Can EU policy drive decarbonisation in the Western Balkans?
Panel discussion hosted by MEP Petros Kokkalis (the LEFT) and co-organised by CEE Bankwatch and the Green Tank at the European Parliament as part of the Life ETX project.
Recent developments on climate change: Citizens’ participation in environmental policy-making – Training Seminar by iSea and The Green Tank in Athens
In the context of the project "Learn-Participate-Protect the environment".
Offshore wind: Advantages for the climate and Greece’s geopolitical status
Radio interview with Ioli Christopoulou in ERT 3
Sun, wind and water – our new national “fuels”
Op-ed by Nikos Mantaris at Kathimerini Sunday Edition.
Hydrocarbon extraction vs Offshore wind: Can Greece become a green energy hub in the Mediterranean?
Research carried out by a team of the UNESCO Chair for Climate Diplomacy, of the University of Athens, led by Professor Emmanuella Doussis, in collaboration with The Green Tank, shows that Greece's investment in offshore wind will help strengthen both the country's energy autonomy and its geostrategic position.
Trends in electricity production – October 2022
For the first time in the first 10 months of the year the electricity produced cumulatively from renewables including large hydro exceeded that from fossil fuels (fossil gas and lignite) (20186 GWh vs 19859 GWh).
Trends in Greece’s fossil gas consumption & imports – October 2022
Greece at -19% in gas consumption during the August-October quarter compared to the five-year average, exceeding by 4 percentage points the -15% target set by the EU for the period August 2022-March 2023.
Recent developments on climate change: Citizens’ participation in environmental policy-making – Training Seminar by iSea and The Green Tank in Volos
As part of the project "Learn-Participate-Protect the Environment".
The path towards 100% renewables does not need a “transitional” fuel
Nikos Mantzaris on CGTN global news network.
Climate and Society – Book launch
Contribution by Ioli Christopoulou to the book launch of the Greek edition of “Climate and Society” by R. Leichenko and K. Ο’Βrien.
Time to agree on an EU Emissions Trading System and a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism that work for the climate and support industrial transformation
Joint letter by Civil Society Organizations.
Trends in electricity production – September 2022
Renewables excluding large hydro continue to dominate Greece’s electricity mix in the first 9 months of 2022 by contributing 14779 GWh and increasing their lead over fossil gas (14339 GWh), which decreased for the first time since 2018 with respect to to the same period of the previous year.
Aid to lignite regions falls victim to energy crisis
Statement by Nikos Mantzaris to Xronos-Kozanis.gr.
Renewable energy sources contain the energy prices
Interview with Nikos Mantzaris at ERT Proto Programma.
