The climate policy You have adopted works to the detriment of our country - members of the Youth Climate Strike wrote in a letter addressed to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. In their view, the head of the cabinet has "completely ignored the scientific standpoint", by not pledging at the EU summit that Poland would reach climate neutrality by 2050.
The Youth Climate Strike have published the letter addressed to PM Morawiecki, paper version of which they submitted in the PM's Chancellery in Warsaw.
"We expect from You, as the head of the government, a responsible policy which would provide the society with stable and safe existence. At the last session of the European Council You have made a decision which poses a threat to the future of Poland," reads the letter.
The young activists added: "the climate policy You have adopted works to the detriment of our country".
"Only three months have passed since the party You are a member of undersigned out postulates. It has, thereby, vowed to adopt climate policy based on the recent scientific standpoint expressed in the latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports. The Law and Justice party were fully aware that signing the postulates carried along a promise of delivering them," members of the Youth Climate Strike stressed in the letter.
Scientific standpoint ignored
According to the Youth Climate Strike, through his actions the prime minister has "completely ignored scientific standpoint".
"Ahead of us is the year 2020, which the IPCC report marks as the year when the emissions must clearly drop. In order to achieve climate neutrality of the economy a plan is necessary. In order to have a plan, goals must be established first, and Poland under Your leadership doesn't even have that," activists tell the prime minister.
"Scientists, religious leaders, the society - calls for action come from all directions. What else do You need? How many more Polish homes must suffer from water shortage? How many forests must burn down? What else needs to happen for You to appropriately react to the crisis taking place right in front of You?" - reads the letter to PM Morawiecki.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP