We have an ambitious plan for the first six months of 2025, which includes a series of discussions on climate security and the need to adapt to climate change. Europe has recently faced a number of phenomena as a consequence of climate change, demonstrating the need to continue to work on adapting to the changes taking place and increasing the resilience of regions and cities. The aim of our Presidency will also include combating climate disinformation, which unfortunately is increasingly present in our lives. We will also focus the climate aspects of the Commission’s Communication on Clean Industry, which will be issued in February 2025

- said Minister Hennig-Kloska before the start of the EU Environment Council.

As the Minister pointed out, during the Polish Presidency in the work of the ENVI Council, Poland will also focus on other areas where work is already continuing, such as the closed-loop economy, which is being implemented in Poland.

During the meeting, the Member States adopted a general approach to the regulation on granular losses and held a debate on the climate targets for 2040. Poland pointed out the need to improve the existing regulations in this regard.

We will not achieve our goals without ensuring that the EU economy has the technological and financial capacity to decarbonise. The same applies to its relations with third countries. CBAM is a good idea, but it needs to protect the EU industry better and support European exporters more

- emphasized Minister Hennig-Kloska.

On the sidelines of the Council, the Minister for Climate and Environment also met with Sophie Hermans, the Dutch Minister for Climate Policy, Steffi Lemke, the German Minister for the Environment, and Agnes Pannier-Runacher, the French Minister for Ecological Transition, Energy and Climate. The Minister also discussed issues related to the Presidency and Poland’s priorities with Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate, Carbon Neutrality and Clean Growth.