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2023-06-14
EU 2040 target: reduce emissions by at least 90%, scientists recommend
After "Fit for 55" by 2030, scientists recommend that the European Union bet on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90% (or 95%) by 2040.
2023-06-14
"Grande Entrevista" with António Costa e Silva
He was invited by Prime Minister António Costa to develop a strategic vision for the country. He is now the Minister of Economy and the Sea.
2023-06-13
Wind and solar power outpace fossil fuels in the EU, as energy transition accelerates
The European Union is on track for a "huge collapse" in energy supplied through fossil fuels this year, says energy think tank Ember.
2023-06-12
45 countries, including Portugal, say this is the "crucial decade"
According to the IEA, for many countries in the world energy efficiency is still a "forgotten fuel." At Versailles, governments set more ambitious targets by 2030.
2023-06-11
Europe could be climate-neutral by 2045, according to a study
The guarantee is given in a study developed by 26 organizations, which was released today and based on three words: sufficiency, efficiency and renewables.
2023-06-09
Luxembourg wants decarbonize industry with Portuguese hydrogen
How to send hydrogen made in Sines by ship to a country without sea? And how Luxembourg can contribute to the Portuguese energy transition ? Minister explains to JE what is at stake.
2023-06-09
Assembly of the Republic proposes more incentives for self-consumption and RECs and new program "Sun for all"
The Assembly of the Republic advances with a recommendation to the Government to promote the production of renewable energy for self-consumption and renewable energy communities (CER), as well as the creation of the Sol para todos program, an initiative...
2023-06-08
In the waves, there is enough energy potential to supply the world
Wave energy, although embryonic, has a high energy potential. Cost and lack of maturation of technologies are obstacles, but countries like Portugal are affirming their bet.
2023-06-08
Government applies for two projects of 100 million euros to invest in the economy of the sea
José Maria Costa said that one of the initiatives, of 50 million euros, provides for the deepening of studies on the Portuguese coast in the field of renewable energies.
2023-06-07
There are close to 675 million people without electricity
About 80 percent of them live in sub-Saharan Africa, where the lack of access to electricity remained almost identical to the situation in 2010.