Poland will close all its coal-fired power plants by 2049, as set out in an agreement between the Polish government and the country’s mining unions (see EUROPE B12568A24), the Polish Climate and Environment Minister, Anna Moskwa, said on Twitter on Thursday 4 November.
“The transition in the coming years must, above all, be planned and fair. The social agreement adopted by the Polish government provides for the abandonment of coal by 2049. Energy security, together with the preservation...