{"id":14587,"date":"2026-04-15T13:25:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/eco-groups-warn-energy-bill-opens-pandoras-box\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:25:38","slug":"eco-groups-warn-energy-bill-opens-pandoras-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/eco-groups-warn-energy-bill-opens-pandoras-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco groups warn energy bill opens Pandora\u2019s box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1300879\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_wind_power-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_wind_power-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Eco groups warn energy bill opens Pandora\u2019s box\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_wind_power-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>File photo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>A public consultation on an Environment Ministry bill drew unusually high participation, closing with approximately 700 comments. The draft legislation, titled, \u201cModernizing Renewable Energy Production Law,\u201d sparked intense opposition over two key provisions.<\/p>\n<p>The first designates \u201cacceleration zones\u201d for renewable energy projects outside Natura protected areas, where standard environmental licensing would not apply. WWF Greece warned the EU directive\u2019s transposition is being done \u201cin a fragmentary, delayed manner with omissions,\u201d ultimately \u201cundermining a proper transition to renewables.\u201d The Hellenic Ornithological Society criticized the deliberate omission of wildlife sensitivity maps from the draft.<\/p>\n<p>The second contested provision would allow urban development within Natura 2000 zones. Twelve environmental organizations jointly warned the proposal \u201copens Pandora\u2019s box for degrading protected areas under the guise of urban planning.\u201d The Greek Association of Urban-Regional Planners called the regulation\u2019s consequences \u201cincalculable, potentially uncontrollable and catastrophic\u201c for ecologically sensitive areas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/environment\/1300879\/eco-groups-warn-energy-bill-opens-pandoras-box\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo. A public consultation on an Environment Ministry bill drew unusually high participation, closing with approximately 700 comments. The draft legislation, titled, \u201cModernizing Renewable Energy Production Law,\u201d sparked intense opposition over two key provisions. The first designates \u201cacceleration zones\u201d for renewable energy projects outside Natura protected areas, where standard environmental licensing would not apply. &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Eco groups warn energy bill opens Pandora\u2019s box\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/eco-groups-warn-energy-bill-opens-pandoras-box\/#more-14587\" aria-label=\"Read more about Eco groups warn energy bill opens Pandora\u2019s box\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_wind_power-960x600.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}