In this issue, we explore the challenges and choices shaping the transition to a sustainable future. From electricity prices, renewables and fossil gas to nature conservation, marine ecosystems and the future of lignite regions, we look at the developments shaping the energy transition and the path towards a fairer, more sustainable future.

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Nikos Mantzaris, co-founder and Lead Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, spoke on SKAI Radio’s programme Defterες Skepseis on Sunday, 11 October 2026, with hosts Petros Kirkilis and Isaak Triantafyllidis. The discussion focused on electricity prices, the contribution of renewable energy sources (RES) and the need to accelerate energy storage deployment.

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The role of self-generation and Energy Communities in reducing energy costs, as well as the barriers that continue to hinder their development, was discussed by Nikos Mantzaris, Policy Analyst and co-founder of The Green Tank, in interviews with Naftemporiki TV and NewsOnline.

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Integrating blue carbon ecosystems into National Nature Restoration Plans, improving their monitoring and strengthening policy coordination are key to ensuring their effective restoration. This is highlighted in a new policy brief by the JPI Oceans Blue Carbon Knowledge Hub, to which The Green Tank contributed.

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Europe aims to end all Russian gas imports by November 2027. Greece aspires to play a central role in this effort, becoming a gateway for US liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Southeastern and Central Europe through the Vertical Corridor. But how much of this new infrastructure is actually needed, and what will it cost consumers? These questions were explored in two German media reports by Jasper Riemann featuring Nikos Mantzaris, Policy Analyst Lead and co-founder of The Green Tank.

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More than 50 companies, business associations and civil society organisations, including The Green Tank, have co-signed a joint letter calling on EU Member States to implement ETS2 in 2028, as agreed, without further delay. The Green Tank has signed the letter both as an organisation and as part of the LIFE Effect consortium.

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Against the backdrop of the debate over the Vertical Corridor and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens, Nikos Mantzaris, Head of Policy Analysis and co-founder of The Green Tank, spoke to Stavros Apostolidis on Status Radio 94.2 on the need for new LNG infrastructure in Greece and the outlook for fossil gas demand in the nine countries of the Vertical Corridor.

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Why does electricity remain expensive despite the growing share of renewable energy? Nikos Mantzaris, Lead Policy Analyst and co-founder of The Green Tank, spoke with Niki Bakouli on Pop Science, News 24/7’s podcast about the factors shaping electricity prices and ways to reduce energy costs for consumers.

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Domestic gas consumption fell to a yearly low in September, at 4.35 TWh, due to the escalation of gas prices. However, over the first 9 months of the year, domestic consumption remained at high levels, ranking as the third-highest on record at nearly 50 TWh. Over the same period, LNG remained the leading source of imports, at 30.1 TWh, twice the volume of net imports through the Sidirokastro entry point. Exports reached 13.6 TWh in the first 9 months of the year, with the largest share (77.7%) being transported through the Sidirokastro exit point.

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The upward trend in power sector emissions continued in August, reaching 1.38 million tonnes (+7.8% compared with July), driven by increased use of lignite and fossil gas, despite the record level of renewable energy generation recorded in the same month. With the addition of August’s emissions, cumulative sector emissions since the beginning of 2026 reached 9.6 million tonnes, exceeding the carbon budget set under the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for the whole of 2026.

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