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On December 19, 2025, Poland introduced a draft regulation to enhance its carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector, expanding potential sites from one to 18 across the country and the Baltic Sea. The previous regulation only covered the Cambrian reservoir.

While this draft marks an initial phase, further geological surveys are anticipated. The new areas include saline aquifers and hydrocarbon deposits. The push for CCS is driven by changes in EU legislation, including stricter emission targets for 2030. However, several EU member states have banned underground CO2 storage, and the proposed sites do not address southern Poland, where many CO2-emitting plants are located.