climate change

Editorial Ta Nea: State of readiness

The speed with which the government is moving is welcome, as are agreements with Northern European countries that have agreed to provide Greece with experienced, specialised fire-fighting teams this coming summer.

16/02/2022 20:35

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Editorial To Vima: Reforming the political system

The previous deplorable experiences from the flood in Mandra, the Mati wildfire, last summer’s heat wave with the resulting disastrous wildfires, and now the snowstorm, confirm that we have entered a new, extremely dangerous climatic cycle.

31/01/2022 16:32

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Op-ed: Charting a course for climate action

'Our economy-wide climate stress test shows the benefits of acting early on climate issues. The short-term costs of the green transition are heavily outweighed in the long run by the benefits of avoiding costly disasters such as wildfires, heatwaves and droughts.'

04/11/2021 21:57

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Op-ed: Restoring citizens’ trust on climate change

The remedy for a lack of public confidence is to invest massively in concrete climate projects and innovations, starting immediately. Climate action represents a tremendous business opportunity, and policymakers must be savvy enough to embrace it.

01/11/2021 19:30

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Editorial Ta Nea: COP26 and saving the planet

The burden on leaders who are participating is great. They have a duty to commit themselves to more ambitious targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases by 2030. They are also called upon to fund actions regarding the climate, both in developed and in developing countries.

01/11/2021 14:59

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Editorial To Vima: The climate change battle

The entire country experienced the extreme weather conditions wrought by the Mediterranean weather front Ballos, which experts believe will be an increasingly common phenomenon in the future, with repeated extreme weather conditions and dangerous situations.

18/10/2021 20:12

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Editorial: National understanding now!

Stability is crucial for the survival of our country in difficult times of transition. Political party leaders will debate in Parliament next week. They will explain their positions and show whether they understand the challenges at this critical juncture.

22/08/2021 23:58

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Editorial: Defences

The Civil Protection Bureau is not just another link in the management of the state, but rather a basic starting point for shaping Greece’s defence. Those in power must take climate change into account as a factor in our daily lives.

05/07/2021 16:30

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Environment activists prod Biden to move even faster ahead of his virtual climate summit

'If we just have the deadline, that's really focused on doomsday, and it can make people feel hopeless. People need to be reminded there's so much they can do in terms of taking action,' said activist Alexandria Villasenor.

20/04/2021 23:02

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Editorial To Vima: A matter of survival

The young activist and symbol of the movement against climate change accused politicians and corporate leaders of empty rhetoric and hollow pledges.

22/01/2020 23:12

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Editorial: Greta’s rage and us

Whether we agree with Greta Thunberg or not, climate change is a real threat faced by ever more people in every corner of the planet.

25/09/2019 18:47

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Editorial Ta Nea: Stone Age

This awareness – from recycling to ecological means of transportation – demonstrates that citizens are willing in their daily lives to adopt environmental-friendly practices.

19/09/2019 17:27

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Editorial Ta Nea: The Amazon

Irresponsible leaders and the timidity and reluctance of other major economies such as China's to cooperate in order to reverse climate change leave little room for optimism.

23/08/2019 16:17

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Editorial To Vima: The new great threat

The more we realise our entry into this new climatic cycle the better we can respond as a country and society to the needs of this threatening period of indeterminate length.

14/08/2019 14:16

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Editorial Ta Nea: In search of an Environmentalist International

The urgent issue is the international, collaborative handling of disasters through a new “Environmetalist International”.

04/08/2019 21:16

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Editorial Ta Nea: Warning sign

Tthere is a pressing need for an exhaustive inspection of infrastructure works by the competent authorities and their replacement in cases in which that is deemed necessary.

27/02/2019 15:49