Portugal invested another 155.1 million euros in policies linked to climate change, rural fire prevention and energy transition, among other matters. The value relates to the first fortnight of December and refers to European funds.
According to information released by the Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Money arrived from the Environmental Fund and the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).
The first of the two is a national program but powered by European funding. It contributed 139.3 million euros, which are intended for “mitigation and adaptation to climate change, rural fire prevention, sustainable mobility and ecosystem protection”can be read in the document.
The main focus is on transferring revenue from European Emissions Trading (CELE) to these policies, using 89 million euros. At the same time, the Incentive +TP program includes a budget of around 36.6 million euros, aimed at strengthening public transport and reducing emissions.
With regard to the PRR, the associated value was 15.7 million euros. The payments were intended to achieve improvements in terms of “energy efficiency, energy transition and resilience of territories”, with the purpose of carrying out interventions in public, residential and service buildings.
The support also includes the E-Lar and Vale Eficiência programs, along with “electricity grid flexibility and energy storage projectsas well as investments in sustainable bioeconomy and in the transformation of the landscape in vulnerable forest territories”, it can be read.
Payments were made by the Climate Agency (APC).
The Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, says that the main practical objective is to ensure that “public resources reach the ground, local authorities, communities, families and companies, with a real impact on quality of life and sustainability”, she highlights, in statements cited in the document.