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Crucial factor stimulating renewable energy development, quite apart from fast exploitation of natural resources of coal, gas, oil or uranium is the threat represented by conventional energy waste products such as sulphur, nitrogen and carbon monoxides as well as ashes. Renewable energy resources are not only sustainable but as naturally bound up with environmental processes are highly pro-ecological. Generating energy from renewable resources is in comparison with traditional ones much more environment-friendly mainly via limitation of harmful substances especially greenhouse gases. The article presents current level of harvesting energy from renewable resources in selected EU countries taking into account various forms of those renewable. Compared to European data the situation of renewable energy sector in Poland was presented.