The Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of the Environment, Aneta Wilmańska, took part in the conference entitled “Economics of Green Growth”, which was held by the World Bank.

The allocation from the EEA funds in the amount of over EUR 67 million is planned for the open call for applications for co-financing of projects aimed at improvement of energy efficiency in buildings and growth in production from renewable energy sources.

The Institute of Technology and Life Sciences in Falenty - Branch in Poznań, as the first entity in Poland has been awarded an accreditation and became a fully-fledged Verification Body under the EU Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) pilot programme.

The meeting with the delegation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, which visited the Ministry of the Environment, focused on a presentation of the GreenEvo project - Green Technologies Accelerator.

A meeting of ministers of the environment from 35 countries was held in Berlin. It was organised jointly by Germany and Poland - the host of UN Climate Change Conference (COP19). The discussed topics included, above all, the global agreement on greenhouse gas emission reduction. The meeting was co-chaired by the ministers of the environment of Poland and Germany - Marcin Korolec and Peter Altmaier. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel was present at the opening of the dialogue.

Representatives of companies, scientists, self-governments and other entities from water supply industry met for the 21st time during the WOD-KAN Fair in Bydgoszcz. The Fair is already a tradition. 20-year history has its obligations. I would like to thank the Polish Waterworks Chamber of Commerce for the organisation of the event. It is the greatest event of this type in Poland that allows for opinion sharing and getting familiar with the newest technologies and facilities - said Stanisław Gawłowski, Secretary of State in the Ministry of the Environment, honorary patron of the Fair.