Maria Damanaki on Greece’s green transition, energy politics, and the risks of inertia in the Aegean

Environmental group warns Balkan coal power exports could collapse when the EU’s new carbon border tax takes effect in 202

Greece has launched a new licensing round for hydrocarbon exploration, currently accepting bids for the leasing of three offshore blocks: “South of the Peloponnese,” “South of Crete I,” and “South of Crete II.”

The conservative estimates of potential reserves are around 24 trillion cubic feet (680 billion cubic meters) of natural gas, according to the report.