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Stories to watch in the weeks ahead

• A government reshuffle, now scheduled for the last week in July,听could bring about significant changes in climate and energy portfolios.听Prime minister Donald Tusk has been hinting at听personal and structural changes听in his cabinet for months. As reported by, Tusk plans to create a single,听powerful ministry to consolidate energy and transition-related听issues, which are currentlydispersed among various ministries.听Climate minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska听(from the centrist Polska 2050 party) has been the subject of numerous rumours about being replaced during her 18 months in office, but has so far kept her position. We鈥檙e about to find out听if she will survive the broad cabinet reshuffle and, if so, in what role.

• Karol Nawrocki will be sworn in as Poland鈥檚 new president on 6 August.听Nawrocki, who ran on a right-wing platform with the support of the populist former ruling party PiS, will have the听power to veto any bill passed by parliament -听a major headache for Tusk鈥檚 government. During the campaign, Nawrocki said Poland听听- which he called听鈥渂lack gold鈥� - for its economic development. He also promised听lower energy bills, an 鈥渁nti green deal鈥澨�international conference in Poland, and a听referendum听on rejecting the EU鈥檚 climate policy. A听first major test could听be Nawrocki鈥檚 decision on whether to听听due to be passed by the senate.

• What will Poland's position be in the EU鈥檚 2040 climate target negotiations?听Only a few days after the end of Poland鈥檚 EU Council presidency, the European Commission听听a 90 percent greenhouse gas reduction target for 2040. Poland鈥檚 government听听lobbied to听delay the publication in order to push the discussion听into the Danish presidency. The 90 percent target did give the听听and 听something to agree on though: both have been trying to听outdo each other in their criticism听of the goal.

• After much delay,听the climate ministry the internal work for听updating the Polish 2030 National 麻豆无码版 and Climate Plan, which is mandated under the EU. The plan will now be discussed with other ministries, although there is no information on how long that will take.听Poland is already facing penalties听from the European Commission for the delay. The latest version of the document, which contains up-to-date prognoses on the Polish energy transition for the next five years and beyond, might become public soon.

The latest from Poland 鈥� last month in recap

• Poland made听听with a new milestone in its energy system. In June, for the first full month ever, it听produced more electricity from renewables than coal,听The record is partially due to the听steady growth of solar capacity, as well as favourable weather conditions, as the think tank Forum Energii听. Wind farms, whose capacity grew 7 percent compared to a year earlier, produced twice as much electricity as last June thanks to lots of wind. In the first week of July, Poland鈥檚 renewable energy sector took another key step by听听in the country鈥檚 first offshore wind farm in the Baltic. The 鈥濨altic Power鈥� farm - a joint project of state-owned oil and gas company Orlen and Canada鈥檚 Northland Power - will be capable of听covering up to 3 percent of Poland鈥檚 electricity demand in 2026.

• The Clean Air Programme - a multi-billion-euro subsidy scheme for听house insulation听and coal furnace replacement -听is facing a major setback.听It was abruptly听shut last听year after the government reported cases of fraud. In April, a reformed programme went back online, but听the number of applications has dropped dramatically听and is nowhere near enough to reach the goal of replacing coal furnaces with cleaner alternatives such as gas boilers, heat pumps, or electric heating by 2030.听听of mishandling the reform, hurting honest applicants as much as fraudsters, and听undermining public trust in the programme.

• Extreme weather events听are, again, hitting Poland this summer.听In the first week of July, much of the country was under official drought watch, and听the water level of the Vistula River in Warsaw听of 11 centimetres, shattering the previous record of 20 centimeters, which was set only ten months ago in September 2024.听 the drought, a low pressure听system brought torrential rains and local flooding.听Luckily, the south of the country avoided a repeat of the major flooding which devastated the region .

• Krak贸w听听city after the capital Warsaw to听introduce a Clean Transportation Zone, with fees and limitations for the most polluting cars. The scheme has been in place in Warsaw for a year but, due to numerous excemptions and weak enforcement, for entering the zone with a vehicle that doesn鈥檛 meet the standards.

Patryk鈥檚 picks 鈥� highlights from upcoming events and top reads

• interviews听deputy Climate Minister Krzysztof Bolesta听on the Polish government鈥檚 position on听ETS2 and the EU鈥檚 2040 climate target,听and possibly linking the two in negotiations.

• For the most recent听data and analysis on the Polish energy system and transition, read this year's听.

• This article by Tomasz El偶bieciak in听听offers a thorough analysis on the government's wind farm bill, seen as听crucial to the onshore wind farms development in Poland.