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Finnish exports have a clearly positive carbon handprint
Particularly in the chemicals, metals, forestry, and electronics industries, Finnish companies produce and export goods with significantly lower carbon footprints than the global average. Lack of stan...
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2024-09-25
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Corrected press release: Municipal climate emissions down 38 per cent from peak years of 2000s
On 16 May 2024, the Finnish Environment Institute published a press release on climate emissions from municipalities. Due to an error in the calculation, this press release is being published as a cor...
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2024-06-07
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The carbon footprint of Finnish second homes was assessed for the first time – a new calculator also reveals the emissions of individual second home users
Travel related to second homes is the largest source of emissions. However, there is a lot of variation between individual cottage and cabin users.
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2024-03-22
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Solutions to clean energy transition – new research project speeds up phasing out fossil fuels
Finland has received significant research funding of EUR 14 million from the EU to speed up the transition to a clean energy system. The REPower-CEST project will produce a comprehensive analysis of t...
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2024-02-06
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Municipal greenhouse gas emissions scenario tool updated – changes in vehicle propulsion and peatland field emissions
The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) has published a new version of the greenhouse gas emission scenario tool (ALasSken). All materials in the tool have been updated to the year 2021 and the basic...
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2023-12-20
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Municipal climate plans should keep the bar high
Maarit Virtanen from the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme assists municipalities in preparing climate plans. The new government's decision to withdraw the binding nature of the plans does not eliminate...
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2023-12-08
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Canemure Days included discussions on the importance of regional climate work and effective communication of its results
At the Canemure Days in late summer on 16 and 17 August 2023, the latest results of the climate work of municipalities and regions were heard and climate communication was discussed. The consortium me...
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2023-12-08
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Preliminary estimates: Municipalities’ climate emissions decreased by 2.7% in 2022
According to the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), municipalities’ total greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 fell by 2.7 per cent from the previous year.
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2023-11-23
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A contract-specific environmental plan is a significant way to promote climate sustainability in paving works
In order to reduce significant climate and environmental impacts in Helsinki, the paving works annually tendered by Helsinki City Construction Service (Stara) were reviewed. The development work striv...
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2023-09-01
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Municipalities’ greenhouse gas emission scenario tool has been updated – agricultural actions included
The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) has published a new version of the greenhouse gas emission scenario tool (ALasSken). All materials in the tool have been updated to the year 2020 and the basic...
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2023-09-01
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Municipalities’ greenhouse gas emission scenario tool can now be used to assess the economic and health impacts of climate actions
The climate action impact assessment tool for municipalities developed by the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) can now be used to evaluate not only the emission impacts of planned climate actions,...
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2023-09-01
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Uusikaupunki promotes electric vehicle usage in Canemure
The Uusikaupunki development organisation Ukipolis has joined Canemure. The subproject shares information and encourages housing companies and businesses to invest in the infrastructure required for e...
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2023-08-29
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Helsinki districts Lauttasaari and Maunula join Canemure
In its home stretch, Canemure has gained reinforcements as the Helsinki districts Lauttasaari and Maunula decided to join the project. The subproject looks into the realised carbon emissions of buildi...
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2023-08-29
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In 2021, municipalities’ climate emissions remained at the previous year’s level
According to the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), municipalities’ total greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 remained at the previous year’s level. Although the transition towards low-carbon solution...
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2023-05-30
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Consumption-based emissions for all Finnish municipalities and regions calculated for the first time
For the first time, the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) has published consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions data for all Finnish municipalities and regions. The emissions per capita vary con...
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2023-01-31
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Effective municipal climate action requires co-operation between climate experts and communicators
New research reveals a gap between climate action and communication in municipalities. With limited resources, climate communication is mostly done by those doing climate work, not communication exper...
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2023-01-09
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Preliminary estimates: Municipalities’ climate emissions decreased by 3.1% in 2021
According to calculations by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), municipalities’ total climate emissions decreased by 3.1 per cent in 2021 from the previous year.
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2022-11-22
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Regions play an important role in steering climate work – the most effective measures have been compiled into model road maps
Regional climate work supports and brings together local actors in the implementation of practical climate action. The Finnish Environment Institute together with the Natural Resources Institute Finla...
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2022-08-31
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Helsinki investigated the climate load of workplace canteen meals – the carbon footprint of food was revealed with a new calculator
The City of Helsinki's Canemure subproject sought to find out the carbon footprint of the restaurant (Ravintola Merta) in a new office building in Helsinki. The goal was to be able to monitor and redu...
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2022-08-04
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The City of Lahti brings energy efficiency to renovation – check out the new videos
The City of Lahti is looking for low-carbon solutions for planning renovation projects for residential blocks of flats and terraced houses. In the houses of Lahden Talot, concrete climate measures are...
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2022-08-04
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