On 17 December, the Senate of the Republic of Poland adopted the Act on compensation for income lost by communes in 2018 in connection with the changed scope of taxation of wind farms, as submitted by the Minister of Climate and Environment. According to it, compensation will be paid to communes in 2022 based on an application submitted, as attached to the Act. The document will be submitted to the President of the Republic of Poland for signature.

The history and functioning of the Białowieski National Park is the major subject of the webinar which inaugurated the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Białowieski National Park. The event, which was held on 21 December 2021, was attended by the Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Małgorzata Golińska.

The review of the “Fit for 55” package and the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading are among the topics raised at the meeting of the EU Environment Council (ENVI) in Brussels. The meeting, which was held on 20 December, was attended by Minister of Climate and Environment, Anna Moskwa and Deputy Minister Adam Guibourgé – Czetwertyński.

“Throughout the last 6 years, the Polish government has continued to consistently fulfil its obligations related to the increased use of renewable energy sources and accelerated transformation of the domestic energy sector. The Statistics Poland’s data on the share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption in 2020 confirm that the development of the RES sector is on the right track” – said Anna Moskwa, Minister of Climate and Environment, on 17 December 2021.

On 16 December 2021, the representatives of governmental administration and the stakeholders of the solar energy sector in Poland signed the Agreement on cooperation for the development of photovoltaic sector. The purpose of this initiative is to support development of the sector and maximise the share of the domestic photovoltaic device industry in the supply chain. The event was attended by the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Francesco La Camera.

On 15 December 2021, the Minister of Climate and Environment, Anna Moskwa, signed the Ordinance on template reports on the implementation of the plan of material and service supply chain. The template report will be used by the producers implementing the designs of the offshore wind farms in the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone within the first and second stage of the support scheme.

On Wednesday, 15 December, the conference inaugurating the “Christmas tree for life” action was held. Tomorrow, on 16 December, all are invited to donate blood in more than 40 sites in Poland. Those who will share their gift of life will be endowed with living Christmas trees by the foresters.

The perfectly preserved dinosaur fossils have been discovered in the open pit mine in Borkowice in the Przysucha District in Mazovia by the team of the Polish scientists from the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute and the Uppsala University. The press conference presenting this discovery held on 13 December 2021 in Warsaw was attended by Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Chief National Geologist, Piotr Dziadzio.

The Management Board of PGE Energia Ciepła and the Wrocław Combined Heat and Power Plant Group KOGENERACJA of the PGE Group, in the presence of Anna Moskwa - the Minister of Climate and Environment, signed three agreements with the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW) for co-financing the construction of CHP plants in Siechnice and Zgierz. The event took place on 10 December at the Ministry of Climate and Environment. The total amount of preferential financing granted is nearly PLN 352 million.

"Goal: Climate neutrality. Is there a future for oil/fossil fuels?" is the theme of the Polish ministerial session at the 23rd World Petroleum Congress. The event, held on 8 December 2021, in Houston, was attended by Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Piotr Dziadzio.