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
Increase in self-produced energy hindered by lack of grid space and delays in resources mobilization
New review of developments on energy communities in Greece and its lignite areas.
Nature Restoration Law: 200 civil society organizations ask for a solid legislative framework
Joint Statement co-signed by The Green Tank.
Greece and the European Union 4 years after the decision to phase out lignite
Comparative analysis by The Green Tank based on the monthly data collected by the think tank Ember for the whole of Europe and by the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) for Greece.
Focus on the Just Transition ahead of Greece’s local government elections
Open letter and briefing note by The Green Tank to candidates for the 2023 local government elections in Greece’s lignite areas
Energy communities: Solutions for strengthening renewables-based self-production of electricity by citizens in lignite areas
New report by The Green Tank shows that the installation of 272-300 MW photovoltaics by energy communities combined with electricity storage systems using the available financial resources can fully cover the needs of approximately 245,000 residential consumers in Greece’s lignite areas, mitigating the lack of grid space.
