05/02/2026
In an article for energypress, Ioanna Souka, Energy Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, emphasizes that supporting unnecessary gas plants comes at a cost to consumers. The recent ENTSO-E power
04/02/2026
In 2025, emissions from the ever-polluting lignite plants fell to a historic low (3.68 million tons), while those from gas plants reached a historic high of 8.8 million tons. As
03/02/2026
In his article for Oikologiki Enimerosi (Ecologica News), Nikos Mantzaris, Policy Lead Analyst and Co-Founder of The Green Tank, examines the progress of Greece’s lignite phase-out and assesses whether it
02/02/2026
In 2025, renewables (mainly wind & solar) set a production record, covering 46.7% of electricity demand, despite high curtailments (1,867 GWh), while lignite recorded a historic low (2,723 GWh). At
29/01/2026
The Green Tank, together with other environmental NGOs, was invited by the European Commission to provide input for the upcoming EU Semester report and recommendations for Greece. Our submission highlighted
27/01/2026
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
26/01/2026
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
15/01/2026
The European Commission launched a public consultation on a new legislative initiative for CO₂ markets and infrastructure, as part of the EU strategy for industrial decarbonisation. The Green Tank submitted
13/01/2026
In 2025, domestic gas consumption reached a historic high of 70.2 TWh. 70.3% came from the power generation sector, which recorded a record 49.3 TWh, followed by networks with 13.1
12/01/2026
In November 2025, emissions from power plants reached 1.16 million tons, and the sector’s carbon intensity was 250 g CO2/kWh, an improvement of 7.7% compared to October. However, in the
