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Environmental Council: Poland rejects 90 percent CO2 reduction by 2040

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Published: December 18th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

EU Climate Commissioner Hoekstra in conversation with Poland’s Environment Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska.

A 90 percent reduction in greenhouse gases compared to 1990, as proposed by the EU Commission as a climate target for 2040, is „difficult to accept“ for Poland. Poland’s Climate and Environment Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska made this clear before the start of the Environment Council in Brussels. „We have different starting points and historical circumstances, we have different per capita incomes – all of this should be taken into account when setting targets on the path to climate neutrality.“

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