Harry Duke: With me the stadium of Panathinaikos will become

The framework of the Athens Energy Alliance of the Municipality of Athens with the 8 neighbouring municipalities is analysed by the Mayor of Athens, referring to the prospect of cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and the goals for its stadium. Harry Duke once again pointed out that the Panathinaikos Stadium in Botanical will become normal. What he said in the worldenergynews.gr : We would like you to make more clear to us the view you expressed during the presentation of the ATHENS ENERGY CONVENTION on climate chaos. Scientists and climate scientists say that if we exceed 2 °C from the average temperature of the earth in relation to the pre-industrial period, then we will lead to climate chaos. –What does that mean? That the consequences will be irreversible and already the winter we are going through, the rise in temperature for the Balkans alone was at 6.6 °C, even though it refers to a very short period. However, it shows the tendency to escape the 2 °C, which is the psychological limit. That is why things are getting pretty dangerous and we should act now. The project “ATHENS ENERGY SYMBOL” how much will it cost? – It’s a very good question. It will be financed by the Green Fund, which is why there have been so much discussions with the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, Petros Varelidis about the potential funding that will support this effort, which is already available. So far we don’t know the exact amount to be given. – We can say for sure that we will get as much money as is available from the “Green Fund” which is currently close to 70 to 80 million euros.” Can the Municipalities carry out this project (ATHINAIIKI ENERGY SYMMAXIA) without the Ministry of Environment and Energy? – No. The big problem is that there is no easy administrative space and the second problem is that we need institutional capacity to be able to address directly to energy-sensitive households, for example the social invoice. That’s why we say the Ministry wanted money and subsidized the fuel. Imagine what amounts it will save if it takes energy from us. That is why the Ministry must be our ally.” Do you have good cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Energy? – We have very good cooperation that starts today and we already made the next appointment, Elias Apostolopoulos (Mayor Papagou-Colargos) argued that energy communities are not successful (with few exceptions). – It’s true. They’re only statutory, most of them. In other words, they are created without producing energy, so we made the following change: Instead of each of us saying “I will make an energy community”, we say “power in union”. Together to fight, not to make another energy community, but to produce clean electricity that distributes cheap electricity to citizens. Duke for the new stadium of Panathinaikos: With me the stadium will become The last question concerns the stadium of Panathinaikos. The Municipal Committee of Athens approved a budget of close to 7m euros for earthworks of all nature in this project. Will it be delivered on schedule? — With me the stadium will be. The timeline will be what we’ll call it specialized and specifically once the bulldozers enter.