At the same time, it is important to plan competitiveness programs in the area of energy and climate, with a view to increasing the quality and competitiveness of national research and accelerating the implementation of results and their replication. Competitiveness programs should include at least the following themes: (i) Support for participation in high-quality international research and development; (ii) Support for the establishment of technology pilots; (iii) Support for qualification, training and mobility; (iv) Support for the creation of industrial clusters in new areas of technological development; and (v) Support for the promotion of business models based on low carbon products and services; (vi) Support for the implementation of results. The Portuguese government has recently committed itself to a global investment in R&amp;D of 3% of GDP in 2030. The goals that Portugal proposes for 2030, in terms of energy and climate and in a path towards carbon neutrality by 2050, imply continuity growth in investment in low-carbon technologies. It is thus assumed that investments in R&amp;D in the areas of energy and climate will see their weight increase in the national effort until 2030. The European R&amp;D&amp;I strategy for the energy sector, including the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan²3), Horizon Europe (current proposal for a program that will succeed Horizon 2020) and the Investment Plan for Europe (Junker Plan²5 ), include R&amp;D objectives in the area of energy for the 2020-2030 time horizon. Portugal&#39;s participation and cooperation within the scope of the SET Plan has proved to be beneficial in terms of combining efforts towards common goals of penetration of new technologies and responding to joint challenges in terms of disruptive actions. Portugal has participated in the various implementation groups and activities, considering collaboration between specialist groups to be important in the development of coordination actions and other forms of collaboration for the development of targeted projects, with the aim of meeting ambitious goals on the horizon 2030.