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Public Speaking / Interviews

What are the challenges for the development of Renewables?

Nikos Mantzaris participated in a discussion on the challenges related to the development of Renewable Energy Sources at the Athens Energy Dialogues conference on Thursday, February 18, 2021.

De-lignitization, European Green Deal & Greece

Interview of Nikos Mantzaris with Nina Maria Paschalidou on the show “ECOagents” of pod.gr on February 13, 2021 regarding the de-lignitization and the transition of lignite regions to the post-lignite period.

The green path to Just Transition in Western Macedonia

The online event about the green path towards Just Transition in Western Macedonia, was realized on Tuesday, 26th January 2021.

Possibilities & outlook for green hydrogen

Nikos Mantzaris participated in the online event organized by the Institute of Alternative Policies ENA entitled "Possibilities & outlook for green hydrogen".

Biodiversity policy developments

Ioli Christopoulou was an invited speaker to the online event titled "Policy and implementation of biodiversity conservation in Greece" organized by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Online event “«In my beginning is my end…», a narrative of the transition to the post-lignite era”

Nikos Mantzaris participated in the online event titled "«In my beginning is my end», a narrative of the transition to the post-lignite "organized by the literary magazine" Paremvasi" (Intervention) on December 19, 2020.

De-Lignitization & Transition to the Post-Lignite Era: What do the citizens of Greece’s lignite regions think?

Nikos Mantzaris participated in the online event organized by diaNEOsis entitled "The Greek Green Deal" on Monday, November 30, 2020, presenting the results of a survey on the views of the citizens of Greece’s lignite regions about de-lignitization and the transition to the post-lignite era as well as relevant policy recommendations.

Energy policy and just transition

Ioanna Theodosiou participated in the Greenwave Festival session titled "Economy, Environment and Piece: the multifaceted crisis, today's dead-ends and the Green New Deal". The debate was organized on November 27 by the Ecological Movement of Thessaloniki with the support of the Heinrich Boell Institute.

Νature loss and pandemics

Ioli Christopoulou comments on the link between nature conservation and pandemics to the TV show ECO NEA.

Lignite plants in the service of green energy – The case of thermal storage

Nikos Mantzaris, Green Tank's senior policy analyst, participated in the two-day conference "Renewable & Storage Forum" organized successfully by energypress.

Just Transition in Greece and in Europe

Green Tank’s Nikos Mantzaris participated in the pan-European conference of Client Earth, an organization of environmental lawyers, on November 9th. In particular, in the session on Just Transition he presented a brief history of the transition in Greece with emphasis on the role of mayors and NGOs in the progress that has been made during…

Webinar: The new EU Biodiversity Strategy

Participation of Ioli Christopoulou in the webinar titled "The new EU 2030 Biodiversity, how does it concern us?" which was organized by organized by the citizens movement KOSMOS.
View of Pljevlia and the existing power plant. Copyright: Bankwatch

Montenegro begins public debate on Just Transition

Nikos Mantzaris spoke about the developments related to the Just Transition of lignite regions in Greece and the EU at the national conference on climate change in Montenegro, on October 27, 2020.

On line forum on the transition to the post-lignite era

Nikos Mantzaris participated in the online forum "Western Macedonia-Megalopolis: Transition to the post-lignite era and new business opportunities" organized by Enterprise Greece and the Coordinating Committee for the Development Transition Plan (SDAM), under the auspices of the Ministries of Environment & Energy and Development & Investments, on October 22, 2020.