By supporting PGE as it is building coal plants, planning huge new open-pit lignite mines and helping to keep afloat the country’s collapsing mining sector BNP Paribas is providing a shot in the arm for an industry stuck in the past and is helping to condemn Polish communities who aspire to a healthier and cleaner future. BNP Paribas has to start listening to the majority of the Polish population who want new investments to deliver a new economy, one based on energy efficiency and renewable energy. It should now exclude PGE from future financial support