Energy Communities in Greece and in its lignite areas – Review of developments #2
Developments on energy communities in Greece over the last six months, with a particular focus on lignite regions
Just Transition or return to lignite?
Article by Nikos Mantzaris in Balkan Insight on the risks for the Just Transition process in lignite regions from the measures taken in Europe and in Greece to increase lignite use.
Energy Communities – Workshop in Kozani
Co-organized by The Green Tank and the Region of Western Macedonia.
Energy communities and energy cost reduction
Contribution by Nikos Mantzaris to Sebastien Malo’s investigation on Tilos’ hybrid station.
Hope Beyond Coal in Greece’s Valley of Tears
Short documentary by Europe Beyond Coal and The Green Tank.
Building a sustainable future in coal regions in transition
Opinion article by Ioanna Theodosiou in CEENERGYNEWS.
Just Transition Newsletter #3
The third newsletter of the Green Tank for the developments of the last six months (January-June 2022) related to the Just Transition of lignite regions in Greece and in Europe has been published.
Energy Communities: Paving the way to energy democracy
Contribution to the “Rethink – Ideas Forum / Α green compass for Greece: Society, economy, ecology” organized by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Thessaloniki.
The role of community energy in Just Transition: the Greek example, challenges and opportunities
The Green Tank co-organized a special session on “Community Energy and Just Transition in coal regions” during the European Citizen Energy Academy (EUCENA) Summer School.
Just Transition in Practice: Sustainable projects in coal regions
New report by The Green Tank presents specific examples of projects contributing to the sustainable transformation of coal regions across Europe.
Climate Crisis and Human Dignity
Ioli Christopoulou in “The Seventh Value” six-episode podcast series by Evens Foundation.
Building Just Transition in Kosovo
Tassos Chatzieleftheriou at a Stakeholder Forum titled “Make energy transition a reality, make the transition just” in Prishtinë, Kosovo.
Just Transition in N. Macedonia: Lessons learned from Greece
Nikos Mantzaris participated in the Regional Just Transition Conference organized by the environmental organization Eko-Svest, the Macedonian Young Lawyers Association and CNVP Macedonia.
The new allocation of revenues earned from the auctioning of ETS allowances will deprive lignite municipalities of 16 million euros
Nikos Mantzaris, Senior Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, comments on the financial loss for the regions of Kozani, Florina and Megalopolis caused by the latest amendment of the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy that provides for a new allocation of the revenues earned from the auctioning of ETS allowances.
