Poland to freeze electricity prices and reward households that cut use by 10%
A new package of energy measures by Poland’s government will cost an estimated 30 billion zloty (€6.35 billion).
US hands Poland offer to build nuclear reactors
Poland is soon set to choose between US, French and South Korean offers as it develops its first nuclear power plants.
Poland “absolutely against” EU proposal for compulsory cuts in electricity use
The “EU is trying to grant itself competences that it does not have”, warns Poland’s climate minister.
How will Poland’s new anti-migrant border wall impact the environment?
Tom Diserens
The wall, which was exempted from environmental laws, runs through protected natural habits.
Polish coal sector’s profits boom amid soaring prices
State-owned coal firm Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa saw a record net profit of 4.2 billion zloty in the first half of 2022 despite a 9.7% decrease in production.
Germany could have poisoned Oder river, says Polish official
The deputy minister suggested that Germany is exploiting the crisis to hinder planned Polish investments in the river.
Polish transport sector appeal for government help securing visas for Ukrainian drivers
“The fate of Polish transport companies depends on this issue,” the industry warned the government in a letter.
