Indicators | Targets | Targets Source |
Water |
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Population served with Water Supply Systems | To serve 95% of the total population of Portugal with public water supply systems. | PEAASAR II1 |
Population served by Wastewater Drainage and Treatment Systems | To serve 90% of the total population of Portugal with public drainage and urban wastewater treatment systems. | PEAASAR II |
Water Consumption | No target set | NA |
Drinking-water Quality | Percentage of the total number of treated water analyses which are in conformity with the legislation: Reference value ≥ 99%. | PEAASAR II |
Bathing Water Quality | No target set | NA |
Air Quality |
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions | To limit GHG emissions growth to 27% compared to 1990, in the 2008-2012 period. | ENDS2 |
Air Temperature | No target set | NA |
Air Quality | No target set | NA |
Land Use |
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Land Use and Land Cover | No target set | NA |
Nature and Biodiversity Conservation |
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Classified Areas for Nature and Biodiversity Conservation | To ensure that by 2010 all protected areas have effective planning and management plans. | ENDS |
Surveillance of Protected Areas | No target set | NA |
Environmental Risks |
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Forest fires | By 2012, reduce the annual average of burned area to less than 100,000 ha | ENDS |
Urban Waste |
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Waste Production | To prevent waste production, by reaching the following reduction target: −225,000 tons of urban waste, from 2005 to 2015 | ENDS |
Waste Management | By 2016, achieve: 23% of landfill disposal, 27% of composting, 21% of incineration, 19% of recycling, and 1% of Mechanic treatment | PERSU II3 |
Recycling and Valorization of Urban Waste | To meet the recycling targets of EU directives for packaging waste: 60% of paper/carton; 60% of glass; 50% of metal; 22.5% of plastic. | ENDS |
Energy |
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Primary Energy Production and Consumption | By 2015, reduce final energy consumption by 1% per year, compared to the average of the period 2001-2005. | ENDS |
Electricity Consumption Produced from Renewable Energy Sources | By 2010, achieve 39% of electricity production from renewable energy sources | ENDS |
Energy and Carbon Intensity of the Economy | No target set | NA |