The institute is a research centre for technologies that reduce the climate impact of using coal in the energy sector and other industries, such as steel or chemicals. The institute is funded by the Polish government as well as public or industry-funded research projects.

• Further reading: Coal transition in Poland: Options for a fair and feasible transition for the Polish coal sector (study by the Institute for Structural Research)
  
• CLEW research tours : Poland ahead of COP24: Media study tour  and German-Polish Media Programme focuses on role of coal in the energy system
• Date of publication: October 2018