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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
Lisbon energy community expands with third solar phase
A Lisbon energy community founded on citizen participation is opening around 240 new spots for locals to join.
12 June 2026LisbonCoopérnico
Energy
Lasso promotes smart waste containers for Portuguese municipalities
Sensors and access control are turning ordinary street containers into data-driven tools for city halls.
12 June 2026ZERO
Energy
Águas do Alentejo to build 15 solar power units for self-consumption
A €1.8 million tender covers facilities from Alvito to Montemor-o-Novo, with construction stretching over more than three years.
11 June 2026Alentejo
Energy
INDAQUA solar array atop Matosinhos reservoir starts supplying network
Solar panels on top of a water reservoir in Custóias now power infrastructure up to four kilometres away.
11 June 2026Norte
Energy
Court order halts geotechnical works at Barroso lithium mine
A court injunction has stopped drilling work at Portugal's biggest lithium project, again.
11 June 2026NorteUnidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso
Energy
Funchal hosts EU electric mobility project meeting
A 10-million-euro EU project with 23 partners is bringing bidirectional charging points to Funchal.
11 June 2026Madeira
Energy
Porto invests €4.5m to cut wastewater plants' energy dependence
One plant already gets a fifth of its power from the sun, and another could soon be 60% self-sufficient.
8 June 2026NorteAdEPorto
Energy
Galp refinery again tops Portugal's polluter ranking for 2025
Gas-fired power plants climbed the rankings while Sines refinery's emissions fell sharply.
29 May 2026AlentejoZERO
Energy
ZERO warns transport sector threatens Portugal's 2030 climate goals
Road fuel use in Portugal, after briefly flattening out, is climbing again in early 2025.
14 May 2026ZERO
Energy
ZERO says Portugal's air pollution plan barely cuts premature deaths
Extra measures in Portugal's draft air pollution plan would prevent just 58 premature deaths a year, environmentalists warn.
11 May 2026ZERO
Energy
Rewilding Portugal opposes 3,500-hectare Fundão-Penamacor solar project
An environmental group says a planned solar plant would slice a wildlife corridor connecting three mountain ranges in half.
18 November 2025CentroRewilding Portugal
Energy
Portugal's aviation emissions up 19% since 2019, Zero says
Zero says airport expansion plans in Lisbon and Porto could clash with a climate roadmap that doesn't yet exist.
ZERO