Public Speaking / Interviews

Nikos Mantzaris, senior policy analyst and co-founder of The Green Tank, spoke with Kalli Zarali on ERT3’s Synora on 27/02/2026, about electricity exports and power prices.

At the event organised by the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (ELETAEN) during the 8th Verde.tec on Saturday, 28 February 2026, Nikos Mantzaris, Head of Policy Analysis and Co-founder of The Green Tank, presented the latest data on the trajectory of Greece’s energy and climate policy.

Ioanna Souka, Energy Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, spoke on Greece’s troubling lead in Eurostat energy poverty indicators and the forthcoming Social Climate Plan in a radio interview on the programme “O men kai i de”, hosted by Maria Tsakiri and Christos Tsalikidis on 102FM.

At the public discussion “Talking with the World (Kosmos),” organized by the political party Kosmos on January 22, 2026, to address energy poverty, Ioanna Souka, Energy Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, stressed that energy poverty in Greece is a particularly serious social problem. According to Eurostat and the EU Energy Poverty Advisory Hub, Greece records the highest values across four key energy poverty indicators reflecting socioeconomic impacts and living conditions.

As part of the State of Climate in Greece for 2025, conducted by scientists from the Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development at the National Observatory of Athens and organized by the Climatebook information hub, Nikos Mantzaris presented the results of the Green Tank analysis for the electricity generation sector.

A recent Inside Story article, “Fish Farming and Environmental Destruction: The EU Builds While the Greek State Destroys”, highlights how the ARTEMIS Interreg Euro-MED project—implemented with the participation of The Green Tank and the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)—is carrying out pilot actions to restore the Posidonia seagrass meadow in the Atzikiari Bay in Crete. In this bay, where a fish farming facility previously operated, analysis of data collected and processed by the Seagrass Ecology Lab of the Institute of Oceanography at HCMR shows that 66% of the Posidonia meadow has been destroyed.

Nikos Mantzaris, Policy Analyst and co-founder at The Green Tank, was featured on Naftemporiki TV’s Index programme, hosted by Christina Kousouni and Michalis Mastorakis, in an in-depth discussion on high electricity prices and Greece’s energy policy choices.

Until recently, Greece was on track to achieve its CO₂ emissions reduction target of 55% by 2030, thanks to lignite phase-out and the rapid expansion of renewable energy. However, Nikos Mantzaris, energy policy analyst and co-founder of The Green Tank, warns that power sector emissions in 2025 are expected to reach 15 million tons, compared to the 10.2 million tons projected in the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP).

Recent government announcements on hydrocarbon exploration in the Ionian Sea have been presented as a pathway to Greece’s energy autonomy. However, as Nikos Mantzaris, energy policy analyst and co-founder of The Green Tank, points out on Inside Story, the available evidence shows that this choice runs counter to both the country’s climate commitments and the public interest.

During the latest episode of ECONEWS by DEI with Korina Georgiou, Ioanna Souka, Energy Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, commented on Greece’s performance in the Climate Change Performance Index 2026, where the country ranks 30th out of 63, dropping eight places compared to 2025.

In the latest episode of ADMIE’s podcast “Stin Priza (Plugged In), with journalist Mantalena Piou,” Nikos Mantzaris, policy analyst and co-founder of The Green Tank, explains why renewables are driving down electricity generation costs, yet consumers have not yet seen these savings reflected in their bills. As he notes, the parallel rise in gas-fired generation, the lack of sufficient storage infrastructure, and the absence of incentives to shift demand to low-price hours are undermining the economic benefits of renewables.

Speaking on the show “Radio City” on radio Athens 9.84, Ioli Christopoulou, Policy Director and co-founder of The Green Tank, highlighted the critical situation of sperm whales in Greek waters, focusing on the Kythira Strait and efforts being made to prevent ship strikes through the SAvE Whales project.

Montel News featured comments by Nikos Mantzaris, policy analyst and co-founder at The Green Tank, on the sharp rise in renewable energy curtailments in Greece during 2025.

In the latest episode of Lifo Podcasts titled “Social Climate Fund: Real support or a missed opportunity?”, Ioanna Souka, energy policy analyst at The Green Tank, talks with Dina Karatzou about the strengths and weaknesses of Greece’s Social Climate Plan. They discuss the social impacts of ETS2 and how Greece can make use of up to €15.5 billion to ensure a just and sustainable energy transition.