Poland wants to phase out coal by 2049

Hard coal mines in Poland are to be shut by 2049 under a new deal signed between the government and mining trade unions.

State Assets Minister Jacek Sasin.

Photo: PAP/Wojtek Jargiło

“This deal guarantees welfare support for miners, provides good solutions for the mining communities that will lose jobs due to shutdowns…and last but not least, this deal secures a good future for the Silesia region,” State Assets Minister Jacek Sasin said.