Poland's climate goal progress not too shabby

It turns out that EU countries that are calling for the most stringent climate laws, are not much better than Poland when it comes to reduction of CO2 emissions. Poland must reduce emissions by five percent to reach 2020 goals. This places Poland in 17th place. France, for example, needs to reduce emissions by nine percent, reported Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. Paris will host the 2015 world climate summit and hence may see the goal as a political must. Poland is also ahead of the Netherlands, Austria and Finland. Spain and Portugal also have a long way to go and chose to support Poland in the country's effort to gain additional emissions permits. Germany, the Czech Republic and Hungary emit 80 percent less than they did 24 years ago. Regarding renewables, Poland needs to reach 15 percent in renewable energy usage - it already has 11 percent. Bulgaria, Estonia and Sweden lead the pack in renewable energy consumption. In greenhouse gas emissions, Poland is the fifth polluter in the EU.