Climate emergency debate, other initiatives mark world environment day
Portugal scores well on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; not so with waste recycling Portugal is one of the EU countries that has most reduced greenhouse gas emissions but has
Young scientists protest outside environment ministry at lack of action on climate
Paste scientific articles to walls and doors About a dozen young scientists from the Portuguese movement “Scientist Rebellion” have been near one of the entrances of the ministry of environment,
April’s heatwaves “almost certainly down to climate change”
Climate change has increased by at least 100 times the probability of a stifling heat wave like the one at the end of April, which affected especially Portugal, Spain, Morocco
Climate activists plan wave of school protests in April
Schools to be occupied in Lisbon, Coimbra, Faro and Setúbal A new wave of occupations of schools and universities calling for an end to fossil fuels is scheduled for April
Students march for climate; threaten further protests
Following on from yesterday’s paint dousing of EDP’s Lisbon headquarters, students in Lisbon have been ‘marching for the climate’ today; threatening new ‘school/ university occupations’ in April. Bearing in mind
Manifesto signed by leading figures in Portugal and Brazil defends EU/ Brazil ‘strategic partnership on climate’
The European Union and Brazil should establish a “strategic partnership on climate” with the return of Lula da Silva to the Brazilian presidency, urges a manifesto signed by a number
Municipality of Lagos to create an Environmental and Climate Change Council
The implementation of the new advisory body comes as the effects of climate change are increasingly being felt in the region. The Municipality of Lagos is creating a new council
Climate NGO’s question “green pretext” of Iberian “green energy corridor”
Dub pipeline carrying gas from Portugal through to France “a step backwards in climate policies” Today is bringing all kinds of news with regard to the famous ‘gas pipeline’ celebrated
Climate activists arrested after meeting with economy minister
Youngsters glued hands to entrance of Ministry of Economy Five climate activists, who are part of a group which has been carrying several protests across Lisbon, were arrested and are
Portugal among world’s top-15 in climate change performance
Denmark, Sweden and Chile lead the list Portugal is in the group of 15 countries with the best climate performance, climbing two positions compared to last year in the Climate