Pollution
Environment
Earth Hour: When the World Turned its Lights Off for One Hour
To send a message to the world about the importance of saving the planet, people all over the world turned off the lights at "Earth Hour."
Environment
Greece Bans Plastic in Public Sector
Greece will ban plastic in the public sector as of February 1, Natural Environment and Waters Secretary Constantine Aravossis announced.
Environment
Greek Climate Activist Named Europe’s "Young Champion of the Earth" by UN
Lefteris Arapakis, a 26-year old Greek climate activist and entrepreneur, was named "Young Champion of the Earth" for Europe by the United Nations on December 11.
A graduate of the Athens University of Economics and Business, in 2017 Arapakis co-founded...
Animals
Greek Teenager Dedicates Life to Fighting Pollution and Cleaning Beaches
Thirteen-year-old Zisis Vagousis has dedicated several years of his life to cleaning coastal beaches, with his goal being to remove harmful plastic waste from the seabed.
In an interview with 104.9 FM Athens Radio, the young teenager explained the reasoning...
Environment
Leonardo DiCaprio Spotlights Pollution, Leading to Greek Island Cleanup
Scientists from the Greek island of Andros are using a submarine with advanced sonar technology in order to document the state of the island's polluted seabed.
The submarine, which is also equipped with a robotic arm, will enable researchers to...
Environment
Greece Vows 30 Percent of Cars Will be Electric by 2030
The Greek government announced ambitious plans on Friday to subsidize the purchase of new electric cars, vowing that by 2030, thirty percent of all vehicles on Greek roads would be electric.
The announcement by Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis was scheduled to...
Environment
Scientists Use Satellites to Detect Plastic in the Greek Seas
Scientists from Greece and the UK developed a new technique to detect patches of floating plastic in the marine environment using satellites.
Writing in the journal Scientific Reports, the scientists say that the new method to prevent and reverse sea...
Environment
Athens Air Pollution Records Fall After Coronavirus Restrictions
A significant drop in air pollution readings has been observed in Athens since the government took strict precautionary measures to counter the spread of thecoronavirus, scientists said on Friday.
According to data from the Climate Change and Atmospheric Quality Directorate,...
Greece
Athens Authorities Continue Anti-Graffiti, Cleanup Campaign in City Center
On Sunday, Athens municipal authorities continued their new campaign to clean up and beautify downtown Athens -- perhaps most importantly, by removing the graffiti which has for so long been a visual blight on the Greek capital.
A team of workers...
Environment
UN Climate Summit: Greece Pledges To Close All Lignite-Fired Power Plants By 2028
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in New York on Monday that Greece aims to shut down all of its lignite-fired power plants by 2028.
The announcement was made during the PM's speech at the UN Climate Summit, where a series...