The alarmist discourse prevalent in Poland ahead of the October 2014 energy-climate summit, anticipating serious consequences for the national economy in the event of adoption of a 2030 target of a 40% reduction in CO2, now seems to be a thing of the past. As 2015 opens, the government and the energy lobby are sending out positive signals minimising the impact of the agreement and moving in the direction of European climate policy.
The significant compensation obtained by Poland and…