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.
Pending new EU measures to tackle the energy crisis
Statement by Nikos Mantzaris to Al Jazeera.
Covering 100% of Greece’s electricity demand for 5 hours from renewables is a significant milestone
Nikos Mantzaris at Sky News on renewables milestone in Greece.
CO2 Emissions Trading: a genius idea with many questions
Interview by Nikos Mantzaris to Clima21.gr.
Trends in Greece’s fossil gas consumption & imports – September 2022
Gas consumption in September 2022 is at a six-year low due to the large decrease in its use for electricity generation (-35% compared to 2021). However, Greece is 6.4 percentage points away from the European Commission's target for a 15% reduction in fossil gas consumption compared to the 5-year average.
From Climate Change to Climate Crisis: Humanity in uncharted disaster territory
Nikos Mantzaris participated in newsbomb.gr's mini-documentary and the related feature entitled "From Climate Change to Climate Crisis: Humanity in uncharted disaster territory".
