Online event “«In my beginning is my end…», a narrative of the transition to the post-lignite era”
Nikos Mantzaris participated in the online event titled "«In my beginning is my end», a narrative of the transition to the post-lignite "organized by the literary magazine" Paremvasi" (Intervention) on December 19, 2020.
Greece looks past coal
Nikos Mantzaris was quoted in an article by Energy Monitor investigating the challenges associated with Greece’s transition away from lignite both at the national as well as the regional level.
No to fossil gas from the Just Transition Fund
Οpinion piece by Nikos Mantzaris on the main elements of the
agreement on the European Just Transition Fund.
Unprotected habitats in high television viewing
The Green Tank co-signed the joint press release and the complaint submitted to the relevant authorities regarding the incident of wheeled vehicles on the sand dunes of the Natura 2000 site in Elafonisos, in Southern Greece that was broadcast to the TV show “Greece’s Next Top Model (GNTM) 3”.
Does Greece give priority to nature?
To what extent has Greece responded to its biodiversity commitments? The new report titled «Priority to nature: As assessment of the implementation of Greece’s National Biodiversity Strategy” which was launched today by the environmental think tank, the Green Tank assess the implementation of Greece’s National Biodiversity Strategy and its first Action Plan.
The conversion of lignite plants into energy storage facilities as a promising storage technology
Article by energypress on Nikos Mantzaris' presentation at the “Renewable & Storage Forum” on emerging energy storage technologies and in particular, thermal energy storage through the conversion of lignite plants as well as hydrogen technologies.
How would a Greek Green Development plan would look like
Article by energy portal energypress about the event organized by dianeosis on November 30, 2020, where Nikos Mantzaris presented the analysis by the Green Tank team on the results of the public poll conducted in collaboration with Professor Emmanuela Doussis, dianeosis and the MARC polling company.
De-Lignitization & Transition to the Post-Lignite Era: What do the citizens of Greece’s lignite regions think?
Nikos Mantzaris participated in the online event organized by diaNEOsis entitled "The Greek Green Deal" on Monday, November 30, 2020, presenting the results of a survey on the views of the citizens of Greece’s lignite regions about de-lignitization and the transition to the post-lignite era as well as relevant policy recommendations.
Energy policy and just transition
Ioanna Theodosiou participated in the Greenwave Festival session titled "Economy, Environment and Piece: the multifaceted crisis, today's dead-ends and the Green New Deal". The debate was organized on November 27 by the Ecological Movement of Thessaloniki with the support of the Heinrich Boell Institute.
Analysis: What do the citizens of the lignite areas think about the de-lignitization and the transition to the post-lignite era?
The Green Tank’s analysis of the public poll conducted by MARC in the period 21-29 October 2020 with the questionnaire that was co-developed by The Green Tank, diANEOsis and MARC, showcased a series of interesting findings on how the citizens of the lignite regions themselves view the lignite phase out and the transition to the…
Νature loss and pandemics
Ioli Christopoulou comments on the link between nature conservation and pandemics to the TV show ECO NEA.
Lignite plants in the service of green energy – The case of thermal storage
Nikos Mantzaris, Green Tank's senior policy analyst, participated in the two-day conference "Renewable & Storage Forum" organized successfully by energypress.
Just Transition in Greece and in Europe
Green Tank’s Nikos Mantzaris participated in the pan-European conference of Client Earth, an organization of environmental lawyers, on November 9th. In particular, in the session on Just Transition he presented a brief history of the transition in Greece with emphasis on the role of mayors and NGOs in the progress that has been made during…
Webinar: The new EU Biodiversity Strategy
Participation of Ioli Christopoulou in the webinar titled "The new EU 2030 Biodiversity, how does it concern us?" which was organized by organized by the citizens movement KOSMOS.
