Portugal relied more on fossil gas-fired power stations last year to meet a record demand for electricity, which increased carbon dioxide emissions, Zero says.
Energy consumption in Portugal generated one million tonnes more CO2 in 2025
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Context & Explainers
The EU Emissions Trading System (Sistema de Comércio de Emissões da UE) is the EU’s cap-and-trade carbon market, launched in 2005, which sets a declining cap on emissions and issues tradable allowances for sectors including power, industry and intra‑EU aviation. It’s central to EU climate policy and a focal point in debates about extending carbon pricing to shipping and international aviation, so shifts in international politics can influence how effectively the EU’s system limits global emissions.
