Paulina Hennig-Kloska, who was appointed climate and environment minister in December 2023, said that the half-year moratorium in forests across the country was the first step to limiting logging. The government promised in its coalition agreement to protect 20% of the country’s forests.
Poland to halt logging in 10 of its most ancient forest Read more
A new Polish national program plans to replace half the country’s 2.7 million wood and coal-fired furnaces with natural gas furnaces or even more efficient heat pumps by 2030. The policy is projected to save more than 21,000 lives a year in Poland, increase the number of people breathing clean air 15-fold, and help Poland reach new E.U. air quality standards.
“Today’s decision… is a great victory for democracy, human rights and respect for people,” Poland’s Campaign Against Homophobia wrote in a social media post.
Polish court rules that four “LGBT-free zones” must be abolished Read more
Experts are predicting that this new photoimmunotherapy will be the world’s fifth major cancer treatment following surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy.
Revolutionary new photoimmunotherapy lights up and wipes out cancer cells Read more
The country depends on coal for around 70% of its energy needs, although it is planning to reduce this to 11% by 2040.
Poland clinches ‘historic’ deal to phase out coal by 2049 Read more
Almost two-thirds of urban residents support banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in Europe after 2030, according to a new YouGov online poll in 15 European cities.
In total, Green Genius aims to install new solar power plants with a total capacity of 154 megawatts in Poland “in the near future.”
Green Genius to invest over €100 million to create solar parks in Poland Read more
Even though Poland produces more coal than any other nation in the European Union, the industry’s inefficiencies and plummeting global prices have reduced its 70 mines in 1990 to about 25 today; in that same period, the number of miners has plummeted from 388,000 to 80,000.
Poland’s once-mighty coal industry is in retreat Read more
Several thousand people waving rainbow flags protested on Saturday in the center of Warsaw to demand the release of an LGBT activist accused of hanging rainbow banners over statues and damaging an anti-abortion campaigner’s van.
Thousands protest in Poland demanding release of LGBT activist Read more
With the advent of perestroika in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev, the opportunity arose to finally change the system of government, after the harsh period of martial law (1981-83) imposed by General Jaruzelski.
The Third Polish Republic is founded, transitioning the country to democracy Read more
