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Climate change / Coal / Energy / Environment / European Union / Mines / Pollution

Poland and its coal (part 2) : the challenges and progress of the energetic transition

    Today, 70.2% of Poland's primary energy production comes from its coal[1]. This includes the burning of the ore by thermal power stations or directly by households. The country is therefore heavily dependent on this energy. This dependence on "the dirtiest of fossil fuels"[2] is creating major environmental and…

Commentaires fermés sur Poland and its coal (part 2) : the challenges and progress of the energetic transition
09/01/2024
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Coal / Energy / Environment / European Union / health / Mines / Pollution

Poland and its coal (part 1): the devastating effects on public health

  In winter, when the wind doesn't blow in Poland, cities disappear under a thick gray, black, or yellow mist: the “smog”. A contraction of the words "smoke" and "fog," smog is a toxic mix of ambient fog, gases, and fine particles, and is the reason Poland has the most…

Commentaires fermés sur Poland and its coal (part 1): the devastating effects on public health
08/01/2024