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LISBON/GENEVA (27 September 2022) -- Portugal's global leadership in recognising the human right to a healthy and ecologically balanced environment needs to ...

Special Procedures' experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. He is an associate professor of law, policy, and sustainability at the University of British Columbia They are independent from any government or organization and serve in their individual capacity. The Special Rapporteur noted that Portuguese youth are among the most concerned and outspoken in the world about the climate crisis. Wind energy production has only grown two per cent annually in Portugal since 2012, compared to more than 20 per cent annually for the world. [Special Procedures](https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/Pages/Welcomepage.aspx) of the Human Rights Council. He had field visits to Porto, Covilhã, Serra da Estrela, Boticas, Covas do Barroso and Reserva Natural das Dunas de São Jacinto. Further, key actions have been taken, such as closing the last coal-fired power plants, achieving 99 per cent access to safe drinking water and creating an Environmental Fund with a 2022 budget of more than €1.1 billion. [Portugal](https://www.ohchr.org/en/countries/portugal) [Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment](https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Environment/SREnvironment/Pages/DavidBoyd.aspx)on 1 August 2018. Portugal has huge solar potential but only ranks 13th in the EU in generating electricity from sunlight. [statement](https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/fassociation/2022-09-26/20220927-stm-sr-environment-en.docx), Boyd issued recommendations on a series of issues, including Portugal’s legal framework for human rights and the environment, the climate crisis, air pollution, the rights of children, solid waste management and the transition to a green economy.