The reports summarizes the results of a survey conducted among local authorities in Poland in late 2013. The survey has shown a very high support for the development of renewable sources of energy at the local level and low acceptance for coal and nuclear sources of energy. It also illustrated...

Poland’s energy mix is dominated by indigenous coal, and since the country joined the European Union in 2004 it has been clear that it will do much to safeguard its domestic coal sector and resist pressures for ambitious harmonized decarbonization efforts. At the same time, Poland is meeting...

While the European Commission envisaged the creation of a ‘common European energy market’ by 2014, it is quite clear that the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty protecting national sovereignty over energy policies and mixes are here to stay. We have, however, seen some visible moves towards...