Energy in Portugal

In 2021 the last coal fired power station closed and renewable energy was expanded to fill the gap.

CO2 emissions:38.97 million tons Portugal aims to be climate neutral by 2050 and to cover 80% of its electricity consumption with renewables by 2030.

The largest solar farm in Europe is being built in Santiago do Cacém near Sines, creating up to 2,500 jobs, mostly local, it will be completed in 2025 and have a generating capacity of 1.2 GW.

In the 2010s, a local company, Wave Roller installed many devices along the coast to make use of the water power.

[12] The sustainable strategy has been a shift from individual to collective transport within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Metro Lisbon (ML), collective buses, Companhia Carris de ferro de Lisboa).

[15] The emissions per capita were (tonnes): Portugal 5.58, India 1.38, China 5.83, Europe 7.14, Russia 11.23, North America 14.19, Singapore 34.59 and United Arab Emirates 40.31.