Biodiversity protection is the main topic at the meeting of the Ministers of Environment of the Visegrad Group countries plus Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia. The event, held on 2 December 2021 in Budapest, was attended by Deputy Minister Piotr Dziadzio, Chief National Geologist, Government Plenipotentiary for the State’s Raw Materials Policy.

Małgorzata Golińska, Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Chief Nature Conservator, attended the meeting with Michal Kiča, Secretary of State at the Slovak Ministry of Environment. The discussions were held on 3 December 2021 in the Ministry of Climate and Environment.

The “Fit for 55” package, as well as electricity and gas prices, are the major topic of the debate at the meeting of the European Union Energy Council. The event, held on 2 December 2021 in Brussels, was attended by the Minister of Climate and Environment, Anna Moskwa and the Deputy Minister, Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński. Minister Moskwa also held a number of bilateral meetings, including, inter alia, with the EU Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson.

The prospects for the development of electromobility in Poland, including, in particular, electric vehicle charging infrastructure – this is the leading motif of the meeting, which was held today, on 29 November, at the Powiśle Power Plant in Warsaw. It was attended by the Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, the members of the management board of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management and the representatives of associations and companies from the „charger” sector. During the meeting, an offer of financial support for the industry under the new programme of NFOŚiGW was presented, as well as the achievements in charging technology were exhibited. Conclusion? Poland has a chance for a leading role in the industry of electric and hydrogen power for zero-emission cars.

The role of CBAM, i.e. the carbon border adjustment mechanism, in the energy and economic strategy of the European Union and Poland is the main topic of the IV Programme Conference entitled “Silesian Order”. The debate, which was held on 29 November 2021 in Katowice, was attended by the Minister of Climate and Environment, Anna Moskwa.

The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW) will transfer PLN 1.87 billion for the development of charging and refuelling infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles: PLN 1 billion will be directed to the development of the electricity grid for electric vehicle chargers, and PLN 870 million will support investments in the chargers and hydrogen stations themselves.

“Today’s ceremony of laying the cornerstone for the construction of two low-emission gas and steam units at the Dolna Odra Power Plant is an important day for the Polish energy industry. This project will allow for energy transition, taking into account the conditions of the national energy mix” – said the Minister of Climate and Environment, Anna Moskwa, on 25 November 2021, during the ceremony of laying the cornerstone for the construction of this project.

On 21-24 November 2020, the Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, the Chief Geologist of the Country, Piotr Dziadzio, visited Mongolia as a member of the Polish delegation led by the Deputy Speaker of the Sejm, Małgorzata Gosiewska.

At the invitation of the Minister of Climate and Environment, the representatives of government administration and stakeholders of the biogas and biomethane sector on 23 November 2021 signed the “Agreement on cooperation for the development of the biogas and biomethane sectors”. Its objective is to support the development of the biogas and biomethane sectors in Poland. The signed document will help maximise the so-called local content, i.e. the share of Polish entrepreneurs and technologies in the supply chain for the construction and operation of domestic biogas and biomethane plants as well as the development of the market and the common use of biogas and biomethane in the economy.

The Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, together with the Slovak Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy, Karol Galek and the Czech Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, paid a visit to Paks in Hungary. The meeting was held at the invitation of Minister János Süla, responsible for the planning, construction and commissioning of two new units at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, as part of Hungarian Presidency of the Visegrad Group. The event was held on 18 November 2021.