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.
The open “wounds” of the EU Climate Law
Nikos Mantzaris wrote an article in energypress on issues which remain "open" in the trilogue negotiations between the EU Institutions regarding the EU Climate Law.
The bet of the transition to the postlignite era
Nikos Mantzaris's article "The bet of the transition to the postlignite era" is included in the book "At the end is my beginning A narrative of the transition to the postlignite era", which was published a few days ago.
Degradation of both the natural and the investment environment
Comments by Ioli Christopoulou on how article 219 of the bill of the Ministry of Development and Investment degrades both the natural and the investment environment in Greece.
Energy communities: an integral component of a just post-lignite future
Opinion piece by Ioanna Theodosiou about the role of the Renewable Energy Communities in the Territorial Just Transition Plans for the Greek lignite areas.
Growing pressure on the withdrawal of article 219
There is growing pressure on the article 219 of the bill of the Ministry of Development and Investment. A most important development is the announcement by the Nature 2000 Committee, the central scientific advisory body on biodiversity conservation in Greece, calling on the withdrawal of the article, that was issued yesterday. The announcement came after…
Will the Ministry of Development take over Greece’s protected areas?
An opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou explaining why article 219 of a bill by the Ministry of Development and Investment is dangerous for Greece's protected areas, while not promoting investments in the country.
Lignite phase out and Just Transition: causes, threats and challenges
The Green Tank in collaboration with the Heinrich Boll Stiftung Greece are publishing a feature on the contemporary Greek energy policy. Part of this feature is the article by Nikos Mantzaris on lignite phase out and the Just Transition.
Energy communities and their role in just transition to the post-coal era
The Green Tank in collaboration with the Heinrich Boll Stiftung Greece are publishing a feature on the contemporary Greek energy policy. Part of this feature is the article by Ioanna Theodosiou on energy communities and their role in just transition.
Τhe dynamic entry of renewables and the role of energy storage
Article by Machie Tratsa on renewables and energy storage referring to the main points of the Green Tank’s latest report titled “Energy Storage Technologies: Challenges and Outlook” as they relate to batteries and the conversion of lignite plants to clean energy storage facilities in the form of heat.
Biodiversity conservation among the challenges of the new year
Comment by Ioli Christopoulou and reference to the Green Tank report "Priority to nature: An assessment of the implementation of Greece's National Biodiversity Strategy" in an article on the environmental challenges of the new year, published in the Sunday edition of TO VIMA.
Hydrogen: Prospects in the new Decarbonization Era
Reference to the Green Tank’s new report “Energy Storage Technologies: Challenges and Outlook” in Machie Tratsa’s article and hydrogen technologies in particular.
