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2023-09-09
Decarbonization can grow the national GDP by 10 to 20%
For Portugal to be able to reap the rewards of decarbonization, it must take advantage of the advantages it has in the production of green hydrogen.
2023-09-09
Photovoltaic Solar Panel - Balance August 2023 (Month #81)
August 2023 Analysis.
2023-09-09
G20 commits to renewable energy, without calling for an exit from fossil fuels
The G20's commitment to renewable energy, reached at the New Delhi summit, was seen as a "glimmer of hope" for some and a "minimum" for others.
2023-09-09
Electricity grids over 40 years old hold back renewables in Europe
EU investment in electricity grids is expected to increase from €23 billion to €38 billion a year by 2030, says Eurelectric. In Portugal the transmission network is less than 30 and the distribution network is around 34 years old.
2023-09-08
Do the math instead of "pretending to do so"
Portugal imports electricity from Spain, at competitive prices, produced with renewables and nuclear.
2023-09-08
Major economies need 220 years to achieve carbon neutrality
Researchers indicate that green growth is not happening in more developed economies. To do so, CO2-GDP decoupling would have to increase tenfold by 2025.
2023-09-08
Europe's share of fossil fuels has reached an all-time low
In five countries, the reduction was more than 30%. Portugal was one of those countries.
2023-09-07
Yes, we import electricity. So what?
From time to time a set of voices appears in the national media panorama warning of the surge of Portuguese electricity imports, a scourge that the country needs to fight, a tragedy that mirrors, in the opinion of the most alarmed voices, catastrophic...
2023-09-06
European Investment Bank announces 49 million for sustainable projects in Brazil
The Vinci Climate Change Fund will manage, in this context, infrastructure projects related to environmental sustainability in Brazil.
2023-09-06
EU energy policies are ambitious but fall short of targets, says Bruegel
According to an analysis by this think tank, energy policy is still fragmented among the 27.