Just transition at the core of the post-pandemic recovery plans
Nikos Mantzaris stressed the need for Just Transition, as a core component of the European Green Deal, to be a priority in the post-pandemic economic recovery plans - especially in the lignite regions.
The changes expected in the draft environment law
Comment by Ioli Christopoulou to the online version of TO VIMA and journalist Machie Tratsa on the expected changes to the draft environmental law being drafted by the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Teleconference of environmental NGOs with the Minister of Environment and Energy
On Thursday, April 9, 2020, the Green Tank participated in a teleconference organized by the Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Hatzidakis, along with 19 other environmental non-governmental organizations. The discussion was on the bill "Modernization of environmental legislation".
Energy communities: an unexploited tool?
Opinion piece by Ioanna Theodosiou on energy communities and the role they should and must play in the transition of Greece’s lignite regions to the postlignite era.
Joint letter of 23 NGOs asking for the postponement of the submission of the draft law by the Ministry of Environment to Parliament
In a joint letter, 23 environmental NGOs urge the Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Kostis Hatzidakis, to assess the special circumstances around us and postpone the submission of the draft law "Modernization of Environmental Legislation" to Parliament until it can fully perform its legislative work.
After Paris: Developments in the European energy and climate policy
Article by Nikos Mantzaris in the magazine “Nature” of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature about the most crucial changes which took place in the last 4 years in the European energy and climate policy that have largely determined the energy future in Greece as well.
Environment or development: An old dilemma reemerges
There is no doubt that the crisis created by the corona virus demands our attention and top place in the news. Opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou on the worrying and long-term consequences of the new bill proposed by the Ministry of Environment and Energy if it goes forward as submitted in the public consultation.
Green Tank comments on the draft law “Modernization of Environmental Legislation”
Announcement with the main points of the Green Tank's submission to the public consultation on the draft law "Modernization of Environmental Legislation" of the Ministry of Environment by the Ministry of Environment and Energy, which was completed yesterday.
Public Consultation on the draft law of the Ministry of Environment and Energy
On March 13, 2020, the Green Tank participated in the public consultation on the draft law of the Ministry of Environment and Energy titled “Modernization of Environmental Legislation”.
Lignite regions VS Mykonos, Crete and Rhodes
Nikos Mantzaris referred to the need for a revision of the allocation criteria for the, currently under nergotiation, European Just Transition Fund in an article my Machie Tratsa.
Special Report: Post lignite
Nikos Mantzaris participated in Tasos Teloglou’s show “Special Report” on decision to phase out lignite, its causes, and its impacts on Western Macedonia and the future of PPC’s new, under construction lignite plant “Ptolemaida V”, which has already costed €1,4 billion.
Protected areas as models of sustainable development: Prospects and opportunities
Talk by Ioli Christopoulou titled “Protected areas as models of sustainable development: prospects and opportunities" at the SYRIZA event entitled "Governance and Eco-Development of Protected Areas (Natura 2000 sites)" on February 24, 2020.
Another new framework for nature conservation or a real improvement?
Opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou on the upcoming legal proposal by the Ministry of Environment and Energy, which among other issues will include provisions for a new framework on the management bodies of Greece’s protected areas.
EU developments and the next day in Western Macedonia
Nikos Mantzaris spoke about the challenges of the Just Transition in Western Macedonia at two events in Kozani as well as in the local media.
