Athens faces climate crises
Comment by Ioli Christopoulou on climate change, wildfires and the prolonged heatwaves in the city of Athens, to the journalist Elisa Perrigueur for the Tribune de Genève.
Comment on air pollution in the Western Balkans
Comment by Nikos Mantzaris on the need for the European Union to provide financial assistance to the lignite areas of the Western Balkans, in an article by Machie Tratsa published in the Financial Post (Oikonomikos Taxydromos)
The wildfires and the climate crisis in Greece
Statements by Ioli Christopoulou about the wildfires and the climate crisis on Sputnik.
Energy dilemmas in the era of climate crisis
An article by Nikos Mantzaris in “Vima tis Kyriakis” on the escalating climate crisis, which is imposing the abandonment of the plans for new fossil gas plants in post-lignite Greece.
Exploring the governance and social impact of the Evros Delta National Park
The Management Body of Evros Delta and Samothraki Protected Areas and the Green Tank, in collaboration with the International Institute for the Environment and Development (IIED) and the scientific oversight of the Universities of Warwick and Cambridge organized a workshop aimed at exploring issues of governance and social impacts of protected areas.
Contribution to the EU public consultation on the revised Climate, Environmental protection and Energy Aid Guidelines
The Green Tank contributed with comments to the European Commission’s public consultation on the revised Climate, Environmental protection and Energy Aid Guidelines.
Trends in electricity production – June 2021
According to the latest monthly data for the interconnected electricity network from ADMIE (June 2021):
For the first time in 2021, in June, the renewables (RES, mainly wind and solar) share in Greece fell below 30% (24%).
Towards a zero emissions climate resilient future: Introducing a Climate Law in Greece
Nikos Mantzaris participated in the online discussion on the National Climate Law organized by the British Embassy Athens in collaboration with WWF Greece, on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
Why does the Just Transition governance mechanism matter?
Opinion article by Ioanna Theodosiou and Othon Kaminiaris on the importance of the Just Transition governance mechanism in the coal regions.
First Just Transition Newsletter
The first newsletter of the Green Tank for the developments of the last six months related to the Just Transition of lignite regions in Greece and in Europe has been sent.
Greece’s new biodiversity and climate agency in danger
Opinion piece published on dasarxeio.com by Ioli Christopoulou on the attempted weakening of the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency in the new bill of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Commission’s measures and EU ETS
Statement by Nikos Mantzaris to Filis Kaitatzis and the newspaper Political on the results of the recent Green Tank report on trends in the European Emissions Trading System in Greece and in Europe.
Bill in Parliament: Support for lignite regions, weakening of Greece’s nature and climate agency
Ioli Christopoulou participated in the online public hearing at the Standing Committee of Production and Trade of the Hellenic Parliament on the new bill of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Trends in the Emissions Trading System in the EU and in Greece
Greece holds the third best EU climate performance in the sectors covered by the Emissions Trading System (ETS) according to a new analysis by the Green Tank – The drastic decline in lignite production plays crucial role – Industry emissions remain stable
