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Fossil gas consumption in 2023 was 50.91 TWh, down 10.1% compared to 2022 and 27.2% compared to 2021, the year the energy crisis started. Industry sector increased its gas use by 84.7% compared to 2022, while the other two uses, namely electricity and distribution networks, recorded a decrease of 17.1% and 8.1% respectively. Total gas imports were 53.94 TWh, down 13% compared to 2022 and 23.3% compared to 2021. Greece dropped to 10th place among the EU-27 Member States in terms of gas consumption decrease in the first 11 months of 2023 (-10.5%) compared to the same period in 2022,

At the initiative of Electra Energy Cooperative and EKPOIZO, 16 Energy Communities and Civil Society Organizations, including The Green Tank, sent a joint letter to the Minister of Environment and Energy and RAEWW, highlighting two key issues for the further development of the institution of energy communities.

In the first 11 months of 2023, 13.35 million tonnes of CO2 were emitted from Greece's power sector, decreased by 3.91 million tonnes (-22.6%) compared to the same period in 2022. Even greater reduction in emissions from PPC's thermal power plants (-24.9%).

Opinion article by Nikos Mantzaris in the special feature of energypress.gr on the experience of 2023, the challenges and expectations of 2024.

Renewables without large hydro (19,642 GWh) exceeded fossil gas and lignite combined (17,474 GWh) in the first eleven months of 2023, by 2.2 TWh, while together with large hydro (23,190 GWh) they covered more than half of demand in the eleven-month period (51.2%).

Contribution by The Green Tank to the report “Power to the People: Legal frameworks of community energy in Bulgaria, Greece, Poland and Serbia” by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw and Cooptech Hub.

The sixth newsletter of the Green Tank for the developments of the last six months (July – December 2023) related to the Just Transition of lignite regions in Greece and in Europe has been published.

The co-signatory 19 Environmental Organizations express our complete opposition to the proposal announced today by the European Commission to degrade the wolf's protection status under the Bern Convention and we call on the Greek government to proceed to its rejection during the Council of Environment Ministers that will be held.

Almost 300 Civil Society Organisations, including The Green Tank and 24 other organisations from Greece, address an open letter to President of European Committee about the proposal to amend the wolf protection regime in Europe.

Contribution by Nikos Mantzaris to the round table discussion titled "Financing the Just Transition: From ETS2 to the Social Climate Fund" as part of the workshop "Economic challenges of the energy transition in Greece & Europe" organized by the ENA Institute of Alternative Policies.

Ioanna Theodosiou and Nikos Mantzaris from the Green Tank participated in the second annual meeting of the Monitoring Committee held in Ptolemaida, where they had the opportunity to exchange views on the implementation process with members of the Special Service for Just Development of Transition (EYDAM), the European Commission as well as other members of the Monitoring Committee.

Greece reduced its gas consumption by 10.4% in the period April - November 2023 compared to the corresponding period in the 5-year period 2017-2021, almost 5 percentage points away from the EU voluntary target of -15% set in April 2023.

Discussion with Ioli Christopoulou on the radio show Euranet, SKAI 100.3 on Nature Restoration Law.

In the first 10 months of 2023, 12.33 million tonnes of CO2 were emitted from Greece's power sector, decreased by 3.79 million tonnes (-23.5%) compared to the same period in 2022. Even greater reduction in emissions from PPC's thermal power plants (-26.2%).