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Portugese NECP
As a general note, the upcoming revision on the NECP should be done simultaneously with an update of the national Long Term Strategy (nLTS), the Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality 2050, to ensure a coherent ambition of targets, policies and measures. When it comes to policies and measures that should be considered in the upcoming NECP revision, two sectoral areas are of particular concern in Portugal: transport and buildings.
Articles
Increase short food supply chains
Short agri-food chains and circular economy, adapted to the local context, bringing farmers and local communities closer together through cooperative organisation, food sovereignty and the widespread adoption...
Improve measures to decarbonise the livestock sector
This measure represents continue to support the intensive livestock farming with incentives to make it more efficient, instead of questioning it’s principle and moving towards more sustainable farming systems...
Upgrade the public transport ticketing system
Revolutionary new system should integrate ticketing and on-demand shared transportation in Portugal, paving the way for a more efficient and eco-friendly future...
Prioritise the railway connection between Lisbon and Madrid
The national railway plan does not emphasise enough the need to connect Lisbon and Madrid by rail in under three hours. This should be a priority in the upcoming...
STOP electricity generation from Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants
According to government plans, fossil gas will continue to be used in electricity production until 2040. It is possible to end the dependence from fossil gas earlier if the...
Boost decentralised solar on rooftops and energy communities
The targets for decentralised solar in the NECP are far below the existing technical and economic potential for this form of energy production...
NECPs Explainer
If we were to tell you in one minute everything about EU National and Energy Climate Plans (NECPs), this is how we’d do it. Watch the video and see by yourself the links between National Energy and Climate Plans and our day-to-day European lives.