Environment.

Today Poland and Czechia are to restart their talks about Prague withdrawing its suit against Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the extension of the license for the open-pit mine in Turów. What are the reasons behind the dispute landing all the way at the CJEU? How does the […]

The so-called „Turów issue” has been dragging for a few years now. The Czechs have complained numerous times about feeling ignored and their postulates not being considered with enough attention. The interim measures imposed by the CJEU forced high-ranking officials from the Polish government to engage in the talks with Prague, inlcuding the Minister of […]

In the modern world electricity is a given. In Poland to a large degree power is generated with bituminous coal and lignite. This will not change in the coming years and the deposits in, e.g. Konin (lignite -ed.) will continue to be exploited. In result, the problem with water accessibility will not disappear and the […]

The news about methane leaks recently published by Gazprom shows that this problem carries more importance for Russia than the fight with CO2 emissions. Soon EU regulations may challenge the gas industry in that country – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, writes.

Climate change has impacted the way we think about problems it had caused. It has become increasingly more popular to talk about the ubiquitous concrete in cities and the near-total power drivers have in city centers, or about traveling long distances, as well as the growing problems with access to water. It is worth taking […]

In the Lesser Poland Voivodship an anti-smog resolution will enter into force on the 1st of January 2023. It will make it illegal to use heaters running on solid fuels that do not meet emission requirements. Heating with coal is becoming less available, because the coal that meets the requirements of the so-called „ekoprojekt” is […]

Medium-term forecast presented in the State of the EU ETS Report shows that carbon prices may exceed 100 euro per tonne by 2030. – That is going to be a killer for our enterprises – stated Wanda Buk from Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) which argues for safeguard measures against speculation.

Despite Russia’s efforts, the hydrological situation in Crimea has not improved. This year water shortages in Crimea may be a lot worse – Dariusz Materniak, PhD., editor in chief of the Polish-Ukrainian portal, says in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.

– Last year we spent 1,8 bn euro on CO2 allowances. That translates directly into decreasing our investment capacities. We can not simply shutdown our conventional generation. Because We cannot commit to more wind investment. CO2 prices will not speed up our transformation, to the contrary, it might be slowed down by them – said […]

What goes in Poland on 11th of March?