Poland and coal

The World

One of the big challenges of this year’s UN climate summit is agreeing on ways to help move the world quickly away from highly-polluting coal. That challenge is especially tough in host country Poland, where coal is deeply embedded in the country’s economy and culture. Rachel Waldholz reports from Katowice, Poland. 

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