Posted 1/15/2024, 10:05:00 AM
Poland Signals Major Shift in Climate Policy, Aims for 90% Emissions Cut by 2040
- Poland will urge the EU to adopt a 90% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by 2040, signaling a major shift in the country's climate policy
- Poland will no longer block EU climate action under its new government led by Donald Tusk
- Poland aims to convince its government to formally endorse the EU's 2050 climate neutrality target
- Poland plans to set a new "end date" for coal, earlier than its current phase out date of 2049
- Only Denmark has explicitly supported the 90% emissions target so far, with Bulgaria saying the EU should at least discuss it