Poland's energy policy

Poland has no nuclear power stations. It relies instead on coal-fired power stations and the import of natural gas. Jacek Belkowski, spokesman for the Polish energy-regulating authority, says this is not a forward-looking approach. "The continually rising cost of gas over the past few years should have opened the decision-makers' eyes: gas is only a temporary solution, regardless of whether it comes from Norway or Russia... The time has come to look for a new concept for Poland's power stations. In my opinion, discontinuing the construction of the nuclear power station in Zarnowiec and neglecting nuclear power was one of the major acts of sabotage in Polish history. The environmental argument is absurd when you look at the ecological impact of coal burning, which is just as lethal for nature and humankind as the consequences of an accident at a nuclear power station would be."

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