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PGNiG and Chevron to explore for shale gas reserves in the southeast of Poland
Poland’s oil and gas company PGNiG, signed a letter of intent with American fuel giant Chevron, on the terms of a possible cooperation on shale gas exploration projects, which would bring together four licences in southeastern Poland.
read more... 17/12/2013
Shale gas to cut Poland’s CO2 emissions
The possibility offered by Poland’s shale gas reserves will allow the country to build upon its recent economic development, as well as to reshape its energy sector.
read more... 13/12/2013
Poland to adopt a new shale gas regulation by the end of the year
Poland’s environment ministry is ready to draft new regulation for the exploration and extraction of shale gas and send it to the government for approval before the end of the year, declared Poland's Minister of the Environment Maciej Grabowski.
read more... 27/11/2013
UK to stop funding coal- fired power plants overseas
Ed Davey, Britain's energy secretary, has announced on Wednesday that the UK, as the US, would stop funding coal projects in developing countries. The objective is to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage low-carbon development. The announcement was made at United Nations climate talks in Warsaw where the fossil fuels have been at the centre of a storm. About 90% of the Poland's electricity comes from coal, and the government has been resistant to EU calls to strengthen emissions reduction targets.
read more... 21/11/2013
Poland to continue its dependence on coal
Historically, Poland has been an important producer and exporter of coal. Poland became the principal coal producer in Europe in the 1970s. Poland consumes more than 75 million tons of coal per year, which makes it the 10th largest coal consumer in the world and the 2nd largest in the EU, after Germany.
read more... 20/11/2013