In the traditional coal country of Poland, the phase-out of hard coal and lignite is making rapid progress. Old, expensive power plants are going offline, and renewable energy is growing strongly. Experts call for coal to be phased out by 2035, ahead of the German deadline of 2038, but the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk has yet to present a plan for the energy transition. It fears protests against the closure of coal mines and plans high subsidies for coal and, soon, for the country’s first nuclear power plant.