Portugal in dock over climate failings
Three environmental associations team up to lodge âhistoric actionâ Three environmental associations – including Quercus, one of Portugalâs most respected – have initiated legal proceedings against the Portuguese State. Ăltimo
âTake action NOW, minister!â Open Letter demands real action against climate emergency
‘No more âcriminalâ municipal licensing in sensitive areas’ Two dozen organisations and various well-known thinkers and academics have delivered an Open Letter to the minister of the environment, saying âMr
Climate chaos: Portugalâs climate activists go rogue
At a point where scientists are warning that sea levels will rise by five metres by the end of the century no matter how much the world tries to adapt
Climate change needs immediate investment – top scientist
âWe donât have 100 yearsâ, warns director of Lisbon Universityâs Faculty of Sciences Director of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Lisbon LuĂs Carriço, advocates a major investment
Climate activists break Gucci store window in Lisbon
Anger over climate crisis moves on to target âluxury activitiesâ Climate activists broke the shop front of Lisbonâs Gucci store in Avenida da Liberdade yesterday, showing how anger over the
Portuguese youngsters take 32 countries to court over climate inaction
Portugal is among the countries involved The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is hearing a complaint on Wednesday by six young Portuguese people against 32 countries, an unprecedented environmental
Portugal is European country where climate change has greatest impact – APA
APA vice-president does not refer to climate change tragedies recently in Germany/ Spain The vice-president of the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) said today in Macau that Portugal is the country
Researchers study solutions to climate change in Douro vineyards
Douro vines suffering from lack of rain, temperature/ pest increases Researchers from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) are leading a project that aims to study
What we can do about âglobal boilingâ
In New York on July 27, United Nations Secretary General AntĂłnio Guterres threw all diplomatic euphemisms onto the bonfire of climate change. In a passionate speech, the former Portuguese Prime
Climate analysis forecasts continuing coastline retreat, worsening wildfires, reduction of water resources
Report compiled in bid to ensure âresilient tourismâ in northern Portugal New climate analysis, presented today, points to an average coastline retreat of 28 metres in Portugalâs âmost vulnerable areaâ,