Greece

A two-year plan to improve the energy efficiency of Greece's Parliament building has been put up for bid as of November 15, it was announced on Monday. The Greek Parliament decided to boost its efforts to tackle its own contribution to climate...

Athens International Airport (AIA) has achieved a 21 percent reduction in annual carbon emissions at its facilities -- corresponding to more than 14,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide -- a reduction larger than the anticipated European target of 20 percent...

The quality of air in Thessaloniki has improved considerably lately, as fewer people use their cars, preferring instead to use the public means of transport. Homeowners are also turning on their oil-fired boilers for shorter periods, so as to pay less for their...

Greek hackers apparently made the big scoop and earned twenty-eight million euros through emissions trading. According to Patras portal dete.gr, the unknown hackers broke the registration codes of Greece, Australia and the Czech Republic, stole their emissions rights and sold them in...

Pythia's prophesies at Delphi may have been associated with fumes from the spring waters that flowed under the temple, ancient historians and modern scientists have been claiming. "...neither her face nor hue went untransformed; Her breast heaved; Her wild heart...

According to a recent California study, the risk of rapidly spreading wildfires has increased significantly as a result of climate change. This study, which has implications for preventing future disasters such as those in Canada, Greece, and Hawaii, emphasizes...

On Monday, Greece opened three new metro stations, which include Piraeus, that will link the busy port with the Athens airport. The stations Maniatika, Piraeus, and Dimotiko Theatro on the extension of Metro Line 3 (the blue line) are expected...

Germany will reopen its high-polluting coal power plants after Russia cut off its gas pipeline to Europe. The emergency decision announced Sunday came as Germany tries to avert a supply shortage and as the continent struggles to respond to reductions...

Nearly one third of all of the cruise ships in the world will stop in Greece this year, as stated by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). Greece has always been a popular destination for cruise ships due to its...

Fashion lovers have long hunted for special clothing items and accessories at vintage, secondhand, and thrift stores, but the practice has only recently become a trend.

Greece has moved up 10 spots in the Climate Change Performance Index's 2022 ranking released last week. Greece went from the 24th to 34th place in the CCPI's 2022 report. The authors note that Greece was able to rise the...

A new report on the world's response to climate change was presented on Tuesday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) analyzes the impact 64 countries and the European Union (counted as a...

A series of ambitious plans by the Greek government on energy storage begs the question: Is Greece's ambition to become Europe's battery? Converging environmental and financial circumstances might offer an answer. Early last summer, the government announced an ambitious plan...

Gas and other energy prices have spiked in Greece, Europe and globally in the past two weeks. Experts have been researching whether this could lead to a new global energy crisis, like the one in the 1970s. Analysts believe gas...

Greece's ancient monastic community of Mt. Athos will soon begin receiving its electricity from solar panels.