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13 December

According to a new study, the average TikTok user produces 48.49 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per year – that’s the same as Greece’s footprint or 197 kilometers more per year in a petrol car. TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is probably larger than Greece’s, according to a new analysis by Greenly, a carbon accounting consultancy. […]

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09 December

Leiria has launched the “Mobis.Leiria” application and website, which provides up-to-the-minute information on various sectors of mobility in the city, from parking to buses and information on shared bicycles. Last week, Leiria City Council launched the “Mobis.Leiria” mobility support platform, available on the Internet and as a mobile application. In addition to the creation of […]

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04 December

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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03 December

Projeto Gigantes Verdes é um dos vencedores do Programa EDP Energia Solidária e, com esse reconhecimento, vai expandir-se para dez novos concelhos, onde serão feitos esforços pioneiros para mapear e proteger árvores de grande porte através da participação das comunidades locais. O Projeto Gigantes Verdes foi um dos vencedores do Programa EDP Energia Solidária, o […]

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29 November

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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28 November

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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25 November

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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21 November

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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21 November

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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19 November

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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