Michał Olszewski has long written about the Polish conservative government trying (and failing) to bail out coal, and maintain energy independence. But these expensive and polluting practices could be coming to an end. Slowly but surely, the energy transition emerges in Poland. Is the conservative Law and Justice government changing its tone? The Polish party was brought into power by a wave of radical climate-skeptic rhetoric and declarations that Poland would remain a mining nation. But in recent months, there have been signs that its politicians intend to change the country’s energy portfolio. Of course, we do not expect a declaration that the right wing’s 2015 campaign promises (‘We will not close mines’; ‘Poland must rely on black and brown coal’) were mistakes. After all, that would amount to an admission of ignorance or of pandering to public opinion. But this is beside the point. What matters is that, in the energy sector and among politicians, the idea is beginning to build steam that a Poland built on coal is a myth and ever-farther removed … Continue reading Poland may be ready for energy turnaround