Renewables can achieve a much deeper reduction of Greece’s dependence on Russian fossil gas compared to the lifetime extension of lignite plants, both in the short-term as well as in the medium- and long-term, as shown in the new analysis by The Green Tank.
Nikos Mantzaris comments on the government’s policy on energy transition at the investigative report “It’s all about the ‘transitional’ natural gas” conducted by Manifold and published in Reporters United.
Contribution to the feature “Perspectives | Energy and War” published by Eteron – Institute for Research and Social Change.
The Green Tank co-signs an open letter on the EU ETS revision ahead of European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy meeting (April, 20-21 2022).
Nikos Mantzaris, Senior Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, gave an interview on the radio show “Edo kai Tora” by Aspasia Vouzi on ERT3 about the energy transition in the Western Balkans and EU’s decoupling from Russian gas.
Nikos Mantzaris, Senior Policy Analyst at the Green Tank, gave an interview to Nea TV (Crete) evening news and Lefteris Kourkoulos on the current energy crisis.
Nikos Mantzaris, Senior Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, commented on the issue of lignite’s use in electricity production with respect to Greece’s energy security in a report by Katerina Christofilidou, on ERT evening news.
The Green Tank co-signs a joint letter of 36 civil society organizations to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling on the EU to stop promoting the use of fossil gas in the Western Balkans.
Comment by Nikos Mantzaris in an article by Penny Chalatsi for insider.gr on the issue of the EU and Greece’s phasing out of Russian energy imports.
According to the latest monthly data for the interconnected electricity network from ADMIE, fossil fuels (fossil gas +lignite) produce more electricity than renewables and large hydro, returning to the first place in the first two months of the year, contrary to the corresponding period of 2021.