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2023-11-30
Biomass from wood will continue to be considered renewable energy
The current climate crisis, which led to the declaration of a climate emergency by the European Union (EU) in November 2019, has driven the creation of concrete measures, which aim to make the European territory more sustainable and climate-neutral.
2023-11-30
New Green Deal - public participation phase
The “New Green Deal” currently under construction, it aims to be a multi-annual environmental investment strategy at national level (Order No. 3926/2023), which reaffirms Portugal's commitment and willingness to address climate and environmental...
2023-11-29
Study points to the possibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70%
Global health care has a big impact on the environment, but there are ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without increasing production costs, the international health agency Unitaid said.
2023-11-29
"Biggest expectation at COP28 is on the strategy to reduce fossil fuels"
More money for developing countries to fight climate change, a timetable for ending fossil fuels, and targets to accelerate renewable energy are the big themes of COP28 in Dubai.
2023-11-29
IEA report. War in Ukraine marked turning point in gas consumption
The IEA found that about 40 percent of the savings resulted from last winter's mild weather, but most were driven by increased demand for electric heat pumps and efficiency improvements.
2023-11-28
All that's missing is the Government's "final ok" to launch the first hydrogen auction
DGEG already has the digital platform that allows this auction to take place fully operational.
2023-11-28
Brussels wants to adapt EU electricity grids to hydrogen
This is at a time when 40% of the EU's distribution networks are over 40 years old and when cross-border transmission capacity is expected to double by 2030.
2023-11-27
Ambition in renewables? "Portugal will fall short of the 2030 targets"
An expert from the British consultancy Aurora Energy Research explains to JE why he believes that the updated PNEC 2030 should be below the planned targets.
2023-11-27
OE2024: Reduced VAT approved for the acquisition of solar energy equipment
The acquisition, installation, maintenance and repair of equipment for capturing and using solar, wind and geothermal energy will now pay a reduced VAT rate (6%), according to a proposal to amend the OE2024 of Livre approved today.
2023-11-27
Portugal is increasingly a benchmark in renewable energies
At the beginning of November, and for 7 days, between October 31st and November 6th, Portugal was exclusively powered by renewable energies.