Poland’s Next Government Halts Wind Energy Plans After Backlash
Wind turbines at a wind farm in Kamiensk, Poland.
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Poland’s incoming government has suspended plans to make it easier to build onshore wind farms following criticism that the proposed changes were too favorable to industry.
The debacle comes as a blow to pro-European Union parties that won a majority in the Oct. 15 parliamentary election promising to improve relations with Brussels and speed up the country’s transition to renewable energy.