In this issue, we explore the challenges and choices shaping the transition to a sustainable future. From electricity prices, renewables and fossil gas to nature conservation, marine ecosystems and the future of lignite regions, we look at the developments shaping the energy transition and the path towards a fairer, more sustainable future.

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Integrating blue carbon ecosystems into National Nature Restoration Plans, improving their monitoring and strengthening policy coordination are key to ensuring their effective restoration. This is highlighted in a new policy brief by the JPI Oceans Blue Carbon Knowledge Hub, to which The Green Tank contributed.

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Ship strikes are the leading human-induced threat to endangered sperm and fin whales in the Mediterranean. A special feature by Mongabay examines the scale of the threat, as well as the solutions being explored to address it. The feature highlights SAvE Whales, a project aimed at developing an innovative acoustic early-warning system for ships in the Strait of Kythira.

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In an interview with ESG+ Stories, Ioli Christopoulou, Policy Director and co-founder of The Green Tank, discusses the need to rethink how we measure wealth and well-being. She explains why GDP alone is no longer enough to capture a country’s true prosperity, and why nature should be recognised as a form of capital and an asset that underpins our economy and society.

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Nature Credits and new approaches to financing nature protection and restoration were the focus of an article published in To Vima tis Kyriakis on 23 August 2026.

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The Green Tank participated in the European Commission’s public consultation on the future of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives (Nature Directives), which closed on 10 August 2026.

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The ARTEMIS documentary series takes viewers on a journey across the Mediterranean, showcasing how science, innovation, policy and local communities can work together to protect and restore some of the region's most valuable marine habitats: seagrass meadows.

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In a joint op-ed published in Kathimerini, Nadia Andreanidou (MEDASSET) and Ioli Christopoulou (The Green Tank) highlight the vital role of the LIFE Programme—the EU's only funding instrument dedicated exclusively to nature, biodiversity, and climate action.

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In this issue, we bring together the latest highlights from our work on energy, climate, nature and Just Transition. From Posidonia seagrass meadows and marine ecosystems to electricity prices, carbon emissions and fossil gas, and from power generation to buildings, transport and industry, we connect the different pieces of a transition that is moving forward—but not always at the same pace for everyone.

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Ioli Christopoulou, Policy Director and co-founder of The Green Tank, spoke on the Radio City programme on Athens 9.84 about the importance of Posidonia meadows for biodiversity, coastal protection and climate resilience, as well as the need to strengthen restoration efforts in Greece and across the Mediterranean.

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