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Deputy Minister Krzysztof Bolesta at the EU Environment (ENVI) Council meeting

26.03.2024

The issues addressed at the EU Environment Council meeting held on 25 March 2024 in Brussels included the Waste Framework Directive, the reduction of microplastic pollution, an exchange of views on the 2040 EU climate target and a just transition. Mr. Krzysztof Bolesta, Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, participated in the meeting.

Wiceminister Krzysztof Bolesta na Radzie UE ds. Środowiska (ENVI)

Addressing the Waste Framework Directive, the Deputy Minister stressed that the main goal should be to adopt realistic and effective measures to reduce food waste.

The States already have in place programmes to prevent food waste which need to be continued. We support regulations which give flexibility to the Member States so that they can adopt solutions reflecting their specific circumstances,

- he informed.

During the discussion on the EU 2040 climate target, Deputy Minister Krzysztof Bolesta pointed out that Poland had to focus on the achievement of the 2030 and 2050 climate targets.

‘We are now working to implement the already set 2030 climate and energy targets and to achieve climate neutrality by the middle of this century. The first analyses show that the task ahead of us will pose major challenges. We should treat these challenges seriously and be ready, if necessary, to adapt our mode of action so as to ensure public support for the transition,’ he said.

We must talk with business and with the public on the chosen direction of the climate and energy transition and its possible consequences

- he added.

In the opinion of the Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, the public acceptance of the climate and energy transition is its key dimension.

Public acceptance and a fair dialogue will be of key importance of the implementation of the climate policies. What matters is not who will be the first to reach the goal. The process of the transition to a low-emission economy is a collective effort

- he explained.

He added that technological neutrality and support for investments were a necessity

Our final goal of climate neutrality requires us to ensure that any low-emission solutions are considered and supported

- he noted.

On the sidelines of the EU Environment Council meeting, Mr. Krzysztof Bolesta, Deputy Minister of Climate and Energy, met with the representatives of the Visegrad Group countries, Mr. Rob Jetten, the Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Policy, Ms. Steffi Lemke,  Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, and Ms. Anikó Raisz, Minister for Environmental Protection Policy and Circular Economy of Hungary. In Brussels, the Deputy Minister also participated in the talks with the Cypriot and Danish delegations on the trio priorities during the Presidency of the EU Council.

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