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Lignite plants in the service of green energy – The case of thermal storage
Nikos Mantzaris, Green Tank’s senior policy analyst, participated in the two-day conference “Renewable & Storage Forum” organized successfully by energypress.
Just Transition in Greece and in Europe
Green Tank’s Nikos Mantzaris participated in the pan-European conference of Client Earth, an organization of environmental lawyers, on November 9th. In particular, in the session on Just Transition he presented a brief history of the transition in Greece with emphasis on the role of mayors and NGOs in the progress that has been made during…
Webinar: The new EU Biodiversity Strategy
Participation of Ioli Christopoulou in the webinar titled “The new EU 2030 Biodiversity, how does it concern us?” which was organized by organized by the citizens movement KOSMOS.
The draft delegated act on taxonomy is out! Annex I, p.112: "Life-cycle GHG emissions from the generation of electricity using gaseous and liquid fuels are lower than 100gCO2e/kWh", i.e. #fossilgas plants are NOT considered sustainable. https://bit.ly/3lSSAxs
Carbon prices are modeled by @BloombergNEF to surpass 40€/t by 2023 and reach 80 €/t by 2030. 🇬🇷 has already decided to become the first lignite producing country in the #EU to phase out lignite by 2028. Will 🇨🇿 follow suit and make the sensible choice?
2The 🇨🇿 #coal commission will vote on a phase out date on 4 Dec. None of the scenarios (2033, 2038, 2043) is Paris compatible or economically sensible. Only a 2030 coal exit is!
@EmberClimate has modelled an energy pathway to show how it can be done 👉 http://shorturl.at/nqyUV
Decarbonization of Eastern Europe’s Energy Mix Key to Higher EU Climate Goals:
@BloombergNEF with support from @BloombergDotOrg examined the least-cost pathways for the power sector in Poland, Czechia, Romania and Bulgaria
https://about.bnef.com/blog/decarbonization-of-eastern-europes-energy-mix-key-to-higher-eu-climate-goals/