„The objective of the proposed regulations regarding the deposit system is to reduce the amount of waste generated, to ensure high-quality waste for recycling and to use recycled waste as an important source of raw materials” – said the Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Jacek Ozdoba, at a press conference held on 1 February 2022.

“The voice of experts is extremely important in the social discussion about the Białowieża Forest. There is a lot of false information in the media. Now, our main objective is to prepare an integrated management plan for the Białowieża Forest World Heritage Site, which will be ready by the end of the year” – said Deputy Minister Edward Siarka at the conference entitled “The state of ecosystems in the Białowieża Forest”, which was held on 28 January 2022.

Energy transition and potential areas of Polish-Serbian cooperation are among the subjects of the meeting between the Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Piotr Dziadzio and a group of parliamentarians from the Republic of Serbia. The talks were held on 25 January 2022 at the Ministry of Climate and Environment.

Just transition, rising prices of energy, energy efficiency, the hydrogen economy and the fight against deforestation are just some of the subjects at the informal meetings of the EU Ministers of Environment and Energy. The events, which were held on 20-22 January 2022 in Amiens, France, were attended by the Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński.

The third part of the „Clean Air” programme with the highest co-financing of up to PLN 69 thousand with the monthly income not exceeding PLN 900 or PLN 1,260 per capita (applies to multi-person and single-person households, respectively), and for people with an established right to receive an allowance, as well as amendments to the current programme to make it even easier to receive subsidies – these are the next milestones in the fight against smog. The Minister of Climate and Environment, Anna Moskwa, during a visit to Bieruń in Silesia announced that the new rules in the „Clean Air” programme will come into force as from 25 January 2022.

On 17 January 2022, Minister Anna Moskwa met with Daphne Bergsma, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Poland. The goal of the meeting was the exchange of views on, among others, energy and climate transformation, priorities in the Fit for 55 negotiations, the Social Climate Fund, and the potential for cooperation between Poland and the Netherlands in the field of renewable energy sources.

On 18 January 2022, Minister of Climate and Environment, Anna Moskwa, met with Anna Hubáčková, Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic, to talk about the Turów lignite mine. The meeting, which was the first official one after the changes in the Czech government, is a continuation of the Polish-Czech talks on the mine in Turów. The Polish side hopes that this dispute will soon be resolved.

On 13 January 2022, Minister of Climate and Environment, Anna Moskwa, met with Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Energy, Daiva Garbaliauskaitė. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the possibilities of cooperation between Poland and Lithuania in the field of renewable energy, including the development of offshore projects.

Energy and climate priorities of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union were the main subject at the meeting of the Visegrad Group (V4) Ministers of Environment.

On 12 January 2022, the Minister of Climate and Environment, Anna Moskwa, met with the German Ambassador, Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven.