Poland – Canada: Agreement on Cooperation in Nuclear Energy

Poland and Canada signed an agreement on strategic cooperation in the field of nuclear energy. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after meeting with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau (pictured) in Warsaw that the agreement creates a legal basis for “even more intensive cooperation” in modern and safe nuclear energy: “If we want to build large data centers here (in Poland),” Tusk stressed, “in line with what our partners have announced, we will need certain energy sources. Therefore, our joint investments and cooperation in the field of nuclear energy are a priority for Poland.”

According to the Polish Prime Minister, “the negotiations with Trudeau and the signed agreement are of special importance, as we have embarked on the path of creating our own nuclear energy. Canada has a good track record on this issue.” For his part, Trudeau said that “Canada, as a strong partner who can be relied on, is ready to support Poland in the field of nuclear energy so that Poland is no longer dependent on gas and oil.”

And then there were those who would be very happy to “take the meat out of the boiling pot using someone else’s paw”: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared that he “favors the use of imported nuclear energy to produce ‘green hydrogen,’” which would be used mainly in the steel industry. In an interview with the German newspaper Saarbrücker Zeitung, Scholz nevertheless noted that “the energy transition must be organized and implemented pragmatically.” In 2023, when public opinion in Germany was discussing the final closure of all nuclear power plants, Scholz called nuclear power a “dead horse” and repeatedly emphasized its dangers to humans and the environment.