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2025-11-19
Portugal Reports a 23% Drop in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Between 2015 and 2023, Portugal achieved a significant 23% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, according to the update from the Local SDG Platform.
2025-11-19
To prevent the Earth from warming by 1°C, it would have been enough to keep promises
Fulfilling three key climate promises — increasing renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, and reducing methane emissions — could prevent nearly 1°C of global warming.
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'.
2025-11-18
Portugal improves climate performance, but the transport sector remains a challenge
Among 62 countries analysed, Portugal ranks 9th in the Climate Change Performance Index. Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Morocco lead the ranking, while Trump's USA suffers the biggest drop.
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.