3 March 2011: US Secretary of State Clinton and Poland Foreign Minister Sikorski have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Clean and Efficient Energy.

The MoU, which was signed on 3 March 2011, aims to promote dialogue and facilitate increased cooperation on scientific, technical and policy aspects of clean and efficient energy technologies. It calls on the US and Poland to develop and implement a work plan that encourages the exchange of information and planning for future cooperative research on policies that support and enhance clean energy and energy efficiency and research, including research on clean coal technologies, energy efficiency, renewable energy, unconventional natural gas, civilian nuclear energy, and environmental and waste management. [US Press Release]