The Green Tank, acting as partner of the project Life ETX, presents in Greek the updated EU ETS 101 – Guide to the EU’s Emissions Trading System, drafted by Carbon Market Watch in collaboration with the partners of the Life ETX project.
The annual report by The Green Tank shows that Greece ranks 4th in the EU-27 in emissions reduction from the electricity and heat production and energy-intensive industry sectors between 2005 – the year the ETS started – and 2023 (-65.4%). It has already exceeded the EU’s 2030 target of a 62% reduction.
A ministerial decision prohibits the construction of dams and hydropower plants of all categories, including Small Hydropower Plants (SHPs), in the section of the cross-border Aoos River that was designated as Protected Landscape and Protected Natural Formation.
The memorandum was signed between the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (OFYPEKA-NECCA), The Green Tank and OceanCare.
Interview with Ioli Christopoulou on the green transition and a sustainable future.
With the goal of accelerating the restoration of Posidonia seagrass meadows and exploring innovative mechanisms to promote their ecosystem services in the Mediterranean, the ARTEMIS project partners discussed their workplan for the next two years.
The “Learn-Participate-Protect the environment” project concludes with 28 training seminars on empowering citizens, especially the youth, in decision-making, more than 1300 participants and a new survey on public consultations.
Scientists, policy makers and non-governmental organizations were part of an Our Ocean Conference side event and discussed the benefits of Blue Carbon Coastal Ecosystems in the fight against the climate crisis.
Invitation to a press conference by iSea and The Green Tank about the completion of the project “Learn-Participate-Protect the Environment“.
With two side events, the announcement of an international partnership and the contribution to 2 pledges, The Green Tank participated in the 9th Our Ocean Conference. Cause for optimism for the commitments to protect the seas.