Analysis that has been carried out suggests that in Poland, water, agriculture, soils, will all be vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Amongst the public, awareness is starting to increase, and has risen significantly over the last 12 months due to Poland hosting COP 14 in Poznan and the conclusion of the EU 2020 Package negotiations, where Poland played a key role.
Key facts
- Surface area (square kms): 312,679
- Population: 38,482,919
- Population density in 2007 (per square km): 123
- CO2 emission estimates per capita (metric tonnes): 8.3
- GDP: $667.4 billion
Energy production
- Electricity (kW-hr; 2006–07): 156,065.000,000
- Hard coal (metric tons; 2006–07): 93,135,000
- Lignite (metric tons; 2006): 60,844,000
- Crude petroleum (barrels; 2006): 5,900,000
- Petroleum products (metric tons; 2005): 23,153,000
- Natural gas (cu m; 2006): 5,650,000,000
Energy consumption
- Electricity (’000,000 kW-hr; 2005) 131,186,000,000
- Hard coal (’000 metric tons; 2004): 83,915,000
- Lignite (metric tons; 2006): 61,589,000
- Crude petroleum (barrels; 2005): 134,900,000
- Petroleum products (metric tons; 2005): 16,000,000
- Natural gas (cu m; 2005): 16,304,000,000
A view from the ground in Poland
Sylwia Slomiak from the British Embassy Warsaw gives a view from the ground on the issues affecting Poland in the lead up to Copenhagen
David Miliband visits Poland for climate change discussions with European Foreign Ministers
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