Poland wants money for agreeing to CO2 neutrality in 2050: PM

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki arrives for the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland wants a strong compensation package for its industry in exchange for agreeing to commit the European Union to a more ambitious target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the country's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said.

"Poland is among those countries that must have very concrete compensation packages - we must know what funds we will get for modernisation of our industry sectors," he said. "So that potential changes and potential new commitments, which may appear in the case of EU climate policy, would reflect our stage of economic development and the challenges and risks we face."