A Climate and Environment Council has been established under the President of the Republic of Poland. Its tasks will include, among other things, developing policy directions in the field of environmental protection and the sustainable management of natural resources.
The Council includes, among others, Marcin Możdżonek — a former member of the Polish national volleyball team, who served as captain from 2011 to 2014. His achievements include gold medals at the 2009 European Championship and the 2014 World Championship. He retired from professional sport in 2020, has served as president of the Supreme Hunting Council since 2023, and since 2024 has been a member of the Olsztyn City Council. In June 2025, he joined the New Hope party, which is part of the Confederation alliance.
“It is a great honor and a huge responsibility for me. I have officially joined the Presidential Council for Climate and Environment. I would like to thank President Karol Nawrocki for his trust — I promise substantive work, common sense, and a commitment to ensuring that Poland’s natural environment and resources are managed wisely and safely for the benefit of all,” Możdżonek commented.
The Chancellery of the President said in a Wednesday statement that the new council’s responsibilities will include “developing policy directions in the field of environmental protection, the rational management of natural resources, and taking into account the long-term interests of the state.”
The appointment ceremony was attended by Deputy Head of the Chancellery of the President Adam Andruszkiewicz. The acts of appointment were presented to Council members by Undersecretary of State at the Chancellery, Mateusz Kotecki.
Those appointed to the Council include its chairman Sławomir Mazurek, as well as: Beata Bartuś–Jarno, Bogdan Brzeziecki, Roman Bzdyk, Dariusz Całus, Jarosław Cebulski, Grzegorz Chocian, Szymon Gajda, Ryszard Gliwiński, Małgorzata Golińska, Krzysztof Gołębiewski, Grzegorz Grzywaczewski, Dariusz Gwiazdowicz, Jacek Hilszczański, Magdalena Kapuścińska and Maria Mąka–Miros.
The Council also includes: Zbigniew Mirek, Marcin Możdżonek, Roman Niżnikowski, Henryk Okarma, Janusz Olejnik, Mirosław Parol, Jacek Pauli, Maciej Perzyna, Marek Rembisz, Adam Roczniak and Paweł Rusiecki.
Further members are: Bartłomiej Rutkowski, Marek Ryszka, Paweł Sałek, Paweł Skrzydlewski, Jarosław Socha, Paweł Szczygieł, Robert Szewczyk, Andrzej Tomek, Natalia Wysocka, Piotr Zacharczuk and Grażyna Zagrobelna.