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iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Poland uses coal to produce most of their electricity, unlike the rest of Europe. They don’t have a lot of coast for wind, they are northern and don’t get much sun for solar, they don’t have nuclear plants, and they were avoiding Russian gas for ages. Plus they have had right-wing governments for ages, who don’t care about pollution or global warming.

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Siegfried@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
After what they did in the oder, I would add that they just don’t care

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lorkano@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Also there is a lot of smaller mountains in poland that often surround big towns and trap polluted air there

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hypertown@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Coal power plants have very little to do in overall pollution though. Electricity is something you need all year and from what I’ve seen in summer air is clean in entire Europe, there are no exceptions. As for gas I haven’t looked much into that but I remember reading a news story that said Poland was depending on Russian gas until war in Ukraine started. Now they import gas via sea.

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- Nudding@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  Coal power plants have very little to do in overall pollution though.
  
  Boy do I have bad news for you.
  
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  - hypertown@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Then how is that Germany is producing twice the energy from fossil fuels than Poland and they still have relatively clean air? Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Europe
    
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    evranch@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Among others, Poland runs one of the biggest, dirtiest, least efficient coal plants in the world. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bełchatów_Power_Station
    
    The plant releases more carbon dioxide each year than the entirety of Switzerland.
    
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    Nudding@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I haven’t the slightest clue? Some sort of filter lol?
    
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- shneancy@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  the reason why air pollution gets worse during the winter is that cold air is denser and moves slower than warm air, which traps the pollution for longer in one spot. this problem is especially prominent in cities and valleys, and if your city is in a valley?- Well there’s a reason why shops here sell masks during the winter, nobody wears them, but hey it’s an option i guess
  
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- KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The… I… What? Why would you just make shit up? Or have you been fooled to believe this?
  
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