EU policy makers in general give priority to attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, without questioning the need to insure a better climate, they seem oblivious to the economic risks across the EU and individual member's burdens from making hasty decisions and placing unreasonable restrictions. Despite the lack of transnational agreements, politicians increasingly promote programs of CO2 reduction and decarbonisation of the economy, placing their hopes in unproven technologies and renewable energy sources. Poland supports the Community decision-makers in part, but cannot agree to terms which propose increases in the living costs for families, deterioration in the competitiveness of companies, and a rise in unemployment. The Polish Government is of the view that measures to protect the climate cannot be made at the expense of the well being of society. It points out the shortcomings of the EU's analysis and the need to prioritize the use of indigenous raw materials, instead concentrating on energy efficiency, the market for energy, and new technologies for fossil raw materials usage. The indicated decarbonisation, dependence on imported supplies of raw materials, and higher energy prices will increase the burden on family budgets, increase their maintenance costs, and exacerbate the phenomenon of "fuel poverty". This is confirmed by analyses such as those conducted by "EnergSys" Sp. z o.o, McKinsey & Company, and the World Bank.