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.
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.
Invasive alien species: assessment and recommendations for an effective policy in Greece
Presentation by Ioli Christopoulou at the public dialogue event organized by Greece’s newly established Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (NECCA) as part of the Interreg Europe INVALIS project.
A paradigm shift in Greece’s climate and energy policy
Nikos Mantzaris participated in the 15-year anniversary online event of ECOWEEK as a guest speaker on October 2, 2020 presenting the paradigm shift in Greece’s climate and energy policy following the decision to phase-out lignite by 2028 at the latest.
The role of NGOs in Just Transition in Greece and Europe
Nikos Mantzaris gave a presentation on the role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Just Transition of lignite regions to the post-lignite era at the 6th Regional Conference "Move.Link.Engage: Partnership, Solidarity and Responsibilityin the Post-COVID 19th Era" organized in September 21-23 by the Belgrade Open School (BOS) with the support of the Swedish Embassy in Belgrade.
Western Macedonia after the EU Summit
In an interview to ERT Kozani, Nikos Mantzaris analyzed the consequences for Western Macedonia of the agreement reached in the recent EU Summit.
