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Will the Covid-19 crisis undermine the EU Green Deal? A view from Europe's periphery

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:20:00 GMT

On March 26th, the European Council issued a joint statement stressing the objective of a ‘green... of our societies and economies and to sustainable growth, integrating inter alia the green... economies) to be aligned with the vision and targets of the EU Green Deal. Unlike the post-2008

Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:06:00 GMT

economic potential in green technologies and an appetite for change among the public. As the details of Greece’s “green new deal” begin to emerge, we assess the promise and the challenges of the new... Electricity Installed capacity (GW) Solid fuel (lignite) 2.70 0.00 Natural gas 5.40 6.97 Wind 6.60

Short-term fix for electricity bills leaves open questions for green transition strategy

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:00:00 GMT

in natural gas prices, driven by the surge in global demand created by the economic recovery from... September natural gas reached record high prices of over 50 euros per MWh, with some analysts predicting... 2021, Greece generated between a quarter and half of its electricity from natural gas, whose share

WWF sets out road to green economic recovery in post-Covid landscape

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 11:52:00 GMT

WWF Greece has released a blueprint for Greece’s green recovery which outlines a number of steps... their environmental impact. In its five-step plan, the WWF pointed out that green economy sectors... of the goals. “There is a significant “green investment gap” in enabling the transition of the economy

Podcast - Full of energy: How Greece (& Europe) is handling the green transition

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:40:00 GMT

The Agora hosts a discussion on how Europe, and Greece specifically, have been handling the green transition, addressing questions like how the pivot away from natural gas is going. The basis for our... analyst and partner at The Green Tank, an Athens-based think-tank, Nikos Mantzaris. The articles

Deliberations over primary residence bill set to delay green light from Eurogroup

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:24:00 GMT

, that eurozone finance ministers would give the green light for the disbursement of the ANFA and SMP bond profits... of the DEPA natural gas firm into two branches: Retail and infrastructure. The latter will remain under

Is the Greek green transition running out of power?

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:16:00 GMT

We are pleased to share the latest briefing MacroPolis has authored on behalf of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). It is titled ‘Is the Greek Green Transition Running Out of Power... targets. Natural gas is regaining ground. Gas covered almost 40% of electricity demand in 2025, pushing

Greece needs to re-think natural gas policy, starting with demand

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:30:00 GMT

, whose national energy strategy leans heavily on natural gas as a “transition fuel”. Is it time...” on Russian natural gas is theoretically possible, if somewhat complex and painful economically... that the thrust of national energy policy has been to aggressively promote the use of natural gas

Greek households switch to natural gas in record numbers as winter approaches

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 07:42:00 GMT

Record numbers of households and small businesses in Greek cities are switching from oil to natural... between September 2017 and September 2018. The total savings by a household from switching to natural... connections in Attica since last winter. Greece opened up to natural gas in 1995, with the introduction

Can the Green Transition be just?

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:42:00 GMT

The European Green Deal (EGD) is essentially the EU’s development strategy for 2050. Its central.... A transition that is both green and just for all: is this wishful thinking or a realistically... the production of green hydrogen and biomethane and electricity storage. Thus, despite those advocating