In October we held a car-free day in the street. The turnout was impressive: people brought tables into the street, offered food and ran workshops
Serpentina was born in Porto to reclaim something that seems simple but has become rare: children playing in the street. The movement, created by Maria João Macedo and Patrícia Costa, has been transforming small urban spaces into new ways of socialising in a city dominated by cars. Listen to Mobi Boom here.
ECO Quiz: Will packaging incur an extra cost?
If you are reading this article in an app, open the quiz here. From 10 April 2026 the Deposit and Return System (SDR) comes into force; it aims to promote the circular economy by recovering single‑use beverage packaging in bottles and aluminium or steel cans...
How to heat your home without increasing your electricity and gas bills?
According to the Observatory for Energy Poverty, 15.7% of Portuguese households do not have the financial means to keep their homes warm.
Miio launches service offering discounts on electric car charging
In this episode we spoke with Rafael Ferreira, co‑founder and CTO of Miio, about the present and future of electric car charging.
Environmental risks lose short-term priority but dominate the decade in World Economic Forum analysis
The category 'extreme weather events' dropped from 2nd to 4th place on the list of most severe short-term threats, but half of the top ten long-term global risks are environmental.
Portugal misses 2025 packaging recycling targets
In 2025 the Portuguese separated 2% more packaging for recycling than in 2024, totalling 486,990 tonnes, but Portugal once again failed to meet packaging recycling targets, announced Sociedade Ponto Verde, the organisation that manages this waste. Glass and ECAL (carton packaging for liquid food) were again the most ...
Portugal fails to meet 2025 packaging recycling targets
People in Portugal separated 2% more packaging for recycling in 2025 than in 2024.
Portugal fell short of European recycling targets despite increased investment
Despite boosting investment in recycling infrastructure and programmes, Portugal did not meet the European recycling targets.
About 20 red kites found dead in Leomil, in Guarda
About 20 red kites were found dead on Monday in Leomil, near Almeida in the Guarda district. Forensic investigations are now underway by the Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF) and the National Republican Guard (GNR).
Rough sea conditions are contributing to the retreat of the coastline at Praia do Forte Novo in Quarteira
This scenario repeats every year. A seafront restaurant is at imminent risk of collapse.
With regard to waste, we are in a state of emergency. Either we change now or we will pay a very high price
A warning that urgent action on waste management is required now, otherwise society will face severe costs and consequences.
Eixo Atlântico 'challenges' municipalities to become more involved in the local agricultural economy
Municipalities should strengthen their role in the 'economic organisation of local [agricultural] production', which in much of the territory is not organised, especially in areas where smallholdings predominate, as is the case in Galicia and northern Portugal. The aim is to ensure food supplies for the population, particularly in a ...
Returning beverage packaging will earn a refund of 10 euro cents from 10 April
The system will include a network of 2,500 automatic collection machines for single‑use beverage containers and more than 8,000 manual collection points distributed across the country.
SOS Ambiente hotline recorded the largest number of complaints in 2025
In a review note, the GNR highlights that last year the hotline registered 15,546 reports of environmental infractions, most relating to forest protection against wildfires and to pets.
Returning bottles and cans to supermarkets is worth 10 euro cents
A deposit-refund system comes into force on 10 April. Bottles and cans of drinks will cost 10 euro cents more, but the amount can be reclaimed.
Packaging will carry a €0.10 deposit to be reclaimed
The Deposit and Return System (SDR), which adds an extra charge when purchasing products in packaging and then returns that same amount once the consumer returns the packaging, now has a set amount: €0.10 will be charged. The decision appears in an order published this Thursday in the Diário da República, signed by ...
Collection of electronic-waste fees blocked for years by state inaction
The Inspectorate-General of the Environment identified a lack of oversight, failure to approve reports and unreliable data in the system that manages electronic waste. Mismanagement could threaten public health and the environment.
Human activity helps make 2025 one of the hottest years on record
The increase in pollution from fossil fuels has substantially exacerbated climate change and made last year one of the warmest since records began.
The year 2025 was the third hottest on record
Data show that 2025 ranked as the third warmest year in the instrumental record, underscoring ongoing global warming trends.
2025 was the third warmest year on record
The planet's global temperature remains very high, and meteorological data show that last year was the third warmest on record, with 2023 and 2024 setting record highs.
Copernicus: 2025 was the third warmest year on record
The global average in 2025 was 14.97 °C, just over half a degree above the 1991–2020 average, but a tenth of a degree below the temperature recorded in the warmest year on record. “There is still hope,” says a climatologist.
The year 2025 was the third-warmest on record
A 2025 climate assessment found the year was the third warmest on record, driven chiefly by the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and by exceptionally high sea‑surface temperatures across the oceans, highlighting ongoing anthropogenic warming and implications for climate resilience and sustainability.
What on earth is fire?
A chronicle of a forest turned upside down, caught between carbon and calamity. Opinion by Pedro Portugal
