Poland approves draft law to ease onshore wind farm restrictions
The government of Poland has approved draft legislation to relax restrictions on building onshore wind farms, moving towards fulfilling a 2023 election promise to accelerate renewable energy growth, Reuters reported. The proposed changes, pending parliamentary approval, would reduce the required distance between wind installations and residential areas while maintaining stricter permitting rules near national parks and protected zones. Poland’s Climate Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska stated: “The Council of Ministers has just adopted, by circulation, the draft…