In the first three months of 2024, 3.54 million tonnes CO2 were emitted for electricity production, down 7.7% from the same period in 2023.
Renewables took the lead despite a 42.6% jump in fossil gas-fired power generation in the first quarter of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.
In an Energy Intelligence article, Ioanna Souka questions the viability of new LNG infrastructure and sees a potential risk to the progress of renewables in Greece.
In an InsideStory and MacroPolis article, Nikos Mantzaris describes policies to simultaneously reduce the carbon footprint and energy bills of households.
Article by Ioli Christopoulou on Huffington Post Greece, discussing a Prorata survey on citizens’ perceptions of the climate and energy crisis, presented during the 9th Delphi Economic Forum.
Nikos Mantzaris talked about green hydrogen in an ERT3 TV show, on the occasion of the discovery of a large hydrogen deposit in Albania.
In view of the finalization of the National Plan for Energy and Climate, Ioanna Theodosiou, in an article in “NAFTEMPORIKI”, explains why provisions with quantitative targets for self-production and energy communities are needed.
The Green Tank submitted comments and raised crucial questions in the public consultation of the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments of the Special Urban Plans for the three main territories of Greece’s Decarbonization Zones (Ptolemaida, Amyndeon and Megalopolis).
Russian gas imported through the Sidirokastro gateway climbed to 1st place with a 43.3% share in the first 3 months of ’24. Additionally, gas consumption in Greece increased by 30.9% compared to the same period of ’23
The draft law of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEEN) was put out for public consultation between 6 – 15 April 2024 and is titled “Regulations to address the multi-level impacts of climate change in the areas of: a) water management, b) forest management and protection, c) urban resilience and policy, d) combating unauthorized construction, e) energy security”.