Self-produced energy steps into the frame of energy transition in Greece: increasing citizen participation in energy communities
The review titled “Energy Communities & Self-production in Greece and its Lignite Areas" by The Green Tank presents the more recent developments based on the data by the General Commercial Register (GEMI) and the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) up to December 2023
The Greek Ministry of Environment should not consent to a reduction in wolf’s protection – Letter by 20 environmental NGOs
Twenty environmental organizations in Greece ask the Greek Minister of Environment to vote “against” the change in wolf's protection status.
Measures to shield households against the energy and climate crisis
Analysis by The Green Tank and Facets examines 8 scenarios for the residential housing sector and 2 scenarios for the road transport sector and identifies the most efficient combinations of measures that will reduce both the carbon footprint and energy bills of households by 2030. The implementation of these measures can lead up to €1.6 billion annual economic benefits in 2030 for the Greek households, while also reducing emissions from both sectors by up to 7.1 million tonnes of CO2 in the same year.
Webinars on citizen participation in environmental policy making
iSea and The Green Tank are organizing the latest round of webinars as part of the “Learn-Participate-Protect the Environment” project.
The Green Tank for the support of the programs for SMEs and large enterprises in the lignite regions
The Green Tank voted positively on four new actions to strengthen entrepreneurship in the lignite regions of the country that were specialized by the Administrative Authority of the Just Development Transition Program, submitting also comments and recommendations
The human face of EU ETS
Mini documentary for the just transition and youth engagement in Greece’s lignite regions through the EU ETS produced in the framework of the Life ETX project and the Human Stories campaign in a collaboration between The Green Tank and Carbon Market Watch.
Energy Communities at a critical juncture: Joint letter to the Greek Ministry of Environment and RAEWW
At the initiative of Electra Energy Cooperative and EKPOIZO, 16 Energy Communities and Civil Society Organizations, including The Green Tank, sent a joint letter to the Minister of Environment and Energy and RAEWW, highlighting two key issues for the further development of the institution of energy communities.
On community energy law in Greece, Serbia, Poland and Bulgaria
Contribution by The Green Tank to the report “Power to the People: Legal frameworks of community energy in Bulgaria, Greece, Poland and Serbia” by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw and Cooptech Hub.
Just Transition Newsletter #6
The sixth newsletter of the Green Tank for the developments of the last six months (July – December 2023) related to the Just Transition of lignite regions in Greece and in Europe has been published.
19 Environmental NGOs ask the Greek Government not to consent to a change in the wolf protection status in Europe
The co-signatory 19 Environmental Organizations express our complete opposition to the proposal announced today by the European Commission to degrade the wolf's protection status under the Bern Convention and we call on the Greek government to proceed to its rejection during the Council of Environment Ministers that will be held.
300 organizations support wolf protection in an open letter to President of European Committee
Almost 300 Civil Society Organisations, including The Green Tank and 24 other organisations from Greece, address an open letter to President of European Committee about the proposal to amend the wolf protection regime in Europe.
The Green Tank’s comments at the 2nd meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Just Transition Development Program
Ioanna Theodosiou and Nikos Mantzaris from the Green Tank participated in the second annual meeting of the Monitoring Committee held in Ptolemaida, where they had the opportunity to exchange views on the implementation process with members of the Special Service for Just Development of Transition (EYDAM), the European Commission as well as other members of the Monitoring Committee.
The entire Aoos River in Greece and its tributaries are now protected!
Way forward for the 1st Transboundary Wild River National Park in Europe. Joint press release by the organizations MedINA, Pindos Perivallontiki, The Green Tank, EuroNatur, Riverwatch, EcoAlbania.
Bold cuts in CO2 emissions from heavy vehicles are necessary
Letter by The Green Tank to Greek MEPs