Portugal

In Portugal, total greenhouse gas emissions seem to be on track as well as net emissions, despite the great variability of forests in Portugal. Forests can act as a sink or an emitter in years with a greater extension of forest fires, as was the case in 2017. In an important note, forest management is especially important in Portugal to assure that the country meets its targets.   

Regarding Renewable Energy, both on its contribution in the final consumption of energy and its share in the electricity sector, the country seems to be on track to meet its targets. This shows that Portugal has the potential to go well beyond its NECP energy objectives. 

Despite the positive evolution globally, some sectors are not meeting its targets, such as Agriculture and Industry. In addition, the transport sector and the final energy consumption indicator highlighted in the NECP tracker are also on a negative pathway of growing emissions and consumption respectively.

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NOTE: When targets or projections from NECP or from another sectoral strategy document are available, the tool calculates the difference between the realised data and the target in percentage. The percentages that can be found on the country pages and on the right side of each graph are based on this calculation. If the country does not have projections or targets for the year of the latest realised data, the percentages do not exist.