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Our own articles and interviews, and our summaries of what the Portuguese press reported on sustainability. The Pulse is the daily edition; this is the lasting entrance — every story on its own page.

What was reported

Energy
Dutch carbon procurement tool to launch in Portugal in October
A Dutch climate procurement tool is set for its official Lisbon launch after a pilot phase in Portugal.
6 October 2026Lisbon
Energy
Castro Marim secures full EU funding for hillside water supply works
A protocol signed on 30 September turns a 60% EU grant into full funding for works already under way.
6 October 2026Algarve
Energy
Portugal opens €30m call for wastewater reuse projects
Applications open now and run in two phases until September 2027, with funding covering up to 85% of costs.
6 October 2026
Energy
CONFAGRI chief calls for integrated national water strategy
A CONFAGRI leader says irrigation works alone will not solve Portugal's water problem.
3 October 2026
Energy
Portugal's parliament advances bike and scooter bills, no helmet rule yet
A cycling association says reports of a new mandatory helmet law got ahead of what parliament actually decided.
2 October 2026MUBi
Energy
Bloco leader denounces government conduct over Barroso lithium mine
Villagers in Covas do Barroso say they are watched around the clock, and the Bloco leader wants to know why.
2 October 2026NorteUnidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso
Energy
Tagus river still logs zero-flow days two years after pledge
On one August day the Tagus reached Fratel with just 6% of the flow Portugal and Spain had agreed to guarantee.
30 September 2026CentroZERO
Energy
Portugal unveils €46m drainage plan to curb Albufeira flooding
The tunnel at the heart of the plan now costs more than double what was projected a decade ago.
30 September 2026Algarve
Energy
Beja hosts seminar on sustainable energy production for Alentejo
A seminar in Beja this afternoon puts regional research centres and their clean energy work on display.
30 September 2026Alentejo
Energy
Paulo Rego partners José Familiar at Eco Rally Madeira
The Azorean duo reunites after Rego missed June's rally due to a family commitment.
29 September 2026Madeira
Energy
Setúbal Peninsula water resilience study to be presented 1 October
The region's water future hinges on a single underground reserve now under close scrutiny.
29 September 2026Lisbon
Energy
Monção's five electric buses await IMT licence to start running
Bought for over two million euros, the buses have sat idle in Monção for around two months.
29 September 2026Norte
Energy
Algarve reservoirs at 74% as new hydrological year begins
Portugal's environment agency says the region has water now, but insists that is exactly the moment to prepare for the next drought.
29 September 2026Algarve
Energy
REN launches mobile game on building electricity grids
A new mobile game puts players in charge of keeping the lights on across entire communities.
29 September 2026
Energy
Quercus to host Lisbon debate on the value of water
Four water specialists sit down in Lisbon for a dinner debate over what the last drop is really worth.
29 September 2026LisbonQuercus
Energy
Portugal, Spain and Luxembourg seek new EU renewables target
Three EU countries have written jointly to Brussels, pushing back against a broader energy plan that would also credit nuclear power.
29 September 2026
Energy
Vila do Conde parish council postpones biomethane project briefing
Expected demand forced organisers to call off a public meeting on a contested gas plant in northern Portugal.
28 September 2026Norte
Energy
Águas do Ribatejo launches €6 million wastewater plant overhaul
Three decades-old treatment plants in the Lezíria do Tejo are set for near-total rebuilds.
28 September 2026Lisbon
Energy
Green Rail Pass extended to Lisbon and Porto urban trains
In Lisbon and Porto, a single rail pass can now replace the local transport card entirely, cutting the monthly bill in half.
28 September 2026
Energy
Zero warns Portugal's rivers and aquifers are worsening
An environmental group says draft water plans for 2028-2033 lack the money to fix what they admit is broken.
27 September 2026ZERO
Energy
Loulé turns parking spaces into public event for Car-Free Day
A central square in Loulé gave up its parking spots for a day of games, cycling and a future bike-share scheme.
26 September 2026Algarve
Energy
ADENE sustainability report shows expanded energy support network
One network went from just seven service points to 117 in a single year.
25 September 2026ADENE
Energy
Jorge Sequeira named keynote speaker for SENAG wastewater seminar
A motivational speaker with over a thousand talks behind him takes the stage in Guimarães this October.
25 September 2026NorteSatya Tripathi
Energy
Alenquer assembly votes unanimously against biomethane plant
Councillors, environmentalists and even the mayor line up against a 20.5 million euro biogas plant planned for Marés.
25 September 2026Lisbon
Energy
Portugal minister defends state stake in REN, gas grids and Sines refinery
The minister reveals Portugal could invoke a 2014 law to stop the Sines refinery slipping into Spanish hands.
25 September 2026ICNF
Energy
Quercus opposes Galp's 22-turbine wind farm in Mira project
Quercus says some turbines would sit on land where Ourique's own municipal plan currently bans renewable projects.
25 September 2026Alentejo
Energy
Brussels opens two infringement cases against Portugal over environment rules
Portugal missed two separate EU deadlines to confirm it had transposed environmental rules into national law.
25 September 2026
Energy
Alto Alentejo launches shared e-bike scheme across nine towns
Thirty-six electric bikes are now docked across nine Portalegre towns, with fines up to 1,500 euros for rule-breakers.
25 September 2026Alentejo
Energy
Industry leaders highlight AI's growing role in energy management
A pilot project is testing ways to reduce heavy-duty truck charging's impact on the electricity grid.
24 September 2026Cleanwatts
Energy
ERSE tariff chief says cheap energy is not reaching household bills
Wholesale electricity prices fell 61% in three years, but household bills went up instead.
24 September 2026