Zasoby węgla kamiennego czynnikiem bezpieczeństwa energetycznego. Górnictwo – energetyka – stabilizacja

Hard coal has been for years considered the key factor of Poland’s energy safety. Such a perspective has been adopted in all consecutive governmental documents that set out the energy policy of the state, with the assumption that in Poland there are no conditions to quickly develop a low-emission economy which would be able to operate without coal. A significant challenge for Poland is the contrast between the importance of coal in the state’s power sector and the UE’s plans with regard to the climate policy, directed towards low-emission technologies and towards decarbonisation of the energy market. The article aims at defining the long-term role of hard coal as an element of Poland’s energy safety, and simultaneously at presenting the respective market, economic and financial, as well as legal and technological situation in the area.