Poland could sign climate deal amendment if EU backs new coal plants

Poland is willing to back EU ratification of an amendment to the Kyoto Protocol on carbon emissions if the European Commission guarantees financing for new, cleaner coal-fired power stations, the Prime Minister's office said. Last October Poland's president unexpectedly vetoed 2012's Doha amendment which extends the protocol until 2020, arguing that the country needed more time to analyze its impact on the economy. The Kyoto Protocol, signed in 1997, obliged about 40 developed nations to cut the