The rapidly expanding network of return points - in shops, housing estates and non-retail locations - is making it increasingly easy to return packaging. As a result, the deposit-refund system is significantly improving the cleanliness of public spaces, as evidenced by the 3.2 billion bottles and cans collected. Its effectiveness was also confirmed by summer outdoor events, where hundreds of thousands of returns were recorded. To keep pace with the system's rapid development and meet users' needs, the Ministry of Climate and Environment is planning further improvements, including a statutory provision specifying the validity period of deposit vouchers.

The Government has adopted a draft Act, prepared by the Ministry of Climate and Environment, on assistance for those affected in connection with the implementation of the Clean Air Programme. The Act introduces the possibility of suspending the recovery of outstanding advance payments or refunds from those beneficiaries who have been harmed by dishonest contractors.

42 educational establishments in Greater Poland are undergoing thermal modernisation thanks to funding from the National Recovery Plan. In Gniezno, work has just been completed on the building housing Kindergarten No. 9, 'Leśne Ludki'. The project was supported by a grant of over PLN 1.4 million from the National Recovery Plan, provided by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management. The roof and walls were insulated, the windows and doors were replaced, the heating and hot-water systems were modernised, and a heat pump and a photovoltaic system were installed. The Minister of Climate and Environment, Paulina Hennig-Kloska, attended the official completion ceremony in Gniezno.

The Senate did not introduce any amendments to the bill on support for sustainable aviation. Fifty-nine senators voted in favour of passing the bill without amendments, none voted against, and 32 abstained. The Bill introduces support mechanisms for sustainable aviation fuels. The draft, prepared by the Ministry of Climate and Environment, levels the playing field for small and medium-sized airlines from countries such as Poland when competing with the largest European airlines. The Bill brings national legislation into line with current EU regulations.

A total of 147 energy supply points for zero-emission transport will be built or expanded in Poland. The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFEP&WM) and distribution system operators have signed agreements for the implementation of projects related to the expansion and modernisation of power grids to support publicly accessible high-power charging stations. This creates conditions for the further development of electromobility and zero-emission transport in Poland.

No out-of-pocket costs and significantly lower bills - a comprehensive thermal modernisation of a multi-family building has been completed in Rymań. This is the first visible result of a major building energy modernisation programme, carried out jointly by the Voivodship Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Szczecin and the Marshal's Office of the Zachodniopomorskie (Western Pomeranian) Voivodship. The initiative, which will cover 1,000 buildings in the Western Pomeranian Voivodship alone, will soon be extended to the whole of Poland.

At the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, a decision concerning the state of conservation of the transboundary World Heritage site 'Białowieża Forest' was adopted without objection. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee positively assessed the measures taken by Poland to protect this unique area, including the completion of work on the Management Plan for the Polish part of the Forest.

An informal meeting of the European Union Environment Council took place in Dublin on 23-24 July 2026. Ministers discussed, amongst other things, how to reconcile decarbonisation targets with the competitiveness of European industry, the EU's role in global environmental policy, and the importance of the circular economy for Europe's resilience and economic security. Poland was represented by Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Krzysztof Bolesta.

During the talks, which took place on 22 July 2026 in Warsaw, Deputy Minister Krzysztof Galos proudly emphasised that Poland is the first European Union Member State to have entered into an individual strategic partnership with the U.S. government concerning critical raw materials.

On 22 July 2026, the first online talks took place between the Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute, represented by its Director Krzysztof Szamałek, and Geneviève Marquis, Executive Director of the Central Branch of the Geological Survey of Canada, which operates within Natural Resources Canada.