Portugal

Portugal

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🧍‍♂🧍‍♀️ 10,196,700 🏭 Annual emissions 50.93 mt CO2 Europe

Portugal's Climate Change Impact

Positive

  • 🎉 Pledge net zero by 2050 (draft proposal)
  • 🚗 Ban ICE (diesel and petrol) vehicles by 2040
  • 🔋 53% of electricity is from renewables
  • 🌞 Uses solar power (2%)
  • 🍃 Uses wind power (26%)
  • 🌊 Uses hydro power (17%)
  • 🌅 Other renewables power (~7%)

Negative

  • ⚖️ Net zero pledge still not in law
  • 🤬 Electricity from fossil fuels too high (46.38%)
  • 🤮 11% of electricity still from coal
  • 🛢 Electricity from oil (2%)
  • ⛽ Electricity from natural gas (32%)
  • 💤 Banning ICE vehicles happens to late!

Percentages rounded from 2019 data.

📈 Portugal is rank 142 out of 195 countries for Climate Change.

How would you rate Portugal's Environmental Impact?

Is the Portugal part of the IEA (International Energy Agency)?

Yes, Portugal is part country member of the IEA, working together in partnership on tackling the emerging energy challenges.

What is Portugal's renewable vs fossil fuel energy mix?

Portugal uses 53% energy from renewable sources compared to 46.38% energy from fossil fuel sources.

Portugal's Climate Change Action

A list of some of Portugal's common climate change questions.

Have Portugal's government pledged to ban diesel and petrol cars?

Yes, Portugal have plans to ban ICE cars by 2040.


Have Portugal's government pledged to be a net zero country?

Yes, Portugal have pledged to be a net zero country by 2050.


Does Portugal's electricity mix still contain coal?

Yes, Portugal's electricity does still contain coal as part of the countries energy mix.

Does Portugal's generate nuclear electricity?

No, Portugal's does generate nuclear electricity.

Portugal's Comparison Against Countries

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