Joint position by L.Ioannidis, L.Tsikritzis, M.Petrakos and N.Mantzaris on renewables
A joint article by Lefteris Ioannidis, former Mayor of Kozani, Lazaros Tsikritzis, Head of the Ecological Movement of Kozani, Michalis Petrakos, alternate member of the Panhellenic Council of the Greens and Nikos Mantzaris on the need to abandon fossil fuels and develop renewables in Western Macedonia in a just, structured and balanced fashion.
Nature Greece: a new brand name for Greece’s nature
The proposal for the creation of a new brand name "Nature Greece" to promote Greece's nature was presented in an article in the Sunday edition of the To VIMA newspaper.
Financing so that the green commitment becomes practice
On the occasion of the World Environment Day and the conclusion of Green Tank’s new report entitled "Financing opportunities for a sustainable future during the 2021-2027", Ioli Christopoulou in an opinion piece stresses the need to make use of the unprecedented level of funding of the 2021-2027 period for the transition of Greece and its regions to a new sustainable development model.
The rescue of the Greek Galapagos
Ioli Christopoulou comments on the significance of the decision taken by the Ministry of Environment and Energy rejecting the installation of wind turbines on 14 islets in the Aegean Sea in Natura 2000 areas.
Nature 2000 Committee and the national environmental policy
Opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou on the importance of the Nature 2000 Committee for the Greek environmental policy and its role in giving prominence to the natural wealth of the country.
Can energy communities face the new reality?
Opinion piece by Ioanna Theodosiou about the new reality Renewable Energy Communities need to confront.
“Life vest” of 1.4 trillion dollars by 2030 for protected areas
Ioli Christopoulou comments on the significance of the report by Cambridge University professor Sir Partha Dasgupta on the economics of biodiversity, and the need to redefine humanity’s relationship with nature, not on the basis of what humanity can draw from it, but on the basis of what nature can provide.
Greece rushes to exit coal amid carbon price surge
Nikos Mantzaris discusses with journalist Cristina Brooks the developments leading to the recent decision by PPC and the Greek government to move forward the lignite phase out by 3 years, to 2025, and how Greece’s last lignite plant, Ptolemaida 5, can be converted into a sustainable renewables-based energy storage facility providing cheaper electricity than a fossil gas plant which is currently PPC’s default plan for the post-lignite future of Ptolemaida 5.
Renewables is the first source of energy in Greece
Nikos Mantzaris commented on the progress of renewables compared to other energy sources in Greece's electricity mix as it becomes apparent from the analysis of IPTO data for the first quarter of 2021, as well as the consequences of this development, to Machie Tratsa, journalist of Finacial Post.
6 reasons for the reform of the Greek National Energy and Climate Plan
Opinion piece by Nikos Mantzaris in huffingtopost.gr on the reasons which render the immediate reform of the Greek National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) necessary.
EU after Lignite and Coal
Analysis on the evolution of gross electricity production from different energy sources in EU-27 Members States since the beginning of the century as well as on the challenges for the future arising from the observed trends.
Greece brings coal exit forward three years to 2025
The Europe Beyond Coal Campaign welcomes Greece’s earlier exit from lignite which is marked by PPC's decision to convert its last lignite plant "Ptolemaida" 5 in a different technology by 2025 but warns against the wrong choice in the replacement technology.
EU ETS and Just Transition
Article by Nikos Mantzaris on the opportunity arising from the escalation of carbon prices to fund the Just Transition of Greece's lignite regions through the public revenue from auctioning of CO2 allowances.
Lignite phase out and PPC’s green bond
Quote by Nikos Mantzaris in Euractiv regarding the significance of the decision to phase out lignite and the Just Transition challenge for Greece’s lignite regions towards a sustainable future.
