The Development of Renewable Energy Governance in Greece. Examples of a Failed (?) Policy

Metaxas, Antonis; Tsinisizelis, Michael J.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-5595-9_9

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“…As has also been mentioned by other researchers, Greece has been a ected by an economic crisis that threatens to impede its renewable energy developments unless the country uses RES as a means to escape the crisis [25,26]. Further, in line with Metaxas and Tsinisizelis [27], the long-lasting nancial crises in Greece and also in other European countries constitute a barrier in taking proper and e cient measures and legislative e orts to boost RES development. This scarce national governance does not succeed to get the \broader picture" and evaluate appropriately the various advantages of an increased, yet well-structured, RES penetration;…”

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Renewable Policies and Challenges by 2020 in Greece: A Questionnaire Survey

2017

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Abstract. In a notable change from the position in the past, the Greek government took steps to commit itself to greening the economy and determining policies and actions to boost the utilization of renewable energy. The aim of the paper is, rstly, to present the latest developments on the renewable energy policy in Greece, the current achievements and impediments to the implementation of planned reforms in the accomplishment of its 2020 targets, and the speci c policy measures introduced; secondly, to discuss the pace of respective developments in other EU-28 member countries; thirdly, to verify the achievements of the government towards reversing previous bureaucratic, prone-tocorruption procedures through a questionnaire survey and strati ed interviews with market participants. Research survey results from our survey and interviews conducted in the second semester of 2014 are respectively presented. The majority of respondents expect to see the targets set in the National Renewable Energy Action Plan reached by 2020. The paper and questionnaire survey have been conducted under the auspices of the European research program THALES, aiming to measure various aspects of the shadow economy and the areas of renewable energy trade and nance in Greece.

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Renewable Policies and Challenges by 2020 in Greece: A Questionnaire Survey

2017

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“…Wide social acceptance is required for the installation and operation of RES technologies, while according to this study, social contradictions must be resolved and some restrictions have to be removed by the authorities. Moreover, some other studies have demonstrated the lack of a proper RES development framework that originally existed in Greece and gaps in the relevant legislation [39,40]. They believe that the legal framework needs to be improved in order to avoid bureaucracy, delays, a lack of investment security and high implementation costs.…”

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A Framework for Sustainability Reporting of Renewable Energy Companies in Greece

Mandilas,

Kourtidis,

Florou

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The purpose of the current study is to collect and evaluate data on whether and to what extent the renewable energy companies within Greece disclose non-financial information in line with global and international standards. Renewable energy has grown rapidly over the last 20 years as a key aspect of the transition to a less energy-intensive and more sustainable energy system. However, constant competition between companies, finances, taxes, politics and other factors have in many cases created environmentally harmful situations. Even though technology is advancing and supporting these companies, even though international laws for the environment and the safety measures for operations have become stricter, it was, nevertheless, impossible to avoid these situations. The concerns of the public, but also of the renewable energy companies to control, monitor and measure the impacts from their operations to the environment and the life of society around the sites of their operations, lead many companies to publish sustainability reports. This report is published by a company or organization concerning the economic, environmental and social impacts caused by its everyday activities and demonstrates the link between its strategy and its commitment to a sustainable global economy. A framework with specific economic, environmental and social indicators to support reporting for renewable energy companies is corporate social responsibility (CSR) together with the Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI). GRI is an independent international organization that has pioneered sustainability reporting. It is very important to determine the extent to which these enterprises really contribute to sustainable development.

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The Development of Renewable Energy Governance in Greece. Examples of a Failed (?) Policy

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Renewable Policies and Challenges by 2020 in Greece: A Questionnaire Survey

Renewable Policies and Challenges by 2020 in Greece: A Questionnaire Survey

A Framework for Sustainability Reporting of Renewable Energy Companies in Greece

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