Changes to forest management in border areas, ecosystem restoration and the renaturalisation of water resources - Poland is using its natural potential to create a barrier unique on a European scale, combining nature conservation with the National Deterrence and Defence Programme. The details were discussed during a joint conference by the Minister of Climate and Environment, Paulina Hennig-Kloska; the Deputy Minister of National Defence, Cezary Tomczyk; the Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Urszula Zielińska; and the Chief Nature Conservator, Mikołaj Dorożała.

Development of the hydrogen sector and opportunities for cooperation between Poland and Australia were the focus of a meeting with the Australian delegation on 14 May 2026 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Climate and Environment. Deputy Minister Krzysztof Bolesta emphasised the importance of hydrogen in the energy transition and the role of international cooperation in building a competitive market.

Thanks to a strategic investment of PLN 4.5 billion from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), one of Europe's most modern production facilities - the Polish Electromobility Hub - is being built in Jaworzno. At a time of disruption to oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz and sharp rises in fuel prices, building our own technological capacity is becoming the cornerstone of security for Polish families. This is proof that Polish business is going on the offensive, building an economy resilient to global crises and based on technological sovereignty, rather than on imported raw materials.

Cooperation between Poland and the Netherlands in the field of critical raw materials was the subject of a meeting between Deputy Minister Krzysztof Bolesta and Erwin Nijsse, the Netherlands' Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. The ministers discussed the monitoring of critical raw material resources with a view to securing supply chains that are key to electromobility, energy storage and the hi-tech industry. The meeting took place on 11 May 2026.

Offshore wind energy is one of the pillars of building Poland's energy security and sovereignty. Baltica 2, being built jointly by PGE and Ørsted, is the largest wind farm currently under construction in Poland. The project has just entered a key phase of offshore installation work - the first foundations have already been installed in the Baltic Sea. The groundbreaking ceremony, which took place on 11 May 2026 in Gdańsk, was attended by the Minister for Climate and the Environment, Paulina Hennig-Kloska, and Deputy Minister Urszula Zielińska.

1 billion containers have already been collected at 57,000 return points and will be put back into circulation. This brings real benefits: less raw material consumption, more effective recycling, cleaner towns and forests, and lower cleaning costs. Every bottle and can returned strengthens the system, which fosters a responsible economy and good everyday habits.

Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Minister for Climate and Environment, has signed a regulation establishing a game protection zone within the buffer zone of the 'Ujście Warty' (Mouth of Warta River) National Park. Until now, bird protection in this area has been insufficient, partly due to hunting activities taking place there. The changes will benefit both nature and the local community, farmers and visitors to the Park. The regulation will come into force 30 days after its publication in the Journal of Laws.

On 30 April 2026, Poland's Chief Geologist Krzysztof Galos and US Under Secretary of State Allison Hooker signed a bilateral memorandum of cooperation on critical raw materials between Poland and the United States. The agreement covers the extraction, processing and recycling of critical raw materials, including rare earth metals.

Over the past two and a half years, the Ministry of Climate and Environment has carried out key initiatives in the areas of climate, the environment and energy - from postponing ETS2 and making record investments in clean energy, through the removal of illegal hazardous waste, to forest protection and strengthening raw material security. As Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska emphasises, this has been a period of intense work, involving dozens of bills and hundreds of measures that are tangibly improving the quality of life for residents and strengthening the country's security.

Urszula Zielińska, Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, addressed the WindEurope 2026 conference with a clear message to the global wind energy industry: 'Poland will be the largest renewable energy market in this part of Europe'.