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Portugal's Environmental Legislation: Structure, Requirements and Compliance

Environmental protection and the sustainability of natural resources are fundamental pillars of legislation in Portugal, requiring companies from different sectors to maintain a responsible and transparent attitude in their interaction with the environment. To fulfil this objective, legislation establishes that companies must submit detailed information to the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)…

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The world of carbon accounting without going into deep layers

With the growing pressure for sustainability, companies must report their carbon emissions effectively. In my new article, I explore carbon accounting and how frameworks such as the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064 help ensure transparency and compliance.

The impact of human activities began to be felt especially from the second and third phases of the Industrial Revolution (late 19th and 20th centuries). The figure below represents data from the Global Carbon Project and a NOAA palaeoclimate study carried out by Frank et al. (2010), which was based on the acquisition of information from three samples of Antarctic ice cores, with the aim of…

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