The Spanish city of Seville is now home to the first building in the European Union that not only produces more energy than it consumes (energy-positive), but also absorbs more…
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Drought in Poland and Germany – a shared challenge for water quality, society, and the economy
Groundwater is not replenishing due to drought In recent years, both Poland and Germany have been increasingly affected by severe droughts, which directly impact access to groundwater in the regions…
Over the past decades, Poland - like much of Europe - has increasingly felt the effects of global warming. Climate change is impacting not only the natural environment but is…
In mid-June 2025, the international think tank Ember released a detailed report analyzing the latest National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) submitted by EU Member States. The findings clearly point…
EU countries planning the largest increase in gas use for power generation are… those with rapidly shrinking populations. The latest Ember report reveals that Poland, Czechia, Bulgaria, and Croatia all…
This June, we hosted a webinar dedicated to the role of natural gas in the modern economy and the evolving context of energy transformation and climate policy in Poland and…
On April 28, 2025, at precisely 12:33 PM, the Iberian Peninsula was rocked by one of the most significant power outages in modern Spanish history. Within seconds, a series of…
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Participation in general shareholder meetings of banks and insurers is an important area of our foundation's work. These meetings are an opportunity to ask the companies' boards of directors questions…
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