At the link below, you can find the letter of former Minister and current Member of the European Parliament, Professor Giannis Maniatis, in which he expresses his full support for the fair demands of the institutions of Crete regarding a Just Energy Transition and the Fair Allocation of Energy Space on the island.
With a concise and timely message, the distinguished and highly experienced energy‑policy expert highlights long‑standing structural problems and outlines the solutions that should be prioritized.
Among other points, Mr. Maniatis states:
“....Today, we are far from the example of Germany, where 42% of renewable‑energy electricity production comes from energy communities, agricultural cooperatives, and small municipal companies.
The primary objective of national policy must therefore be the fair allocation of energy space across the country—and especially in Crete—with the majority of this capacity granted to broad‑based Energy Communities composed of large numbers of ordinary citizens and local municipal and regional organizations.
I hope that today’s Conference becomes a springboard for our country to fully utilize the potential of broad‑participation Energy Communities, enabling them to contribute actively, for the benefit of ordinary citizens, to multiple activities beyond electricity production—such as renovation and energy efficiency, reducing energy poverty, and heating and cooling…”
The full text can be found here
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