The government wants to extend the existing state aid schemes for renewable energy generators. Thanks to the amendment, it will be possible to extend the auction aid scheme until 31 December 2027. Provisions have also been introduced to limit the concession obligations for commercial operators in respect of small RES installations.

The Ministry of Climate and Environment strongly opposes the dissemination of fake news concerning the alleged new law prohibiting subsidies for the waste management system by the Capital City of Warsaw.

“According to the recently adopted Energy Policy of Poland until 2040, the first Polish offshore wind power plant will be launched in 2025. However, according to the document, in 2030 the installed wind farm capacity will reflect around 5.9 GW,” said Minister Michał Kurtyka during the debate on offshore which took place on 25 March 2021.

The implementation of the energy transition with the simultaneous reduction of its negative impact on citizens, is the main objective of the actions carried out by the International Energy Agency Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions. The first meeting of the commission held on 15 March 2021 was chaired by Dan Jørgensen, Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities. During the meeting, Polish Minister of Climate and Environment, Michał Kurtyka, presented the social context of Poland’s transition toward a low-carbon economy.

Polish and Lithuanian cooperation in the field of energy is the main subject of talks at the meeting of Minister of Climate and Environment, Michał Kurtyka, with the Lithuanian Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys. The event, which took place on 12 March 2021, was also attended by the Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, Piotr Naimski, and the Deputy Minister for Climate and Environment, Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński.

Poland is fully implementing the 2018 CJEU judgment. Signing a new annex to the forest management plan for the Białowieża Forest District is the only legally possible form of replacing the existing annex. It will enable active protection of valuable habitats and species in line with the guidelines of the European Commission and UNESCO.

Polish-Japanese cooperation in the energy sector is one of the topics of the on-line investment conference “Why Poland now? Attractive destination for energy and infrastructure projects”, organized by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency and the Polish Embassy in Tokyo. The event, which took place on 3 March 2021, was attended by Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment.

The Ministry of Climate and Environment, together with the Chief Environmental Protection Inspectorate, and with the support of the Ministry of Justice, has developed a proposal to strengthen criminal legislation on environmental crime.

Energy and climate policy, electromobility and nuclear energy were the main themes of the ministerial meeting of Michał Kurtyka and Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński with the Slovenian delegation chaired by the Slovenian Minister of Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec. The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss the agenda and priorities of the Slovenian presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Minister of Climate and Environment, Michał Kurtyka, and Deputy Minister, Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, took part in a meeting with the Finnish Ambassador to Poland, Mr Juha Ottman, during which they discussed energy and climate transformation. Talks concerned mainly the possibilities for bilateral cooperation between both countries in the context of climate policy and the role of nuclear energy in the European Union’s climate and energy policy.