Poland’s approach to the Paris COP Poland is a major coal producer. Miners there are well organised and have strong political leverage. There is a big question mark over how the new government want to approach EU climate policy. An analysis. By Tobiasz Adamczewski
Geology and geography: Subterranean forests Coal is formed from vegetation at high temperatures and pressures, cut off from the air. The older the coal, the more carbon and energy it contains. Deposits are located in all continents. By Heike Holdinghausen
