Green & Just Transition

Introductory Note by George A. Papandreou 

Introductory Note by Harry Doukas

Prologue

A route in three dimensions, with three objectives

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1. Position Framework for a "Green" and Just Transition

1.1 The transitional era of multicrises and contradictions

1.2 The vision: "Green" and Just Transition

1.3 Positions-Contrasts and the challenges of 2023

1.4 Five axes-priorities for Energy Independence of Greece

2. The International and European Dimension 

• Contacts in Berlin, Germany for energy matters and participation in a two-day meeting of the parliamentary group of the SPD
• Joint meeting of European Affairs Committees and Finance
• Meeting with the Ukrainian Ambassador
• Giorgos Arvanitidis co-signs a letter-appeal European parliamentarians for European solidarity in dealing with the coronavirus
• Joint Meeting of European Affairs Committees and Environment: An Introductory Framework
• Europe
• Greece
• Special operational plan for Western Macedonia-Arcadia
• Speech at 5^ο HAEE Energy Transition Symposium
• Global and local perspectives
• Press Release
• QUESTION: To the ministers of: Foreign Affairs Mr. N. Dendia of Environment and Energy Mr. K. Skrekas - SUBJECT: "New European Energy Diplomacy with Greece was absent".
• Information to the members of the Environment Committee for the conclusions:
• Renewable energy sources are the first priority to address the current crisis
• Europe and Greece in search of new energy routes
• Eurobond for energy in Europe – Ceiling in GREECE
• Energy will either unite us or tear us apart
• Energy crossword and government responsibilities
• International Conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

3. The National Dimension 

3.1 Sustainable Production Model

• "BALKAN CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION" CONFERENCE - "Smart" cities for a low carbon economy
• The government's choices lead to an uncertain future PPC and DEPA, with the Independent Authority (RAE) in the role of a comparatist in the energy sector
• Greeting at the Industry Association Event Plastics of Greece: "The Greek plastics industry - Participation in the Greek economy, challenges and development prospects"
• Participation in 3^ο Ecomobility Conference for electric mobility
• Let no more opportunities be lost for Greece in the new energy environment!
• Movement for Change: Positions for the Sustainable Energy Transition of the lignite areas
• We are asking for a sustainable transition clause for lignite regions of the country
• Speech to the Environment Committee on: "Protection biodiversity and agricultural production: New European Biodiversity Strategy and Strategy "from farm to plate"
• Debate at the Environment Committee for Higher Education Education and the Environment: From primary to the universities.
• Press Release: The promotion of electric mobility must aims at the sustainable mobility of citizens and not the sustainable profitability of foreign companies
• From where to where and how much?
• Points of speech of Giorgos Arvanitidis in the Plenary Session of the Parliament for the bill to reduce plastic pollution and support businesses to find affordable ones environmentally friendly substitutes
• Protologism in the Plenary Session of the Parliament on a bill of the Ministry of Environment and Energy on the subject "Modernization of Spatial Planning and Urban Planning Legislation and other provisions"
• Press Release: 10 Questions for Mr. Hatzidakis and the Government's Depolitization Master Plan
• Webinar "Green Development with production in our place"
• The situation in the Systems is extremely problematic Collective Alternative Management, even more problematic the new planned measures of the Government
• Change Movement Press Office Comment: “They have sold more electric cars than we were counting on 2020"
• Response to the ND Announcement on Electric Mobility: The "green" car window alone is a bad advice for the ND
• A triple crisis and a triple opportunity
• Points from the speech of the Energy and Environment Department of the Movement for Change, George Arvanitidis, on the Greek plan of the Recovery Fund
• Center for International Strategies Webinar 
• Analyzes-KEDISA - Speech on the topic: "Energy Security of Greece in Contemporary Geopolitics Environment"
• Speech in the Plenary of the Parliament on the bill for recycling: YES to recycling, NO to burning of waste and the unreasonable burden on the citizens
• Speech at 6^ο IAEA symposium on energy transition
• Greetings at the Biotechnikos certification event Chamber of Piraeus as a carbon neutral organization imprint
• Energy costs are burning growth
• Joint statement of the Minister of Energy and Environment, Giorgos Arvanitidis, and the Secretary of the Energy Sector of the Change Movement, Harry Doukas
• The complete privatization of infrastructure is a strategic mistake and natural gas networks
• Environment Committee Meeting: A) Briefing of the Committee Members on the 5^η Session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly and B) Waste Management - Special topic: Agricultural Waste
• PASOK-KINEMATOS ALLAGIS pre-conference on energy: For a socially just response to the energy crisis
• Speech at 3^ο Conference of PASOK-Movement for Change
• The government was not justified in any of its energy choices: The electrical space is nobody's gift
• Briefing of the members of the Production and Trade Committee by the Managing Director of DEDDIE S.A. regarding the awarding the results of the competition for the selection of contractors in thirty-seven construction contracts and maintenance of distribution network projects throughout Greece
• Greeting at A-Energy conference: "Green" Day investments in a unique financial momentum
• Speech in the Plenary Session of the Parliament on a bill of the Ministry of Environment and Energy on the subject: "Provisions for the simplification of environmental permitting, enactment framework for the development of offshore wind farms, dealing with the energy crisis, its protection environment and other provisions"
• Speech at the Professional Chamber of Thessaloniki - TEF: "Growth with high inflation. Opportunities and threats"
• Brake on dependencies, the challenges of electric mobility and hydrogen
• Better late than never... for the Greek Electric Avenue

3.2 Energy Democracy

• Announcement of the Energy and Environment manager of K.O. of the Change Movement, Giorgos Arvanitidis, and the sector Energy of the Movement for electrical interconnections: Highest priority is the electrical interconnections of the islands
• Points from a speech in the Plenary on the passing of a multi-bill of the Ministry of Environment and Energy
• Notification of the Energy Sector and the Energy Manager and Environment of the Change Movement, Giorgos Arvanitidis
• Press Release: Risk of cancellation of RES investment plans from ministerial decisions issued by other who are late
• QUESTION: To the ministers: 1. Environment and of Energy, Mr. K. Hatzidakis, 2. of Rural Development and Mr. M. Voridis of Food
• The bet of the democratization of energy
• Decentralized generation and storage of RES from the citizens
• Announcement of the Change Movement Energy Sector and the competent department head, Giorgos Arvanitidis
• The reading of the overdue energy amendment... : Structural reforms or irremediable deregulation for RES?
• Joint Statement by Giorgos Arvanitidis, Head of Energy and of the Environment, and Harry Doukas, secretary of the Energy Sector of the Change Movement: Click away and on... "Save"
• We demand social and environmental criteria in the new "I save-Autonomy"
• Transitional possibility of operational support for RES projects outside of tenders in areas with "saturated" electrical networks.
• We request the review of the government policy towards the energy communities with immediate measures to support them
• Press Release: No more "grey areas" in accounts current
• Speech to the Plenary of the Parliament on the ratification of the European Directive on energy saving
• An overdue directive to save energy and many raves about environmental issues
• Joint statement by the head of the Energy and Environment sector, Giorgos Arvanitidis, and the secretary of the Energy sector of the Change Movement, Haris Doukas: Subsidies or energy independence for citizens?
• Another normality in 2022 with a new national energy strategy
• From "red" loans, to "red" bills current
• The questions of the Change Movement about energy accuracy remain unanswered
• Press Release: RES was and is ours energy Plan A 192
• Parliamentary Group Movement for Change
• QUESTION: To the Ministers of Finance Mr. X. Staikouras and Environment and Energy, Mr. K. Skrekas:
• Clauses and… paperweights
• The low 40% subsidies for the restructuring are a joke crops in the energy transition areas.
• Whoever sows energy winds reaps financial storms
• Incompetence or purpose behind government policy towards Energy Armageddon?

3.3 Climatic Durability

• Informing the members of the Committee on the inter-parliamentary 
• conference on climate change (Helsinki, 6-7 October 2019) and the contribution of the financial sector to environmental protection and tackling climate change (introduction to "green" financing)
• Critical questions for the "Green" Fund
• Address to the Environment Committee: Update on the State of the Environment Report of Greece (2019) from the National Center for Environment and Sustainable Development (EKPAA)
• Address to the Environment Committee: Environmental dimensions of the COVID-19 virus
• Actions for the environment and a "green" deal in GREECE
• Minister of Environment, Energy Amendments, Great Planner and Town Planner
• Deuteronomy in the Plenary Session of the Parliament on the bill of the Ministry of Environment and Energy on the subject "Modernization of Spatial Planning and Urban Planning of legislation"
• The "green" truth: We only want "green" wrapping or "green" content, with benefits for the many?
• A climate-neutral economy is not a politically neutral path: Energy priorities
• Open online event entitled "Climate Stories and Social Innovation"
• Speech by Giorgos Arvanitidis in the Plenary Session of the Parliament on the sanctioning of the Acts of Legislative Content for the recent catastrophic fires: The policy system government protection failed!
• Decarbonisation with democracy and justice

3.4 Climate Law

• For a climate law in terms of climate justice
• A road map for the first Greek climate law
• Europe is making strong progress on a climate law, Greece;
• Climate law: A "green" empty shirt...

4. The Local Dimension

4.1 Thessaloniki

• Question about water contamination in the Mikrokomi settlement of the Municipality of Volvi
• A tragic first for our country in the E.U. in premature deaths due to air pollution
• Balanced sustainable development for Thessaloniki through new quality infrastructures
• Press Release: Drinking water taps in all municipalities by July 2021 - How feasible is this in our region?
• Statement by Giorgos Arvanitidis on its critical issues Second Thessaloniki: "Until when will it be degraded environmentally the region of Thessaloniki?'
• Speech at the Thessaloniki Youth Municipal Council: The prospects of the digital economy and sustainability in Thessaloniki until 2030
• Do not miss the opportunity of the Recovery Fund for a sustainable Thessaloniki
• REAL POLITIK: The Venizelos station/Thessaloniki metro at a critical crossroads - The progress of the project and the fate of the antiquities after the latest developments
• For a sustainable and resilient Thessaloniki: Proposal for reforestation of the Gallikos river
• Intervention at a Social Cultural event Organization of the Municipality of Delta: 3^η Sending Social Finance of the funded SocialNet project from the COSME Program of the EU
• To reject the decisions and the problematic proposals to abolish, merge and transfer departments of the International University of Greece, which are based in Sindos
• West Thessaloniki and the International University require support and a... holistic approach.
• Declaration and meeting with mussel farmers: Unbearable the energy costs for fishermen
• "Green" walls for Thessaloniki and sustainable infrastructure
• Speech at the voria.gr conference on: "Energy crisis and Northern Greece: Challenges, opportunities and perspectives"
• What is the future of the beach front on Th. Sofouli Street in Kalamaria: Redevelopment or construction? - Its preservation biodiversity is the bet for conservation of the identity of our place

4.2 Initiative for the reconstruction and transfer of TIF: We request a change of plan for the "redevelopment" of its area Thessaloniki International Fair 

• TIF without vision and compass
• Question and document submission request: To the Ministers of Environment and Energy, Mr. K. Skrekas of Finance, Mr. X. Staikouras of Development and Investments, Mr. A. Georgiadis - Topic: The government's choice for PPP brought the reconstruction of the TIF site to a dead end – Reversing the design now!

4.3 The district

• Joint statement of K.O.'s secretary, Vassilis Kegeroglou, and responsible for Energy and Environment of the Movement Change, Giorgos Arvanitidis, for electricity interconnection of Crete
• Coal the... gold of the contract he brought for ratification the government for the mining of Halkidiki
• Environment Committee: Questions about "smart" cities - ELEKTRA program
• Visit to Stymphalia in Corinth
• Visit to Patras: We need workable Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans in practice and not on paper
• Visit to the river Erasinos and the protected area habitat
• Mount Penteliko needs sustainable development, regeneration and vigilance and not new quarries and wantonness
• Inspectors of Mines

Epilogue - At a critical crossroads 

The activity of Giorgos Arvanitidis in the 2019-2023 parliamentary term

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