Manuel Gouveia Pereira, managing associate of Real Estate & Environment practice area, made the weekly comments on Environment by invitation of  "ambienteonline".

Manuel Gouveia Pereira highlighted the environmental affairs of the week, including the recent publication of the new environmental impact assessment regime and the proposal of the European Commission to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags, through the use of economic instruments, subject already discussed in the past in Portugal that did not, however, obtain consensus at legislative level.