Extract from The Guardian
Coal, known as ‘black gold’ in Poland, has helped the country achieve
energy independence. However, the high-polluting fuel has been linked
to serious diseases and premature death. With COP24 climate talks under
way in Katowice, pressure grows on Poland to reduce its reliance on the
fossil fuel. But with 100,000 coal-dependent jobs in the country,
switching to alternative sources of energy carries great economic risk.
Here, Violeta Santos Moura explores the problem in her essay Dark Clouds
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