Home > Current Current News Municipal climate emissions down 36 per cent from peak years of 2000s 2024-05-16 According to the Finnish Environment Institute, the combined greenhouse gas emissions of municipalities in 2022 continued to decline. Since the peak year of 2006, emissions fell by 36 per cent. Read more 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 2024-03-22 Travel related to second homes is the largest source of emissions. However, there is a lot of variation between individual cottage and cabin users. Read more Solutions to clean energy transition – new research project speeds up phasing out fossil fuels 2024-02-06 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 the means of phasing out fossil fuels and prepare a roadmap for implementing the transition in Finland. Read more Municipal greenhouse gas emissions scenario tool updated – changes in vehicle propulsion and peatland field emissions 2023-12-20 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 scenario’s defaults have been checked. As a new feature, it is possible to select 1990 as the reference year for emissions. Read more More news Published 2019-05-10 at 12:29, updated 2020-03-25 at 13:34 Suomeksi På svenska In English Share: Skip Twitter content