# Tusk government keeps a lignite-and-coal generation path into the late 2020s

Date: 2024

In 2024 the new government retained a slow coal-exit calendar around Bełchatów and related lignite capacity, citing security and jobs. Continuation is a completed energy stance, not a new mine licence by itself.

## People

- Donald Tusk: https://factrail.ai/people/donald-tusk

## Drivers

- Fossil-Fuel Dependence: https://factrail.ai/drivers/fossil-fuel-dependence

## Sources

- https://www.iea.org/countries/poland
- https://www.gov.pl/web/climate

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/pl-tusk-lignite-2024