About the climate change, the economic and social implications of the US attitude towards the climate crisis, but also about the effort made in our country for the implementation of green growth, the Professor of Environmental Economics at the NRC spoke at the EKPA. Andreas Papandreou At SKAI 100.3 and his “Snapshots” show Vasilis Koufopoulos.

Describing what “climate crisis” means and the responsibilities of human activity that cause and burden it, Mr. Papandreou referred to the ‘Huge backbone’ of US President, Donald Trumpwho withdrew America (the first country in the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions) from the Paris Agreement on the climate, which will initially cost the USA, “Since it will be left behind in a technological revolution that comes anyway”But it will also have a huge impact on the world economy. (There will be damage to infrastructure, with high cost of recovery, damage to agriculture and tourism, impact on supply chains, but above all losses of human lives from natural disasters, malnutrition, etc.).

Combined with the imposition of US duties, “The general conflicting and dealing approach of the US president in international relations erodes the foundations of world cooperation”a fact that “It will slow down the effort to deal with climate change.”

Mr. Papandreoureferring to Greece, he said that our country should “To insist on the green transition and enhance the effort to deal with climate crisis”pushing its citizens’Be involved and recognize the benefits that will come from a proper transition. “

Vassilis Koufopoulos asked him Andrea Papandreou, son of the late founder and leader of PASOK, Andrea Papandreou, to talk about “The magical 1980s and how it still experiences the memory of a great politician today.”

‘Move on’ replied K. Papandreou. “I happened to live, as a member of the family, all the course, from the junta era, exile, return, to PASOK’s giant and the success of ’81 … I am moved by the memory of Andrea Papandreou and that of PASOK.”

And added: ‘I am still impressed by the intensity of the personal contact that my father seems to have with the world. The important thing is that this has passed from generation to generation and even younger people today, from what they hear, have this feeling for my father, the sense of great politician. ” ended up Mr K. Papandreou.

Listen to Mr. Andreas Papandreou’s interview with SKAI 100.3 (from 02.50, to 15.30).