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Climate has always taken a back seat, but the narrative pushed it to the front. The war in Ukraine has revealed that security is the priority, says proffesor Mariusz Ruszel from Rzeszów University of Technology, President of the Ignacy Łukasiewicz Institute for Energy Policy in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.

Scholz fears that if Russia loses too harshly this increases the likelihood of nuclear attack by Russia on Ukraine. Putin threatened to do this several months ago. At that point a lot of members of Social Democrats took him by word. They are afraid of nuclear war happening in Ukraine or Europe in general since […]

Poland has added its opinion to European discussion on future of electricity sector in times of war in Ukraine. Polish Electricity Associations reminds of the limits of energy transition.

More than 100 days of regular war caused by Russia’s illegal aggression against Ukraine have passed. While the war serves no one, the success of Ukraine is in the Polish interest, because only such a success can improve Polish security. One thing is certain: this is the definitive end of the comfort zone, and the […]

What goes on in Poland on the 31st of May.

Ukrainian gas transit system operator GTSOU and gas provider Naftogaz ask German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the German Regulatory Authority, the Bundesnetzagentur (“BNetzA”), to revoke the existing legal exemptions for Nord Stream 1 (“NS1”). According to GTSOU and Naftogaz, the rationale for granting NS1 exemptions is no longer valid and […]

One of our proposals to Europe to increase the security of supply is to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 1. The gas should flow through Ukraine. It would increase Russian dependence on Ukraine. We can easily transit more with ample free capacities – states Ukrainian gas transmission system operator GTSOUA boss Serhiy Makogon to BiznesAlert.com.

What goes on in Poland on the 20th of May.

In the face of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, energy security has become an absolute priority, and using domestic fossil fuels for energy and heat guarantees us sovereignty, which is crucial today – says Wojciech Krawczyk, Plenipotentiary for Energy Security at the Ministry of Climate and Environment in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.

„Without energy security, it is difficult to imagine an effective energy transition, but these concepts can go hand in hand. We can ensure energy security and protect the climate at the same time. The answer to these two challenges is the development of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency,” says Joanna Flisowska of Greenpeace Poland […]