Articles / Opinions

Greece is almost saying goodbye to lignite

Nikos Mantzaris is quoted in an article in the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel which analyzes the coal-phase out paths of Greece and Germany and compares the cases of new coal plants “Ptolemaida 5” in Greece and “Datteln 4” in Germany with that of “Ostroleka C” in Poland for which the decision was made to cancel the coal character of the project.

World Environment Day: Challenges for the period ahead

On the occasion of the 2020 World Environment Day, Nikos Mantzaris and Ioli Christopoulou discuss the challenges that derive from recent environmental developments, in an article published in a special issue dedicated to the environment of the printed version of LIFO.

Who says that the Europe does not listen?

Article by Nikos Mantzaris in “Proinos Logos Kozani” regarding the available resources for the Just Transition of Greece’s lignite regions on the occasion of the activation of the relevant resources of the Green Fund.

Is Greece ready to give priority to nature?

On the occasion of today’s European Natura 2000 Day, Ioli Christopoulou asks how ready Greece is to achieve the new targets for the protection of nature included in the new EU Biodiversity Strategy announced yesterday.