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Polish minister says gas should be avoided as transition fuel

Ministerstwo Aktywów Państwowych

Poland's state assets minister told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday that countries should move from coal to renewable energy without using gas as a “transition” fuel.

Poland welcomes EC's decision on nuclear and gas energy - official

The European Commission on Wednesday adopted a so-called taxonomy act which covers certain nuclear and gas activities and is beneficial to Poland, a Polish official has told PAP.

Polish MEPs ask EC to include gas as transit fuel in decarbonisation

Nearly 80 MEPs have backed a Polish-initiated letter to the European Commission asking for the inclusion of gas as a transit fuel in the EU's decarbonisation programme.

US ambassador nominee pledges to foster rule of law in Poland

US ambassador nominee to Warsaw Mark Brzezinski said during a hearing in the US Senate on Wednesday that he would support the rule of law and minority rights in Poland.

Poland to reduce use of coal from 70% to 11% says president

Poland plans to reduce its dependency on coal over the coming two decades by building a “zero-emission energy system,” President Andrzej Duda told the Climate Leaders' Summit on Friday.

Kraków start-up teams up with US nuclear firm to fly to the moon and extract rare energy isotope

Experts from the Solar System Resources Corporation estimate that 200 tonnes of Helium-3 would be enough to satisfy the annual energy needs of the world’s population.

Over 60 pct of Poles back nuclear energy in Poland - poll

Over half of Poles are in favour of nuclear energy in the country, according to the latest poll commissioned by the Climate Ministry.

Climate goals hard to achieve without nuclear energy - Polish official

The Polish climate minister has stated that it will be very difficult for Poland to achieve ambitious climate goals without nuclear energy.

US looking forward to Polish partnership on nuclear energy development

A partnership with Poland in the development of nuclear energy will be an additional area of close and effective cooperation between the US and Poland, wrote US ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher on Twitter on Tuesday.

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Auschwitz museum launches fascinating photo album to coincide with 75th anniversary

Opened on the initiative of former prisoners on 2 July, 1947, the history of the museum has now been documented in the new album divided into six sections and entitled  '75 years of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial'.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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