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The Green Tank on 102FM: Greece Tops EU Rankings on Energy Poverty, Highlighting the Need for Long-Term Solutions
Ioanna Souka, Energy Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, spoke on Greece’s troubling lead in Eurostat energy poverty indicators and the forthcoming Social Climate Plan in a radio interview on the programme “O men kai i de”, hosted by Maria Tsakiri and Christos Tsalikidis on 102FM.
Trends in fossil gas consumption & imports – January 2026
A record high in domestic fossil gas consumption was recorded in the first month of the year (8.1 TWh). Most of the imports were LNG (5.36 TWh), which also hit a record high, while Russian gas imports (2.13 TWh) were above the average for the last three years. Electricity accounted for the largest share of consumption (61.9%), while gas networks recorded the largest increase (+15.8% compared to January 2025), reaching 2.3 TWh. Compared to EU-27 Member States, Greece had the 8th highest increase in consumption between 2025 and 2024.
Joint letter by environmental organisations to the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the ETS2 Frontloading Facility
Efforts to weaken the new Emissions Trading System for buildings and road transport (ETS2)—culminating in a one-year delay to its start—make parallel measures essential to ensure its fair and socially sustainable implementation. In this context, the European Commission—following interventions by civil society—has promoted the creation of an ETS2 Frontloading Facility through the European Investment Bank (EIB). This frontloading mechanism will allow Member States to gain early access to future revenues from the auctioning of emission allowances under ETS2 for buildings and road transport.
