The government hopes to replace half of the one million coal-fired boilers still in use in buildings containing multiple dwellings by 2030.
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Kraków becomes first Polish city to ban older cars in anti-pollution drive
The city’s new “clean transport zone” will begin to ban older cars from mid-2024.
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Poland has EU’s worst air pollution, shows new report
It causes around 50,000 premature deaths in the country annually, finds the European Environment Agency.
Giant “lungs” tour Polish towns to show effects of air pollution
The “See What You Breathe” campaign will tour 18 towns.
Dangerous levels of air pollution in Polish children’s bodies, finds study
Their levels of black carbon were five times higher than children in France.
Poland seeks to give poorest households better access to funds for tackling air pollution
A loophole had previously prevented some households from accessing funds.
Cleaner lockdown air may have saved 800 lives in Poland – more than the official virus death toll
Reduced air pollution may have prevented almost 800 premature deaths in April.
Smog Alarm releases air quality ranking of Polish cities
Polish Smog Alarm, an NGO, has published its annual ranking of Polish cities with the worst average air quality.
