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A filling station forecourt on a street in Paranhos, Porto, with Portuguese-plated cars at the pumps

From 2028 Portugal's Fuel Suppliers Must Buy Carbon Permits for Every Litre Burned in Homes and Cars, and Missing the Deadline Costs 100 Euros a Tonne

Decreto-Lei n.º 182/2026 sets up CELE 2, the second European emissions trading system. Liability sits with whoever releases the fuel for consumption, reporting starts from 2025 and allowance surrender from 2028.

The Portugal Brief 10 Sep 2026

The EDP combined-cycle gas power station at Lares, Figueira da Foz, with two red and white stacks above green turbine halls and the site sign at the gate.

Portugal's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose 1.6 Percent Last Year While the EU's Fell, and Gas-Fired Power Explains Most of the Gap

The Joint Research Centre's 2026 EDGAR release puts Portugal at 53.11 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2025, up 820,000 tonnes. Power generation and industrial burning account for 72 percent of the rise. The EU total fell 0.2 percent over the same year.

The Portugal Brief 08 Sep 2026

A Prio filling station beside a road in Portugal, its canopy and price totem lit under a dark sky, with a car at the pumps and a mini market alongside

Portuguese Diesel Sets an All-Time Record at the Pump This Week After a Fifteen-Cent Jump, With Petrol 95 Near 2.12 Euros a Litre

ANAREC projects diesel up about 15 cents and petrol about 10 from Monday, clearing the 2.131 euro record set in April. The government widened the ISP discount three cents on Friday and ruled out a VAT cut.

The Portugal Brief 07 Sep 2026

A Mobi.E electric vehicle charging post standing in an empty blue-painted bay outside a Portuguese supermarket, an electric vehicle parking sign behind it.

Twenty-Seven of Forty EU-Funded Charging Posts Remain Uninstalled in the Azores, and Broken Ones Still Show as Operational in the Apps

The Bloco de Esquerda filed a requerimento in the Azorean parliament on Saturday. About 6,000 electric vehicles circulate in the region against 99 public charging points, and 27 of the 40 posts bought under the LIFE IP CLIMAZ project have never been installed.

The Portugal Brief 05 Sep 2026

A steel high-voltage transmission tower carrying several conductor lines above a hillside of eucalyptus woodland near Rio Maior in central Portugal, under a clear sky.

One Billion Euros for a Power Cable to Morocco, and the Case the Minister Makes for It Is the Blackout

The link goes ahead only with private or European money, Maria da Graça Carvalho said on Friday, calling it still a conversation. The justification has quietly moved from exporting clean power to restarting the grid alone after an outage.

The Portugal Brief 05 Sep 2026

Rolling Alentejo farmland at Castro Verde, ploughed red and brown earth between lines of widely spaced holm oaks running along the crest of a low hill under a clear blue sky.

Portugal's Environment Agencies Are About to Be Redrawn: River Basin Directorates for the APA, Central Control of Impact Assessments for the ICNF

Maria da Graça Carvalho told Lusa on Friday that the restructuring is practically ready and heading for the Council of Ministers. The first concrete detail points one way: decision-making moves from the regional offices to the centre.

The Portugal Brief 05 Sep 2026

Aerial view of the Alcoutim solar platform in the Algarve interior, rows of photovoltaic panels spread across dry farmland with a village on the horizon.

Portugal Imported 36 Percent of the Electricity It Used in August, While Solar Touched a New Peak of 3,850 Megawatts

REN's August data shows renewables at 52 percent of consumption, non-renewables at 12 percent and imports at 36 percent, with cross-border flow from Spain setting a record above 5,200 MW. Wind and solar both ran below their historical productivity.

The Portugal Brief 02 Sep 2026

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