Tavira joins more than 30 cities in the Plant Based Treaty, a commitment to promote plant-based food options, reduce animal products and support food sovereignty initiatives. Tavira has become the first Portuguese city to sign up to the Plant Based Treaty, an initiative that aims to put food systems at the heart of the fight […]
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The color change on the windows is activated by sunlight, but the building’s users can also do it according to their needs. This is a project by the University of Minho to boost energy efficiency. A team from the University of Minho’s School of Science (ECUM) is developing a window that is activated by sunlight […]
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In Portugal, as in Spain, tobacco producers will start paying to clean up cigarette butts in public spaces. Tobacco producers will now have to bear the costs of local councils cleaning up cigarette butts in public spaces. The news, carried by “Jornal de Notícias“, recalls that the proposal, inspired by a model implemented in Spain, […]
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The concept of a “carbon footprint” was popularized by the oil company BP in the early 2000s, with the aim of shifting the responsibility for decarbonization onto consumers. According to researchers at the Oxford English Dictionary, this year marks 25 years since the first recorded use of the term “carbon footprint”, in a 1999 edition […]
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The government has announced two programs to combat energy poverty: “E_Lar”, designed to help vulnerable families replace inefficient household appliances, and “Sustainable Urban Areas”, to promote energy efficiency in vulnerable communities. In 2023, Portugal was the EU member state with the highest percentage of energy poverty (20.8%). To combat this scenario, the Ministry of the […]
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Peggada attended COP29 in Baku, where it experienced the debates, challenges and opportunities in the fight against climate change up close. Lígia Gomes gives a first-person account of everything she learned during her four days in Azerbaijan. COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been dubbed “the COP of Finance”, due to its central focus on unlocking […]
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Good news: In 2022, Portugal was the third European Union member state with the lowest consumption of plastic bags, with an average of 13 per person, compared to 66.6 in Europe as a whole. Portugal was the third member state of the European Union (EU) with the lowest consumption of plastic bags, with an average […]
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The Local Councils that gather the highest amount of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Battery Waste will be rewarded. “Junta na Freguesia” (“Gather in the Parish” a twist with “junta de freguesia”, the name for local councils in Portugal) is the name of the campaign by ERP Portugal – the Waste Electrical and […]
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The transition from the current moliceiros (typical Portuguese boats) to the electric version covers the 27 boats currently operating in the Ria de Aveiro and will allow for an estimated annual reduction of 400 tons of carbon dioxide. The first 100% electric moliceiro in Aveiro started its regular activity in the end of October and […]
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A new study by Deloitte concludes that ‘green’ skills and jobs are no longer limited to the traditional ‘green’ areas of the economy and that there is a transition of workforces from unsustainable sectors to new functions. The demand for “green” jobs is increasing worldwide, according to the Deloitte report “A Blueprint for a Green […]
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