World Environment Day: Portugal among EU's lowest polluters per capita but increasingly reliant on cars
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A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Portugal is among the EU countries with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions per capita and above the EU average in renewable energy consumption and production. However, it remains heavily dependent on cars and fossil fuels, with public transport losing relevance over recent decades. On World Environment Day (June 5), the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation, through Pordata, systematizes data to create an environmental portrait of Portugal and the European Union.
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No entanto, é também um país que continua altamente dependente do automóvel e dos combustíveis petrolíferos e em que o transporte coletivo perdeu relevância, ao longo das últimas décadas.
No Dia Mundial do Ambiente, que se assinala a 5 de junho, a Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, através da Pordata, sistematiza dados que permitem fazer um retrato ambiental de Portugal e da União Europeia.
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