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Poland on Tuesday adopted an energy strategy to 2040, which the climate minister said would provide a compass as the country seeks to navigate away from coal.

 

The document has been subject to numerous changes and delays as the government sought to align it with European Union climate policies and fend off opposition from powerful coal unions.

 

But rising carbon emission costs and the impact of COVID-19 have forced the government to focus on strategic allocation of state funds to kickstart the economy.

 

The government's energy policy goals include developing renewable energy sources and nuclear power, although it said it would seek to use its own energy resources, chiefly coal, as long as possible.

 

Under the plan, the share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption will rise to at least 23% by 2030, when the country's offshore wind capacity is seen at 5.9 gigawatts (GW) compared to zero now.

 

The government also pledged to start a first nuclear plant with capacity of 1.0-1.6 GW.

 

Poland still gets the bulk of its electricity from carbon-intensive coal and it is the only EU state that has refused to pledge climate neutrality by 2050, saying it needs more time and money to complete the shift to a zero emissions.

 

Instead, the government says Poland will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% in 2030.

 

Source : https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/coal