Poland is considering bringing a nuclear plant online in 2030 to help cut carbon dioxide emissions and meet growing electricity demand, a top official at the Ministry of Economy said in an interview April 15.rn"It would be a huge advantage if we have a nuclear plant, because we have to emit less carbon dioxide," said Tomasz Dabrowski, deputy director of the ministry's Energy Department.rnAbout 90% of Poland's electricity generation comes from hard coal and lignite. But Poland needs to cut its CO2 emissions by about 40% under European Union requirements.rnThe government expects to make public in June a new energy strategy that will propose a nuclear plant as a possibility.rnDabrowski noted that Poland is "starting from scratch" when it comes to building infrastructure for a nuclear plant.
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