[1] In March 2020, the Ministry began overseeing the areas of government administration: energy (previously within the scope of the abolished Ministry of Energy) and climate.

[4] The Ministry of Climate was established on November 15, 2019, with the formation of the Second Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki.

The minister appointed was the former secretary of state in the Ministry of Environment, Michał Kurtyka.

This placed responsibilities for climate policy and sustainable development under the Ministry of Climate's jurisdiction, while environmental protection matters remained under the Ministry of Environment, including nature conservation and management of natural resources such as forests and geological resources, as well as oversight of State Forests and the General Directorate for Environmental Protection and relevant institutes.

[4] Source:[9] The activities of the Ministry of Climate covered a wide range of issues, primarily the protection and rational use of environmental resources – air, living nature, and mineral resources.