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.

The discussion on how to implement the recommendations of the European Commission on the National Reconstruction Plan in the context of the so-called European Semester was the main subject of the discussion by Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment, with Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, at the videoconference held on February 5. The meeting addressed the important issues of adaptation to climate change, waste management, clean air and waste water financing in the framework of the National Reconstruction Plan.

“The steps taken by the Nord Stream 2 AG company and other entities which are involved in the Nord Stream 2 project, both economically and politically, and which seek to complete the construction of a new gas pipeline connecting Germany and Russia regardless of the circumstances are a cause of concern for Poland”, said Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment.

The objectives of climate neutrality, the prospect of EU/USA energy cooperation and the fair energy transition have been key issues discussed during the debate “Reimagining the transatlantic energy and climate relationship”, organised by the Atlantic Council within the 5th Global Energy Forum. The event, which took place on 20 January 2021, was attended by Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment.

The assessment of the potential and possible use of the infrastructure of decommissioned power plants was a key topic discussed during the workshops organised within the RECPP (Re-purposing Coal Power Plants during the Energy Transition) project. The event, which took place on 19 January 2021, was attended by Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment.

Following another failure of the heating network in the Polish capital in just a few days, Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Jacek Ozdoba announced that he had appointed a working group to investigate the privatisation of the heating network in Warsaw.

Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Ireneusz Zyska attended a meeting with representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Poland on 19 January 2020, and discussed on, among others, the development of offshore wind energy.

On 14 January 2021, the Ministry of Climate and Environment has published the draft “Polish Hydrogen Strategy until 2030 with an Outlook until 2040” for public consultation. The Strategy sets ambitious and realistic goals for the development of hydrogen technologies in Poland.

Minister of Climate and Environment Michał Kurtyka spoke with the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Georgette Mosbacher, in connection with the forthcoming end of her diplomatic mission in Poland. The meeting took place on 7 January 2021.