Poland: Act On Windfarms And Amendments To The Act On Renewable Energy Sources

On 27 June 2016 the Polish President signed a new bill introducing changes to the Act on Renewable Energy Sources ("Amending Act"). On 22 June 2016 the President signed a new Act on investments in wind power plants ("Act on Windfarms"). Both acts have been widely criticised by the renewable energy sources ("RES") industry, and on reading they suggest that the current Polish government is willing to significantly reduce support for RES.

Urgent Call for Plan on Climate Change in Ireland

Pressure is mounting on the Government to produce a workable plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions following the latest warning from experts that a major shift in attitudes and practices is needed to avoid catastrophic climate change.

The warning from the UN came on the same day Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte announced the abandonment of a controversial renewable energy project that would have seen more than 1,000 wind turbines erected in the midlands to export wind energy to Britain.