Tag: climate

Catch the Carbon projects to be presented at several side events of COP28

Editors' ChoiceNews

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will organise two side events and act as a&…

Joint Statement of Forestry Ministers: Comprehensive sustainability of forest management requires that local conditions are taken into account

Wood and forestNews

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah participated in the meeting of the For Forest&…

Forest sector roundtable seeks solutions to strengthen carbon sinks

Wood and forestNews

Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Maria Ohisalo and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry&…

New guide outlines good practices for voluntary carbon market

Ecosystem servicesNews

Voluntary climate action is one way to promote climate work in Finland and globally. The&…

Decision on climate work on agriculture at Climate Change Conference

FoodNews

With respect to agriculture, the aim at the Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh,&…

Trilogue reached provisional agreement on Commission’s LULUCF proposal

Wood and forestNews

All legislative initiatives of the extensive Fit-for-55 package published by the European Commission in summer&…

As popularity of voluntary carbon offsetting grows, guidelines are drawn up for offset providers

Ecosystem servicesNews

Making claims about climate action has become more popular in recent years. Businesses are using&…

EU Environment Ministers discuss Fit for 55 Package – agenda includes emissions trading, emission limits for cars and LULUFC Regulation

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The EU ministers for the environment and climate issues meet in Luxembourg on 28 June,…

Climate Policy Roundtable: Climate plan for land use sector must take into account many dimensions of just transition

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On Tuesday 22 March, the Climate Policy Roundtable discussed the climate plan for the land…

IPCC report: Climate change has serious impacts on people and nature – impacts unevenly distributed

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According to the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published on 28 February…

Minister Lintilä: Decarbonisation is Finland’s strategy for industrial growth

EnergyNews

Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä proposes that Finland and Sweden prepare a joint industrial&…

Funding opportunity for researchers and stakeholders in forestry and/or gender

Wood and forestNews

Nordic Forest Research (SNS) will fund networking activities in Nordic forestry for one year. If…

Finland to participate in IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit ahead of the Glasgow Climate Change Conference

EnergyNews

On 31 March 2021, Finland will participate in the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit, which will…

Pirjo Jantunen appointed Clean Energy Ambassador to IEA’s technology programme

News

Pirjo Jantunen, Business Development Manager at Helen Oy, was appointed Finland’s Clean Energy Ambassador…

EUR 7.7 million for projects replacing coal energy – aid for non-combustion-based solutions in district heat generation

EnergyNews

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has adopted the first decisions concerning investment aid&…

Hiilestä kiinni – Catch the carbon research and innovation programme to produce climate-sustainable land use solutions, extensive call for applications now open

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has opened an extensive call for applications for research&…