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Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas is urging the Portuguese government to abandon the 'Volta' recycling deposit system, citing social issues and urban waste problems, while the government maintains the system is a necessary European obligation.
The Zero Association criticizes Lisbon's Noise Action Plan as ineffective and proposes a 5.7 euro noise tax per passenger to fund building insulation and mitigate aircraft noise impacts on over 370,000 residents.
The Government has received the first environmental report for the proposed new Lisbon airport, submitted by ANA – Airports of Portugal. The Ministry of Infrastructure said the next step is delivery of a technical report by 16 July, which will detail the project’s principal environmental impacts and justify the choice of location within the Campo de Tiro de Alcochete perimeter. The final environmental impact study is expected to be submitted to the Portuguese Environment Agency in the third quarter, marking a new phase in the planning and regulatory review of the airport project.
At stake is the recent approval of the proposal to suspend shared electric e-scooter systems in Lisbon until the end of the year.
Students from the António Arroio Artistic School and Liceu Camões demand changes to education and environmental policies.
This year, to date, the 551- Panteras squadron has been engaged in 56 firefighting missions.
Science wraps political options in a guise of inevitability. Those who disagree seem to be against science.
Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas has called for a revision of the 'Volta' bottle deposit scheme, claiming it inadvertently fuels drug addiction. Speaking in Brussels, Moedas argued that the 10-cent refund incentive encourages individuals in recovery programs to abandon treatment to collect bottles for drug money. While acknowledging the environmental policy's good intentions, he criticized its implementation and its social impact. European Commissioner Jessika Roswall has committed to a technical meeting to address these concerns, while other officials, such as Matosinhos Mayor Luísa Salgueiro, have reported no such social issues in their respective municipalities.
The Portuguese tourism board is providing financial support for the first three initiatives designated as Climate Refuges.
A municipal inventory will have more than 4,600 'positions without living trees,' warns the Vizinhos em Lisboa association. However, the municipality claims the number is less than half and promises to fill them all by spring.
The left has managed to have its assumptions understood as neutral and trivial; questioning or opposing them has come to be pointed out as ideological eccentricity.
The PEV and PAN parties brought concerns to the Lisbon Municipal Assembly regarding the state of urban lakes. The Lisbon City Council guarantees an annual investment of 2.5 million and daily maintenance for the city's 68 lakes and 160 fountains.
The Portuguese government has integrated carbon emission standards into the requirements for public purchasing processes.
Admission is free, subject to prior registration and room capacity. Participate in this discussion forum and register here. With the profound impact of the train of storms still in the country's memory and persistent effects on the territory, the 3rd Local Summit will debate this Wednesday how to create 'future-proof municipalities'...
The Portuguese government is implementing a new framework to incentivise companies to lower their supply chain carbon emissions.
An analysis on how to adapt Portugal's policies and society to accommodate an increasing life expectancy of up to 100 years.
The municipal council requests a meeting with the minister to clarify the Government's positions.
SDR Portugal says it may finance costs attributable to Volta packaging. Lisbon, which demands the end of the deposit and refund system, remains without the six planned kiosks.
Promoted by the company Motamineral, the project is intended for the extraction of kaolinitic sands and clay mineral masses, covering an area of 107.7 hectares with three open-pit mining sites.
The Government asked the entity that manages Volta, the bottle deposit system, this Wednesday to resolve the problem of litter on the streets, which has been observed mainly near bins in cities such as Lisbon. The Minister of Environment and Energy gave the SDR – Deposit and Refund System a deadline to...
The Lisbon Municipal Assembly approved recommendations from PAN and PEV regarding contaminated soils and biodiversity, with the PSD voting against the main proposals.
This is one of the recommendations from the Security and Civil Protection committee, approved unanimously this Tuesday at an AML meeting.
For Carlos Moedas, the collection points, designed to anchor a climate policy, are becoming mechanisms that fuel addictions. Opinion by Graça Castanheira
The opposition criticises the speed and lack of information regarding a process they consider “not very transparent”. The municipality guarantees that the project has been under study since 2022.
The municipalities of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) unanimously contested the Volta packaging system this Thursday, arguing that it 'is not working' and has 'harmful' social and environmental effects, advocating for an 'urgent review'. Although the AML and its municipalities acknowledge the importance of the environmental objectives pursued by...
The Left Bloc warns that this is a protected area facing increasing urban pressure. The party wants to know what inspections and oversight measures are being carried out.
The Volta system has been in effect since 10 April and allows for the recovery of deposits on beverage containers, with a refund of 10 cents charged at the time of purchase.
Opposition to the Deposit and Return System (SDR) has intensified in recent days, with the Mayor of Lisbon even calling for the suspension of the process, which has already prompted a refusal from the Government. It is in this context that Volta's new campaign hits the streets, which...
According to the absolute letter of the law, the Biomethane Plant is not authorised as of today. This does not stop the APA from launching a Public Consultation. What kind of mess is this?
Carlos Moedas wants to end Volta, but the Government rejects the idea. Leonor Riso explains what is at stake and what other deposit and refund systems in Europe show.
