The companies most involved in the development of sustainable transport worldwide received the Global eMobility Leaders awards. The awards have been presented by Michał Kurtyka – Minister of Climate and COP24 President during special event in Łazienki Królewskie in Warsaw on November 20th 2019, day before the Global eMobility Forum.

The President of the Republic of Poland appointed ministers in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on 15 November 2019. The newly established Ministry of Climate is now headed by Michał Kurtyka, and the position of Minister – member of the Council of Ministers was taken over by Michał Woś.

“We are helping Lithuania with air pollution monitoring in connection with the fire in Alytus. According to preliminary estimates of the Lithuanian side, approximately 2,000 tonnes of tire waste intended for recycling burned down in the fire,” said the Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk during a press conference held on 25 October 2019. The meeting was also attended by the head of the National Reference Laboratory for atmospheric air quality Tomasz Frączkowski.

“High Five for Segregating” is the main slogan of the information and educational campaign launched by the Ministry of Environment, geared towards educating the society on proper ways to segregate waste. The campaign concerns the Unified Waste Segregation System and is addressed both to local governments, as well as homeowners. The campaign is also supported by an educational programme for children.

In connection with the tire waste fire in Alytus in Southern Lithuania, the representatives of the Polish Environmental Protection Inspectorate set out to support Lithuania, acting on orders of the Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk.

Challenges and opportunities faced by all stakeholders with regards to the need to implement the so-called Single Use Plastics Directive (SUP) in the Polish legal system are the main subject of a consultation meeting held on 17 October 2019 at the Ministry of the Environment. Deputy Minister Sławomir Mazurek participated in the discussion with the representatives of the packaging industry.

Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk, Deputy Ministers Małgorzata Golińska and Sławomir Mazurek, have paid their respects to the late prof. Jan Szyszko on October 16th. Jan Szyszko held the office of the Minister of Environment for three terms, he was a member of the Sejm in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth terms, a renowned scientist and a great nature enthusiast.

The Act on Maintaining Cleanliness and Order in Municipalities was the main topic of the second day of the POL-ECO SYSTEM trade show in Poznań. The debate on the key changes geared towards improving the effectiveness of the waste management system was attended by the Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk, as well as Vice-Minister of Environment Sławomir Mazurek.

Professor Jan Szyszko – forester, scientist, three-time Minister of Environment and Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland – has passed away at the age of 75.

“The main theme of this year's fair - Sustainable waste management – for people, health and the environment - is perfectly in line with the measures we have implemented in order to improve environmental quality, including waste management” - said Minister Henryk Kowalczyk, opening the POL-ECO SYSTEM Trade Fair in Poznań on 9 October.