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EUR 2.26 bln earmarked for green investments in 2020 – climate minister

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This year, nearly PLN 10 billion (EUR 2.26 bln) will go to support green investments, Climate Minister Michal Kurtyka has said. He stated the money would be allocated for, among other projects, eco-friendly transport, energy efficiency and photovoltaic development.

Eco firm launches new initiative to prevent food waste with home fermentation kit

Inspired by the increasingly popular kombucha fermented tea, MakeGrowLab’s Babcha Boy helps not only with the fermentation of tea, but also of local herbs, fruits and vegetables. 

Reserved launches eco-friendly collection to offset fashion industry damage

With 460 shops worldwide and selling over 210,000,000 items of clothing per year, the massive international scale means that the company's decisions can have an environmental impact well beyond Poland’s borders. 

Making a wheel difference: the Polish charity donating bikes to Ukrainian war orphans

Run by the Arka Ecological Foundation, the Bike Helps initiative aims to give a chink of light to kids left bereaved by the war in the East.

Not a bad start for a start-up: Pułway eco firm wins Chivas Venture 2020

MakeGrowLab beat off competition from 170 entrants to take first place in the Polish edition of the competition and will now go on to compete in Canada against 25 others for the World prize and 1 million USD.

Take a walk on the green side: Globetrotting ex journo creates online map of world’s best places for eco-friendly products

TFN meets eco star Julia Mafalda, the Polish woman looking to connect the world with a revolutionary 'planet-first' app.

Brightly coloured Totem poles deliver powerful eco message

The hand-painted poles which have appeared in Poznań visually present particular data, such as the percentage of deforestation and air pollution.

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Caught red-handed between the past and the future, Praga is a sensory explosion of noise and colour

This was where angels feared to tread. But changes have been meteoric. If Praga was once a byword for abandonment and decay, today it has become a calling card for the very concept of urban regeneration.

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Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

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