Assessment of the Greek National Plan of Energy and Climate Change—Critical Remarks

Efthimios Zervas, Leonidas Vatikiotis, Zoe Gareiou, Stella Manika and Ruth Herrero-Martin
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Efthimios Zervas: School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design, Hellenic Open University, 263 35 Patra, Greece
Leonidas Vatikiotis: School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design, Hellenic Open University, 263 35 Patra, Greece
Zoe Gareiou: School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design, Hellenic Open University, 263 35 Patra, Greece
Stella Manika: School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design, Hellenic Open University, 263 35 Patra, Greece
Ruth Herrero-Martin: Department of Thermal and Fluid Engineering, School of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-18

Abstract: The Greek National Energy and Climate Plan was validated by the Greek Governmental Committee of Economic Policy on 23 December 2019. The decisions included in this plan will have a significant impact on the Greek energy mix as the production of electricity from lignite combustion ceases in 2028, when lignite will be replaced by natural gas (NG) and renewable energy sources (RES). This work presents an assessment of the Greek National Energy and Climate Plan by analyzing its pros and cons. The main critiques made are focused on the absence of risk analysis and alternative scenarios, the proposed energy mix, the absence of other alternatives on the energy mix and energy storage, the low attention given to energy savings (transport, buildings), the future energy prices, and the economic and social impacts. This analysis shows that delaying this transition for some years, to better prepare it by taking into consideration the most sustainable paths for that transition, such as using more alternatives, is the best available option today.

Keywords: climate change; energy and climate plan; energy price; energy transition; Greece; lignite; natural gas; RES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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