80-90% of electricity comes from coal on peak days. Without coal Poland would freeze. Coal remains essential transitional fuel. Poland has domestic coal unlike risky geopolitical gas. Germany mines 130-170 million tons lignite yearly and opens new pits while Poland quits brown coal. Energy poverty forces Poles to burn trash due to rushed climate policy. Global coal output hits 9 billion tons yearly. China extracts 4.83 billion tons annually. China mines in two days what Poland does in a year at 40 million tons. Germany imports 44 million tons coal yearly. India surpasses 1 billion tons coal and targets 1.5 billion. Poland loses mining expertise sought in India. Poland forfeits skills for molybdenum and tungsten deposits. Polish coal giant PGG faces bankruptcy mid-year. South Coal Concern also threatened. Coal firms need consolidation and guaranteed power plant purchases. 2049 coal phaseout deal risks disaster.