PRR Funds for Climate Transition: A Better Future for the People of the Azores?

The company Atlantic Bikes was founded by the Portuguese-Venezuelan Roberto Estevez Medeiros, resident in Ponta Delgada, and positions itself as a sustainable transportation alternative. Today, the businessman argues that “our region could make funds from the PRR (Recovery and Resilience Plan) available for the energy transition with policies similar to the Support for More Sustainable Buildings program. If we allow Azorean families and businesses to apply for a similar program that finances the purchase and installation of photovoltaic panel networks, this will contribute to considerably reducing the tax burden paid by Azoreans, creating jobs, new businesses, reducing monthly family costs, reducing the carbon footprint, and ensuring a better quality of life with homes better equipped for the cold.”