Climate

Greece’s Energy Ministry is pushing legislation to accelerate the construction of the first floating wind farms in Greek seas

The President of European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Oliver Röpke told To Vima "The ocean is a complex and interconnected system, which needs knowledge-based policy. This is why the EESC has called for an involvement of different disciplines and expertise, like data, sciences, psychology, sociology, economy in the development of the policy".

Greece bolstered its drive for a greener economy with the launch of a €2 Billion Decarbonization Fund for the Greek islands.

More than 3,800 participants representing more than 119 countries attended and contributed with 469 new commitments worth $11.3 billion that aim to restore the health of our oceans and seas

Europe’s travel and tourism stakeholders agreed to address the challenges posed by climate change through sustainable actions and cooperation.

Greek PM sees Greece evolving into the ‘the best destination in the world’ thanks to integrated experiences that blend cultural heritage with natural offerings

The legislaton will be up for public consultation until April 15

At least 26 areas in Attica can be described as "ticking time-bombs" with immediate action required to mitigate the fire hazards

The two-day event is called "EUTourism: Resilience in the Era of the Climate Crisis" and will result in the signing of a document called "The Declaration of Rhodes"

Numerous high temperature records were broken in Greece over the first three months of the year, while the 2023-24 winter was the warmest on record for the country, according to preliminary data released by the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). When researchers at the meteo.gr service processed the data, it revealed that the temperatures […]

The plan targets a significant reduction in natural gas consumption but keeps gas-fired units almost unchanged

Fire fighters are battling a massive forest fire in the Pierian Mountains in Northern Greece which broke out on Sunday morning and continues to burn for a third consecutive day

Several important projects on offshore wind farms are currently under design in Greece, as discussions surrounding clean energy initiatives across the Mediterranean are climbing Europe’s agenda. In a forum organized by OT entitled “Greek Entrepreneurship 2.0+,” Greek Minister of Environment and Energy Theodoros Skylakakis noted that, “Greece has the best offshore wind potential in the […]

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, €1 billion Greek measures to support two projects for the generation and storage of renewable energy in Greece. The measures contribute to achieving Greece’s climate and energy targets, as well as the objectives of the European Green Deal and ‘Fit for 55’ package, by enabling the integration of […]

The Modernization Fund was established to support EU member states with a GDP per capita below 60% of the EU average in achieving the goals of decarbonization and transitioning to a zero-emission economy

According to the Meteo.gr system, 227 weather stations around the country recorded high temperatures exceeding 25C on Monday; highest at 31C

February 2024 was the hottest over the past 15 years in northern Greece, according to meteo.gr, a subsidiary of the National Observatory of Athens

Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, shares her thoughts with To Vima in light of the upcoming Our Ocean Conference

While Greece's municipal waste production rates come in at around the EU average, the country is at the bottom of the EU-27 for recycling rates

Get ready for some June weather... in April