The road towards Just Transition goes through Brussels
Nikos Mantzaris from the Green Tank participated in the 4th Working Group Meeting of the Coal Regions in Transition platform which took place in Brussels on April 8-9, 2019.
Distortions from the lignite sale
Comment on the negative impacts of the PPC lignite sale on the Greek electricity market and the consumers.
Towards Sustainable Development
An engaging talk by Ioli Christopoulou on March 18, 2019 at the Café Scientifique Athens entitled: “The path towards Sustainable Development: Policy, Challenges, Examples”.
Pressure on the European Commission regarding the Greek Capacity Mechanism
Comment on lignite subsidies for Ptolemaida V and other plants via the Greek Capacity Mechanism.
Question to the European Commission on the Greek Capacity Mechanism
Comment following the urgent question submitted by the Spanish MEP Florent Marcellesi on the ongoing negotiations for the Greek Capacity Mechanism.
Environmental NGOs and Journalism
Talk by Nikos Mantzaris on February 26, 2019 to the students of the department of Journalism and Mass Media Communication of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, on the work and role of environmental NGOs and their interaction with journalists and the media.
Joint NGO letter addressed to the “Coal Regions in Transition” EC Platform
On February 19, 2019, the Green Tank together with the European NGO networks Europe Beyond Coal, Climate Action Network, CEE Bankwatch, the Polish Green Network, the Hungarian Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and WWF co-signed a letter addressed to the chair of the "Coal Regions in Transition" EC Platform, aiming to improve the just transition process.
Three alternative scenarios following the failure of the Greek lignite sale
Opinion piece by Nikos Mantzaris analyzing three alternative scenarios following the failure of the Greek lignite sale.
Consultation on Just Transition in Western Macedonia
On February 18, 2019, the Green Tank participated in a consultation with World Bank experts on the development of a just transition plan for the post-lignite era in Western Macedonia, following an invitation by the mayor of Kozani.
The next day after the failure of the lignite sale
Opinion piece by Nikos Mantzaris analyzing three alternative scenarios following the failure of the Greek lignite sale.
Response to the president of PPC’s trade union
Response by Nikos Mantzaris to George Adamidis, President of the trade union of PPC workers (GENOP-DEI).
The lignite sale distortions
Interview of Nikos Mantzaris on January 31, 2019 to kozani.tv regarding the distortions caused by the insistence to proceed with the PPC lignite sale and the two letters NGOs sent to three EU Commissioners.
The high cost of the insistence on the Greek lignite sale
Comment following the failed sale of Greece’s lignite highlighting the cost that the sale will have for the country and the consumers.
NGOs ask Commissioners to cancel the Greek lignite sale
Comment on the two joint NGO letters to three EU Commissioners on the need to cancel the Greek lignite sale.
