1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
Live TV
Latest audioLatest videos
In focus
Israel-Hamas warEuropean UnionChina
ClimatePoland

Coal phaseout: Poland's exit strategy

Miodrag Soric | Marta Thor
November 28, 2023

Most of Poland's electricity comes from coal. The operator of the biggest lignite-fired power plant in Europe, however, has said it will gradually shut down the facility by 2036. What alternatives does Poland have to coal power?

https://p.dw.com/p/4ZPnb
Head shot of a woman (Marta Thor)
Marta Thor Freelance journalist specializing in Polish–German relations
Skip next section Similar stories from Poland

Similar stories from Poland

Małgorzata Mirga-Tas’s textile collage

Fighting Sinti and Roma stereotypes with art

With her textile collages, Malgorzata Mirga-Tas celebrates the identities of the ethnic minority.
DiversityJune 29, 202404:36 min
Polish soldiers patrol the border with Belarus along the border fence in the Bialowieza forest

In eastern Poland, locals fear border zone will kill tourism

Residents in the towns and villages in Poland's eastern buffer zone fear the impact the measures will have on tourism.
PoliticsJune 14, 202404:14 min
Demonstrators wave the EU and the Polish flag

Despite new government, Poland remains polarized

Poland's right-wing government was voted out of office in 2023, but its legacy is still being felt today.
SocietyMay 28, 202404:31 min
Show more
Skip next section More on Climate from Europe

More on Climate from Europe

Anne Mahrer and Rosmarie Wyder-Walti, of the Swiss elderly women group "Senior Women for Climate Protection," talk to journalists

Swiss pensioners win European climate case

The landmark ruling in favor of Swiss seniors could have an impact on climate and environment legislation across Europe.
ClimateApril 9, 202402:26 min
Aerial view of a solar park

EU's solar industry in crisis despite new 2040 climate goals

As the EU aims for net-zero emissions, the bloc's solar industry faces heavily subsidized rivals from China, US.
ClimateFebruary 6, 202402:17 min
Europe map with plains and short destinations

Are short-haul flight bans just nonsense?

Some countries in Europe have begun to ban short-haul flights to cut their emissions. Will others follow?
ClimateAugust 25, 202309:33 min
Skip next section More on Climate from around the world

More on Climate from around the world

DW Sendung | Planet A

We need to fix landfills - here's how

Landfills cause many diseases and are a massive driver of climate change, releasing methane. What are the solutions?
ClimateJune 28, 202412:40 min
A group of people chats after receiving food donated by the World Food Programme

How El Nino contributes to drought in Africa

Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe have all declared a state of disaster, with drought destroying their harvests.
ClimateApril 15, 202401:16 min
DW Planet A | Illustration CO2 Steuer

The problem with the carbon tax

Burning coal produces cheap electricity – but also tons of emissions. Why don’t we just tax that?
ClimateMarch 15, 202411:38 min
Show more