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Climate change, environmental policy, and weather-related news in Portugal.

Portugal Sets Quarterly Record as Renewables Power 78.5 Per Cent of the Grid — Wind Alone Hits 45 Per Cent

Portugal Sets Quarterly Record as Renewables Power 78.5 Per Cent of the Grid — Wind Alone Hits 45 Per Cent

Wind, solar, and hydro generated a record 78.5 per cent of Portugal's electricity in Q1 2026, up 12 points year-on-year. Wholesale prices fell 15 per cent as a result.

Copernicus Data Confirms Portugal as Europe's Wildfire Hotspot — 999 Fires and 284,000 Hectares Burned in 2025

A new satellite analysis from the EU's Copernicus programme and Joint Research Centre confirms 2025 as the worst wildfire season in EU history, with Portugal recording 999 fires that burned 284,012 hectares — double the previous year and three times the two-decade average.

Portuguese Startup Uses AI to Predict Urban Flooding 24 Hours in Advance — and It's Already Saving Cities

Portuguese Startup Uses AI to Predict Urban Flooding 24 Hours in Advance — and It's Already Saving Cities

When December 2022's floods paralyzed Lisbon, three engineers from Instituto Superior Técnico realized their sensors—initially designed to monitor Iberian lynx migrations—could do something far more valuable: predict urban flooding before it...