Environmental policies in quarantine ARTICLE The pandemic crisis is a dramatic proof that public policies protecting the environment and people need to be based on solid science and not clientelist politics serving the business as usual status quo. The political perception that nature is a resource for over-exploitation is outdated and catastrophic. By Theodota Nantsou
Thess.Climateschools - Schools Protect the Climate ARTICLE The environmental educational program Thess-Climateschools - Schools Protect the Climate has started being implemented by 14 primary and secondary schools in the area of Thessaloniki.
Festival Greenwave 2019 FESTIVAL With the central theme of the Climate Crisis, the Greenwave Festival takes place for the 9th year in Thessaloniki, 12-15.09.2019 at the Municipal Park of YMCA, with screenings, workshops, events, exhibitions, eco-bazaar, vegan cuisine and interesting discussions with experts.
Die Energiewende in den Kommunen WERKSTATTGESPRÄCH Tausende europäische Kommunen und Regionen nehmen die Energiewende selbst in die Hand. In Griechenland wird sich dieser Trend in den kommenden Jahren voraussichtlich beschleunigen. Im Rahmen der 8. Deutsch-Griechischen Versammlung veranstalten wir am 2. November ein Werkstattgespräch über die Rolle der Kommunen bei der Beschleunigung der dezentralen Energiewende.
Fossil-Fuel Doublespeak ARTICLE On paper, almost every government in the world is committed to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and keeping global temperatures limited to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. But too many governments, parroting the oil and gas industry's misleading claims, are actually supporting the expansion of fossil fuel production.
Energy Atlas in a nutshell PUBLICATION The Energy Atlas depicts the state of Europe’s energy transition, combining facts on renewable energy in Europe and 45 innovative graphics, with country-by-country data, across 20 chapters. Find out more about the key findings.
Energy Atlas: Figures and Facts about Renewables in Europe DOSSIER The European Energy Atlas 2018 is published at a time when the EU Member States are discussing their energy and climate strategy until 2013. It thereby not only provides a compass on the differing energy discussions in Europe but also reveals how a Europeanization of the energy transition will be the more efficient and cost-effective option for all Europeans.
Cities: Testbeds for energy innovation ARTICLE Cities can be a hotbed of innovation. They are big enough to try out new ideas on a large scale, but small enough to brush them aside if they do not work out.
Phasing-out Coal; Reinventing European Regions REPORT PRESENTATION Coal regions not only hold major political powers but are also crucial economic assets for Member States. The "Phasing-out Coal -Reinventing European Regions" report, by the Greens, provides key information on the role of coal-mining in the socio-economic structure of four European regions and how existing European structural instruments could be utilised for a just energy transition. The event is postponed
Setting up and strengthening of energy cooperatives in Greece WORKSHOP How do we inform citizens about setting up an energy cooperative? What training needs arise as citizens become prosumers? These are some of the questions that will be discussed at the workshop "Setting up and strenthening of energy cooperatives in Greece" that will be held on Friday 1 December, in Athens.