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2025-11-18
Energy Transition: Unexpected Slowdown in Global Financing
The new Global Landscape of Energy Transition Finance 2025 report, by IRENA and the Climate Policy Initiative, shows that energy transition financing reached a historic record in 2024.
2025-11-18
Supreme Administrative Court rules in favor of the Tax Authority in the collection of IMI on wind farms
Two rulings from the Supreme Administrative Court (STA) consider that the towers are a 'component part' of the wind turbines and should be included 'in the assessment of the industrial urban building (wind farm) for tax purposes'.
2025-11-17
Crucial or dispensable? Seven questions and answers about the large solar plants in Portugal
The Sophia solar power plant project, in the district of Castelo Branco, is one of the most attended consultations ever in the country and revives the debate about the future of solar energy in Portugal, seen as critical for reducing reliance on gas and...
2025-11-17
Synergies with the Estonian Delegation in Portugal
APEMETA is co-organizing, in partnership with the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Estonian Embassy in Portugal, and the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the reception of a delegation of Estonian companies in the fields of cleantech...
2025-11-17
IRENA Director-General: 'Where private financing does not flow, the public sector must lead'
"As countries meet at COP30 to advance the 'Baku to Belém Roadmap for 1.3 billion', increasing funding for emerging and developing countries is essential to make the transition truly inclusive and global," adds Francesco La Camera.
2025-11-16
Climate Financing: The Question of Survival Debated at COP 30
Annalena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly, opened the conference emphasizing the need for annual funding of up to $1.3 trillion, with a fast and transparent flow of resources to those who need it most.
2025-11-15
Forget pollution, says China, which is investing more in green
The Middle Kingdom is a world leader in installing renewables, but also in developing technology for the energy sector. It is the first global electro-state and the world will follow it.
2025-11-13
Fossil fuel emissions at a historic high: world 'almost exhausting' carbon budget
New scientific analyses warn that keeping global warming below 1.5 °C is no longer plausible, in light of the available data.
2025-11-13
Saving energy: the poor relative of the debate could be a lucrative business
Combining artificial intelligence with home automation systems will increase comfort and ensure greater energy efficiency.
2025-11-13
COP30, Portugal announces 1.5 million euro projects for Portuguese-speaking countries
Portugal is investing in a National Energy and Climate Plan to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country. The goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.