Sign up to Climate Weekly, plus you'll get breaking news, investigations and bulletins from key events. Government data reveals coal consumption increased but the peat, oil and natural gas use fell. “Predictable climate policy for business, in turn, creates an excellent platform for low-carbon solutions for reducing emissions. The target is comparable to the EU Directive 2001/77/EU, which also promoted the use of renewable energy for electricity production. Yesterday the UN released a set of guidelines for governments to follow when submitting their ‘nationally determined contributions’ to a proposed UN climate deal. Around 400 MPs are meeting in Mexico City this week to try and boost those numbers. INTERVIEW: Finland Environment Minister Ville Niinistö (November 2013), Read more on: Climate Politics | Featured | Finland Climate Politics, Climate change and human rights come together in new funder collaborative, Global coalition raises bar for corporate action at Climate Week NYC, Carbon neutrality: The new normal for Signify, Climate change adaptation projects continue amid coronavirus pandemic, Call for African journalists: online training opportunity on climate change reporting, Nigeria, Jamaica bring closure to the Kyoto Protocol era, in last-minute dash, Covid exposes Mexico City’s water access gap between rich and poor, Australia green-lights controversial project in ‘gas-fired recovery’, Fate of UN-led carbon market to be decided behind closed doors, China host of major nature talks fails to step up at UN biodiversity summit. Climate change Finland Present climate of Finland.

Finnish national renewable energy program was completed in 1999 and it was accepted as the national climate strategy in 2001.
The mean annual temperature is about 5.5°C in southwestern Finland, decreasing towards the northeast. In an interview with RTCC last December Niinistö said Finland would push for ambitious European 2030 climate targets in line with science, OFFICIAL PDF: Finland’s Climate Change Act. All developed and major economies are expected to deliver emission reduction targets to the UN by the end of March 2015. The vegetation of Finnish Lapland is especially sensitive to disturbances such as logging and overgrazing by domesticated reindeer. Fortunately these threats have been reduce… The first policy document guiding climate change adaptation, Finland's National Strategy for … In 2013 Finland’s total emissions of greenhouse gases were equal to 60.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, almost unchanged from 2012. Earlier this week the US released details of plans to cut carbon from the power sector by 30%, while senior Chinese officials indicated it was working on proposals to cap emissions. “The announcement by Finland is timely, demonstrates leadership and commitment. It should send a strong signal to other countries to also act urgently and contribute to the global effort to fight climate change.”. Tasneem Essop, leader of WWF’s UN climate negotiating team at UN talks Bonn welcomed the news. “If we don’t do smart green growth there isn’t going to be any economic growth on the planet”. National laws are expected to underpin any future UN climate agreement.

Research and policy to strengthen dialogue is also important.”. It is especially vital to be aware of critical ecological thresholds in cold northern environments, where nature can be slow to recover from any damage. Describing the news as ‘super’, Environment Minister Ville Niinistö said it would place Finland on a path towards “a position as a pioneer of low-carbon society”. “Climate change policy will be open to a more democratic preparation, and public participation opportunities will improve,” he said in a statement. “The biggest national interest is keeping climate change under control, having a sustainable planet we can continue building social, wellbeing and economic prosperity, we need to address climate change,” he said. © 2020 Climate Home News Ltd. All rights reserved. Want our celebrated digest of weekly news straight to your inbox? Finland joins the UK, Denmark, Ireland, South Korea, Mexico and Vietnam as countries which have legally binding carbon targets. The main aim of environmental protection is to anticipate risks and prevent damage before any harm is done.

Describing the news as ‘super’, Environment Minister Ville Niinistö said it would place Finland on a path towards “a position as a pioneer of low-carbon society”.
Finland's climate strategy hinges on sustainable management of its forests (Photo: Flickr/Mikko Muinonen) By Megan Darby Finland will go carbon neutral by 2035, under a coalition deal published on Monday, setting one of the world’s earliest timelines for reaching that mark. Parliament agrees to target 80% emissions reduction by 2050 and promote use of renewable energy, Finland has around 1,300 million tonnes of carbon sequestered in forests (Pic: Heather Sunderland/Flickr). Finland has become the latest country to announce a new climate change act, which will put into law a long-term mitigation target of 80% emissions reduction by 2050. Finland has become the latest country to announce a new climate change act, which will put into law a long-term mitigation target of 80% emissions reduction by 2050. The …

It included targets for renewable energy but no limit on the use of fossil and nuclear energy.