Polish electricity production hits record high
The total output of the Polish power plant system is now almost 60 GW, and investment in this sector is only getting started
Port of Gdańsk recorded highest-ever level of activity last year
CEO of the Port of Gdańsk Łukasz Greinke revealed the port handled 68 million tons of goods in 2022, the highest ever
‘We won’t let winter bring us down’ – Polish conservative leader rejects fears over coal shortages
Poland’s left-wing opposition should stop counting on a difficult winter to bring down the government over coal shortages, said Jarosław Kaczyński
Poland boasts of 4 million tons of coal waiting in country’s ports as winter fast approaches
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said there should be no fears over any shortage of the fuel this winter
Does Europe need coal to survive?
Europe will need to use coal longer than previously thought, argues a report from the influential Warsaw School of Economics
‘I never thought I’d see this again’ – People in Poland sleeping in cars while waiting in line to buy coal for winter
A long line formed outside the Bogdanka Coal Mine to buy bargain price coal, with some people waiting up to a week to make their purchase
Coal is back in record fashion
The latest forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that the dirtiest of all fossil fuels, and the one still dominant in Poland’s energy mix, is making a big comeback on a truly global scale
War in Ukraine sends coal prices soaring even higher as nations turn to ‘dirty’ energy
The world is struggling to replace Russia’s coal while prices keep spiking
Poland to end Russian oil, gas and coal imports
While announcing Poland’s cuts, PM Morawiecki called upon the EU to introduce a tax on Russian-imported hydrocarbons
Poland will use gas power plants and rely on Russian gas to avoid energy crisis
EU climate plans will lead to major job losses
The coal industry is under increasing pressure
Critics rage over Poland’s new coal power plants, silent on Germany’s
Are German coal power plants more eco than Polish ones?
Greta’s legacy of total ecologism
Konrad Kołodziejski writes that as we search for new sources of energy in a world demanding electricity, Greta Thunberg’s legacy is dangerous.
Timmermans threatens Poland
Frans Timmermans, responsible for climate in the new European Commission, stated that if Poland wants to count on European solidarity, it must move away from coal-based energy.