Trends in electricity production – March 2022
According to the latest monthly data for the interconnected electricity network from ADMIE, fossil fuels (fossil gas +lignite) produced more electricity than renewables and large hydro in the first three months of 2022.
Electricity Production & Independence from Russian Gas in Greece – Report
Renewables can achieve a much deeper reduction of Greece’s dependence on Russian fossil gas compared to the lifetime extension of lignite plants, both in the short-term as well as in the medium- and long-term, as shown in the new analysis by The Green Tank.
Energy storage or fossil gas?
Nikos Mantzaris comments on the government’s policy on energy transition at the investigative report “It’s all about the ‘transitional’ natural gas” conducted by Manifold and published in Reporters United.
Climate crisis, war and the green transition strategy
Contribution to the feature “Perspectives | Energy and War” published by Eteron - Institute for Research and Social Change.
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.
Time to vote for an EU Emissions Trading System that works both for climate and the industry – CSO’s open letter to ITRE
The Green Tank co-signs an open letter on the EU ETS revision ahead of European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy meeting (April, 20-21 2022).
The Western Balkans should not fall into the fossil gas trap
Nikos Mantzaris, Senior Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, gave an interview on the radio show "Edo kai Tora" by Aspasia Vouzi on ERT3 about the energy transition in the Western Balkans and EU’s decoupling from Russian gas.
Are hydrocarbons and lignite solutions to the energy crisis?
Nikos Mantzaris, Senior Policy Analyst at the Green Tank, gave an interview to Nea TV (Crete) evening news and Lefteris Kourkoulos on the current energy crisis.
The Alliance for Sustainable Local Development – SymATA has now begun
The Alliance for Sustainable Local Development - SymATA has now begun with the formal establishment of the SymATA “Initiative Team” which will support the project’s next steps with its expertise and active engagement. At the kick-off meeting of the group we shared ideas, reflections, inspiration, and above all, motivation for what lies ahead.
The return to lignite is not realistic in the long-term
Nikos Mantzaris, Senior Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, commented on the issue of lignite’s use in electricity production with respect to Greece’s energy security in a report by Katerina Christofilidou, on ERT evening news.
Civil Society Organizations call on EU to stop promoting fossil gas dependence in the Western Balkans
The Green Tank co-signs a joint letter of 36 civil society organizations to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling on the EU to stop promoting the use of fossil gas in the Western Balkans.
On the creation of a Just Transition fund for the Western Balkans – 2nd Meeting on Green Finance in the Energy Community
Tassos Chatzieleftheriou, Energy Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, participated in the “2nd Meeting on Green Finance in the Energy Community”.
Greece can end its reliance on Russian fossil fuel
Comment by Nikos Mantzaris in an article by Penny Chalatsi for insider.gr on the issue of the EU and Greece's phasing out of Russian energy imports.
Trends in electricity production – February 2022
According to the latest monthly data for the interconnected electricity network from ADMIE, fossil fuels (fossil gas +lignite) produce more electricity than renewables and large hydro, returning to the first place in the first two months of the year, contrary to the corresponding period of 2021.
