It would help “strengthen the resilience and sovereignty of the central European region”, says Warsaw.
Energy & Climate
Poland hails “success” in delaying new EU emissions system
However, it also found itself among a losing minority of four member states that voted against setting a new EU target to cut emissions 90% by 2040.
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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.
Water level falls to record low of 19cm in Warsaw’s Vistula river
“The situation is critical,” says the state meteorological and hydrological institute.
Poland “will not support” EU’s “unrealistic” 2040 emissions cut target
The European Commission wants a 2040 target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 90% compared to their level in 1990.
Polish state energy giant Orlen celebrates ending final oil contract with Russia
“The entire region will be free from Russian crude oil,” says Orlen.
