[1/2] Students of Camoes school shout slogans from inside the school after blocking the entrance as a protest for climate change and against the use of fossil fuels in Lisbon, Portugal, November 14, 2022.
REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/ File photo Acquire Licensing RightsLISBON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Environmental groups have filed a legal action in a Lisbon court against Portugal over an alleged failure to put into practice its own regulation to tackle climate change, they said on Monday.
Portugal approved in 2021 a set of regulatory policies and legal instruments to combat climate change, but the three environmental groups - Ultimo Recurso, Quercus and Sciaena - say "little progress" has been made to meet goals and deadlines.
They also said the government had not fully implemented measures of its national energy and climate plan (PNEC) as well as sector-specific policies for climate mitigation.
Every deadline we miss ... increases the likelihood of catastrophic climate events," said Francisca Costa, from Ultimo Recurso, which means "last resort" in Portuguese.
Persons:
Pedro Nunes, Ultimo, Francisca Costa, Ultimo Recurso, Catarina Demony, Mark Potter
Organizations:
of Camoes, REUTERS, Rights, Renewables, London School of Economics, Political Science, Thomson
Locations:
Lisbon, Portugal, Rights LISBON, Portuguese