Council of Ministers Resolutions 104/2006 and 1/2008, establishes and amends the National Climate Change Programme (PNAC)
The PNAC 2006 contains a set of measures defined for the sectors of the economy with an impact on GHG emissions: energy (demand and supply, including the sub-sectors transport, residential and services, and industry), agriculture and livestock, forestry and waste, and thereby developed a framework of policies and measures. GHG emissions are estimated and projected up to 2010, systematised considering a reference scenario and a ‘with additional measures’ scenario for the period 1990-2010, assumed as the average year of the period 2008-2012.
The PNAC 2006 was complemented with a new set of policies and measures, through Council of Ministers’ Resolution 1/2008 in order to further strengthen Portugal’s commitments on key emission sources such as energy (supply and demand) and transport.
Resolution 1/2008 includes: an increase to 45% of the share of electricity production from renewable sources (previously 39%); the operational start of new natural gas combined cycle power plants (2160 MW in 2006 will now be 5360 MW in 2010); and the increase of the 5.75% biofuels goal to 10% in 2010, among others. The GHG emissions reduction potential from new 2007 measures is about 1 556 kt CO2e (adopted by CME 1/2008).
RCM 1/2008 also approved the ETS National Allocation Plan for the period 2008-2012 (PNALE II) and provided an update on GHG allocations by sector for each of the activities established in Annex I of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Order 13322/2013, of October 18, mandated the creation of the Working Group of the PNAC 2020 to monitor its development, with overall coordination left to the Environment Agency (APA, I. P.).
