The Green Tank submitted comments and raised crucial questions in the public consultation of the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments of the Special Urban Plans for the three main territories of Greece’s Decarbonization Zones (Ptolemaida, Amyndeon and Megalopolis).
The draft law of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEEN) was put out for public consultation between 6 – 15 April 2024 and is titled “Regulations to address the multi-level impacts of climate change in the areas of: a) water management, b) forest management and protection, c) urban resilience and policy, d) combating unauthorized construction, e) energy security”.
The Green Tank voted positively in the 6th Written Procedure of the Monitoring Committee of Greece’s Just Development Transition Program, regarding the Green HiPo project, a part of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in the field of the value chain of hydrogen technologies.
The Green Tank for the support of the programs for SMEs and large enterprises in the lignite regions
The Green Tank voted positively on four new actions to strengthen entrepreneurship in the lignite regions of the country that were specialized by the Administrative Authority of the Just Development Transition Program, submitting also comments and recommendations
Ioanna Theodosiou and Nikos Mantzaris from the Green Tank participated in the second annual meeting of the Monitoring Committee held in Ptolemaida, where they had the opportunity to exchange views on the implementation process with members of the Special Service for Just Development of Transition (EYDAM), the European Commission as well as other members of the Monitoring Committee.
The Green Tank submitted comments and proposals regarding the two actions to strengthen local enterprises in the Greece’s lignite regions announced by the Greek authorities.
The Green Tank participated with comments in the 3rd written process of the Just Development Transition Program (JDTP) 2021-2027 as a member of the Monitoring Committee of this program with the right to vote.
As a member of the Monitoring Committee of the Just Transition Development Program, The Green Tank voted against the draft Evaluation Plan and provided comments and recommendations.
Comments by The Green Tank on the Special Environmental Study 11a on the designation of the Northern Pindos National Park.
The public hearing was held at the Standing Committee of Production and Trade of the Greek Parliament on Tuesday March 07, 2023.