To meet the targets set in the Development Strategy of Renewable Energy Sector envisaging that by the end of the decade 7.5 percent of energy generated in Poland will be derived from renewable sources, work is carried on and discussions are held to create important legislation: the RES act. Our main goal should be to create a RES market, which in our economic reality is far from simple. The strong coal and energy lobby, which represents large power plants, determines the conditions of operating in this sector. Thus it is a political necessity to find a way to reconcile differences and solve conflicts among all the interested parties.

To meet its official international obligations regarding the reduction of pollution caused by greenhouse gases emissions, Poland has to produce more renewable energy. This can be done through increasing the utilisation of environmentally clean energy from RES such as solar, biomass, wind energy, geothermal and hydropower. Such energy policies will not only contribute to the reduction of environmental pollution, but will also bring significant results, measured in financial benefits for the country and in better health of the citizens in the future.

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