“The central goal of the fight for the environment is to eliminate the burning of fossil fuels,” said the Minister of Environment and Energy, Pantelis Kapros, on the occasion of World Environment Day.

In detail in his statement, the minister points out: “World Environment Day reminds us of humanity’s highest goal to protect the environment and ecosystems on our planet. Preventing the risk of climate change must be the first concern of all countries. Threatened global warming, rising sea levels, drought and extreme weather are already underway. The reason for them is mainly the burning of oil, coal, lignite and natural gas.”

“The effort to prevent the phenomenon of climate change is globally in a better place than before, but much still needs to be done, such as the strategy promoted by the European Union. Zeroing out the burning of fossil fuels is the central goal. By mitigating the climate threat, most all environmental problems are mitigated and air quality, forests, water, biodiversity and ecosystems benefit. For this protection, more intensive, autonomous actions are required.”

According to Mr. Kapro: “The two pillars of the green energy transition that will prevent climate change are renewable energy sources, mainly wind, sun, geothermal and water falls, as well as energy conservation. The National Energy and Climate Plan together with the Climate Law, have adopted ambitious goals and have foreseen specific policy measures and investments for the green energy transition.”

Electrification, care for the use of renewable sources and reduction of the carbon footprint are now a daily practice.”