It is not possible to be realistic about any energy transition without the use of nuclear power as a zero-emission source, Poland’s climate minister Michal Kurtyka said in a recent interview for local media.

Mr Kurtyka told Polish energy portal Biznes Alert that the proposed deployment of nuclear power in Poland is a “correct reading of future trends” because more and more businesses and industries are looking for energy from zero-emission sources.

Asked about EU-level discussions on the role of nuclear in the bloc’s sustainable finance taxonomy, Mr Kurtyka said that “there would be no such discussion if only facts were considered”.