Ecology

Online event

14 April 2022

A comprehensive and informative presentation of the electricity market, which exposes the problems and their causes but also proceeds to formulate solutions and proposals.

Co-organised by: INZEB and Electra Energy coop in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation Thessaloniki Office - Greece and the Consumers' Association - Quality of Life (EKPOIZO) in the framework of the Energy Democracy Dialogues initiative.

Speakers:

Dimitris Kardomateas, energy consultant and former General Manager of Strategy & Development of DESFA

Panagiota Kalapotharakou, President of EKPIZO 

Vicky Tzega, legal advisor of EKPIZO

Dimitris Kitsikopoulos, Electra Energy Coop

Alice Corovessi, Director General of INZEB

Ignacio Navarro, Greenpeace Greece

Kyriaki Metaxa, programe manager at the Heinrich Böll Foundation Greece

Greeting:

Michalis Goudis, director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Moderator:

Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou, journalist Manifold

Greece is far behind in terms of waste management. Dozens of landfills all over the country, EU fines, failure to meet the European target for reuse/recycling at 50% - all these create a situation in which we all need to react.

This video is a production of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece. It was created as part of the publication Plastic Atlas, produced by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Break Free From Plastic. The adaptation of the Atlas for Greece was carried out by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki office, in cooperation with the Ecological Recycling Society, Greenpeace Greece and WWF Greece.

Information

Christina Kontaxi, marine scientist

Coordination

Agapi Tsampazi, Project Coordinator, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Thessaloniki, Greece

Production

Welcome on Board Productions

Music

A Darker Heart – Audionautix

Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Plastics entering our body can cause a hormonal chaos, because they act as "endocrine disruptors", which mimic hormones and take their place! The risk for women through feminine hygiene products is high.

This video is a production of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece. It was created as part of the publication Plastic Atlas, produced by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Break Free From Plastic. The adaptation of the Atlas for Greece was carried out by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki office, in cooperation with the Ecological Recycling Society, Greenpeace Greece and WWF Greece.

Information

Vasiliki Trianti, Endocrinologist, Diabetologist, Doctor in Metabolic Medicine

Coordination

Agapi Tsampazi, Project Coordinator, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Thessaloniki, Greece

Production

Welcome on Board Productions

Music

A Darker Heart – Audionautix

Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Is zero waste feasible? Is there progress being made or are we becoming zero waste fashion victims? The key to the problem is reusing.

This video is a production of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece. It was created as part of the publication Plastic Atlas, produced by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Break Free From Plastic. The adaptation of the Atlas for Greece was carried out by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki office, in cooperation with the Ecological Recycling Society, Greenpeace Greece and WWF Greece.

Information

Aravella Salonikidou, President of the Socio-economic Networking and Mutual Aid Association Cosmus DIY and Coordinator of the Zero Waste Thessaloniki Group

Coordination

Agapi Tsampazi, Project Coordinator, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Thessaloniki, Greece

Production

Welcome on Board Productions

Music

A Darker Heart – Audionautix

Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

The term "bio-plastic" sounds quite... green, but in reality it is nothing but a fake solution. What are bio-plastics and why can't they serve as an answer to the problem of plastic pollution?

This video is a production of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece. It was created as part of the publication Plastic Atlas, produced by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Break Free From Plastic. The adaptation of the Atlas for Greece was carried out by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki office, in cooperation with the Ecological Recycling Society, Greenpeace Greece and WWF Greece.

Information

Angela Lazou Dean, Greenpeace Green Representative

Coordination

Agapi Tsampazi, Project Coordinator, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Thessaloniki, Greece

Production

Welcome on Board Productions

Music

A Darker Heart – Audionautix

Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Reducing plastics is a responsibility of both industry and state. This does not mean that citizen-consumers are negligent. Let's look at their share of responsibility, according to the so-called "plastics strategy" adopted by EU.

This video is a production of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece. It was created as part of the publication Plastic Atlas, produced by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Break Free From Plastic. The adaptation of the Atlas for Greece was carried out by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki office, in cooperation with the Ecological Recycling Society, Greenpeace Greece and WWF Greece.

Information

Christina Kontaxi, Marine Scientist

Coordination

Agapi Tsampazi, Project Coordinator, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Thessaloniki, Greece

Production

Welcome on Board Productions

Music

A Darker Heart – Audionautix

Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Extensive use of bottled water and improper waste management contribute significantly to plastic pollution on islands and coastal areas. However, the tourism sector could make an equally significant contribution to reducing it...

This video is a production of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece. It was created as part of the publication Plastic Atlas, produced by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Break Free From Plastic. The adaptation of the Atlas for Greece was carried out by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki office, in cooperation with the Ecological Recycling Society, Greenpeace Greece and WWF Greece.

Information

Vasilis Stamogiannis, Project Coordinator Aegean Rebreath

Coordination

Agapi Tsampazi, Project Coordinator, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Thessaloniki, Greece

Production

Welcome on Board Productions

Music

A Darker Heart – Audionautix

Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

It's indeed a shocking information that the average person consumes 5 grams of plastic per week, about as much as a credit card! Where does this amount come from and how does it affect human health?

This video is a production of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece. It was created as part of the publication Plastic Atlas, produced by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Break Free From Plastic. The adaptation of the Atlas for Greece was carried out by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki office, in cooperation with the Ecological Recycling Society, Greenpeace Greece and WWF Greece.

Information

Hrissi Karapanagioti, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras

Coordination

Agapi Tsampazi, Project Coordinator, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Thessaloniki, Greece

Production

Welcome on Board Productions

Music

A Darker Heart – Audionautix

Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0