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A windmill on the Greek island of Tilos (Photo: Tilos Horizon, Facebook)

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Greek island pioneering 'territorial diplomacy' on energy

A windmill on the Greek island of Tilos (Photo: Tilos Horizon, Facebook)

A small Greek island of less than 800 inhabitants in the Aegean Sea has managed to become the first energy self-sufficient Greek island using renewable energy sources, and a paradigm for migrant integration — while in the rest of the country, islands depend on burning heavy oil, and the coast guard lets refugees drown at sea, when it's not participating in pushbacks.

How did this tiny island manage all of this?

Tilos' achievements are the result of territorial diplomacy, also know...

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Author Bio

Konstantina Maltepioti is an investigative journalist based in Greece and a part of the Reporters United network. She has covered political corruption, environment and human rights.

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