Poland sues the EU over recently adopted climate policies

Poland argues that EU climate legislation was not properly assessed and exceeded Brussels' powers. This threatens the Polish economy and energy security, Warsaw says.

Poland made its lawsuit public at the end of August, as reported by Euractiv. It challenges legislation adopted by the EU in recent months to meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels. According to Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa, Warsaw will seek to have some of these measures annulled by the court.

The lawsuit also concerns the agreement on banning the sale of new cars with combustion engines by 2035. Poland is also seeking to annul the recently approved directive on land use and forestry (LULUCF), legislation updating EU countries' CO2 emissions reduction targets for 2030, and a regulation changing the number of allowances in the EU ETS Market Stability Reserve. Poland is also seeking to challenge the EU's carbon border mechanism.