Poland's biggest opposition group, the European Coalition, plans to elimina...
WARSAW - Poland’s biggest opposition group, the European Coalition, plans to eliminate coal from power production by 2040, its leader said on Saturday as he unveiled pledges ahead of an autumn election to be fought against the coal-friendly, conservative government.
Poland generates electricity mostly from coal and has some of the worst air quality in Europe. The ruling Law and Justice party, which won a 2015 election partly on promises to sustain coal, plans to cut the use of the polluting fuel to around 60 percent by 2030 from around 80 percent now. However attitudes among Poles have shifted in recent years due to increased awareness of coal’s impact on the environment.Schetyna also promised that if the European Coalition won the election - likely to be held in October or November - it would remove the Sunday trade ban introduced by PiS and raise salaries.
The European Coalition, made up of the Civic Platform formerly led by European Council President Donald Tusk and a group of leftist and rural politicians, was second, with 38.5%.
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