Polskie Radio: Poland will stick with coal, PM pledges

“Poland will continue to back coal and invest in the coal-mining industry,” he assured during the International Fair of Mining, Power Industry and Metallurgy.

“Poland's economy will continue to be based on coal, but in a more modern way,” he affirmed, adding that Warsaw would reduce CO2 emissions, in line with EU targets, with the aid of new technology.

The country has recently been investing in exploring its shale gas potential. A nuclear power plant has also been in the pipeline, partly as a means of lowering Poland's dependence on Russian gas.  MORE