Experts in Greece are keeping a close eye on the proliferation of a particularly undesirable species of jellyfish in several parts of the Aegean Sea, warning that rising sea temperatures and overfishing are exacerbating the phenomenon.
ENVIRONMENT
Posidonia Exhibitions, the leading trade fair organizer in Greece, and Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services, announced on Wednesday they have collaborated for Posidonia 2022 to be certified as Greece’s first sustainable event. With Bureau Veritas’ support, Posidonia 2022 has become the first maritime exhibition to receive the ISO 20121 certification.
Eleven nongovernmental organizations issued a statement on Monday expressing dismay at a new climate law currently being debated in Parliament.
All new taxis in Athens and Thessaloniki must be electrically powered starting on January 1, 2026, according to a new climate law that seeks to gradually abolish transportation that relies on fossil fuels.
Greece has come second in global rankings for beach quality, the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature announced, saying that the country has been awarded 581 Blue Flags against reigning champion Spain’s 621.
Greece’s first fueling station for small hydrogen-powered vehicles was inaugurated on Wednesday on the premises of the Demokritos National Center of Scientific Research in the northern Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi.
Greece and the US will announce an initiative on the seas in June, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Wednesday.
The wind share in Greece’s total electricity production was above the EU average in 2021, with wind turbines covering 18% of total consumption, an increase of 3% compared to 2020.
More than 185 million birds migrate through Greece this time of year on their way from Africa to Northern Europe.
Sounding the alarm after last year’s devastating fire season, a new report by WWF Greece points to a series of failings in the management of wildfire prevention funds and the need for better oversight.
Across Greece, residents are opposed to the installation of wind farms.
Authorities on Tilos this week announced that more than 80% of the island’s trash is now being recycled. A landfill where untreated garbage was once buried in a hillside has been permanently closed. The island has already been producing most of its own electricity since 2019, using a solar park and a wind turbine hooked up to trailer-sized batteries that maintain an uninterrupted supply.
The Dodecanese island of Tilos has the highest recycling rate of any island in the world, officials said Tuesday.
European Union exports of recyclable raw materials, including waste, scrap and other byproducts, hit a record high of 40.6 million tonnes last year, the bloc’s statistics office said on Tuesday.
A 5.3-meter Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) that was found dead on the beach at Kremasti on the Aegean island of Rhodes on Monday had ingested a large amount of plastic, the autopsy has shown.
Climate change is having a significant impact on the Mediterranean Sea, according to the National Network for Climate Change (Climpact) Dialogue Forum, which noted rising sea temperatures and increased salinity and sea levels.
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