EU must block Greece’s desperate attempt to subsidise coal power
Joint article by Nikos Mantzaris from the Green Tank and Joanna Flisowska from CAN Europe on the attempts by the Greek government and PPC to bypass the new EU rules and obtain an exemption which would allow channeling of subsidies, paid by the Greek citizens, towards the new, under construction lignite plant “Ptolemaida 5” as well as existing lignite plants.
The hunt for the lignite exemptions
Statement on the attempts by the Greek government and PPC to become eligible for a derogation which would subsidize PPC’s new lignite plant “Ptolemaida 5” in the newspaper "To Vima"
Time to change course for Ptolemaida 5
The letter of the CEO of PPC to the European Commissioner of Competition is nothing less than an acknowledgement of the financial dead end the Ptolemaida 5 lignite project is facing, rendering imperative the need to find alternative solutions for the country's largest energy investment, the Green Tank says.
Pre-election debate: Searching for answers for Greece’s tomorrow
Nikos Mantzaris from the Green Tank participated in the TV show "Pre-election debate: Searching for answers for Greece’s tomorrow" coordinated by Matroni Dikeakou on a series of issues ahead of the upcoming national elections, such as the environment and the climate crisis, the demographic issue Greece is facing, the brain drain, the course of the economy and unemployment.
Greece’s biggest energy investment is not economically viable
Nikos Mantzaris discusses with Lyssandros Rigas in Kozani’s radio station “Radiologos” about capacity payments and the lack of economic viability for the new lignite plant “Ptolemaida 5”.
Lignite in Greece’s National Energy and Climate Plan
The Green Tank participated in a workshop entitled "National Energy and Climate Plans: Assessment and Prospects for 2050" organized by the National Observatory of Athens on Tuesday 11 June 2019.
Ptolemaida 5 will be economically non-viable despite the susbsidies
Nikos Mantzaris comments on the viability of PPC’s new lignite plant “Ptolemaida 5” in relation to the subsidies the Greek government is attempting to offer and the CO2 costs, in an article by Marianna Tzanne.
Amendment for the “survival” of Ptolemaida V
Article by Machie Tratsa describing Green Tank's appeal to MPs to vote against the last-minute amendment on the Capacity Mechanism with the photographic provision in favor of Ptolemaida 5.
An Amendment with a “rainstorm” of energy “adjustments”
Article by Marianna Jane referring to Green Tank's appeal to MPs to vote against the last-minute amendment on the Capacity Mechanism with the photographic provision in favor of Ptolemaida 5.
What will the rise of the Greens in the EU elections lead to?
On June 7, 2019, Ioli Christopoulou spoke to 102 fm of ERT3, about the great success of the Greens in the recent European elections in several European countries and its significance in shaping European policy during the next five years.
Green Tank sends letter to Greek MPs regarding crucial vote on capacity mechanism
The Green Tank sent a letter to Members of the Greek Parliament asking them to reject an amendment approving a market-wide capacity mechanism, which was submitted by the Minister of Environment and Energy late on Thursday evening.
The Green wave in Europe and Greece
Οn the occasion of the World Environment Day, an opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou on the European election results, the great victory of the Greens and the question of who will bring the green wave to Greece. The article titled “Who will bring the green wave to Greece?” was published in Greek in a special…
Discussion about the EU election results and the climate crisis
Ioli Christopoulou in TV channel ERT analyzes the EU election results, the rise of the Greens in Europe and its significance for the battle against the climate crisis.
The sale of PPC’s lignite assets has failed
Opinion article by Nikos Mantzaris analyzing the reasons why public interest is served by the cancellation of the lignite sale in Greece.
