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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. Emissions decreased in nearly a...
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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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Increasing tree harvest does not help to reach Paris agreement targets
A fresh review study shows that increased felling reduces carbon sequestered in forests significantly in both boreal and temperate regions. It is often argued that although increased harvesting does r...
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2022-06-15
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Municipalities’ climate emissions decreased by 8.7% in 2020
According to the calculations by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), municipalities’ total climate emissions decreased by 8.7% in 2020 from the previous year.
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2022-05-05
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Climate change has an impact, but human actions will determine the fate of the Baltic Sea
A comprehensive review of the effects of climate change on the Baltic Sea has been completed. According to this review, the temperature, ice conditions, oxygen concentration and also the ecosystem of ...
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2022-04-11
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Dissertation: Sensitivity of Cereal Yields to Climate Change: Estimating Risks and Exploring Adaptation
The risks posed by climate change and the adaptation measures required to address those risks are usually evaluated using methods based on climate scenarios. A different approach is used in the doctor...
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2021-08-27
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Municipalities’ climate emissions decreased by 7.4% in 2020
According to a preliminary data calculation by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), municipalities’ total climate emissions decreased by 7.4% in 2020 compared to the previous year.
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2021-08-16
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Municipalities’ climate emissions decreased by 5.5% in 2019
According to a recent calculation by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), municipal climate emissions decreased by 5.5 per cent in 2019 compared to the previous year.
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2021-05-31
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New research reveals municipal climate network’s positive impacts on local level climate work
Joining the Towards Carbon Neutral Municipalities (Hinku) network has led to lower greenhouse gas emission levels in member municipalities in Finland. The majority of Hinku municipalities found that n...
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2021-02-05
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Climate emissions of municipalities increased by less than one per cent during 2018
According to a recent calculation by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), municipal climate emissions increased by 0.6 per cent in 2018 compared to the previous year. On average, emissions from t...
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2020-06-17
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Environmental footprint method to support the assessment of climate impacts of public procurements
The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method developed by European Commission is used to assess the environmental impact of products throughout their life cycles. A new study by the Finnish Envir...
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2020-04-17
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Doctoral dissertation: Climate and health impacts of residential wood combustion in Finland
According to the dissertation by Mikko Savolahti, a researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute, residential wood combustion causes 200 premature deaths in Finland each year. In addition, resident...
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2020-02-28
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New emissions calculation system for all Finnish municipalities – an average emissions reduction of 15 per cent since 2005
Climate emissions have decreased in nearly all Finnish municipalities since 2005. The average decrease is 15 per cent. The reduction in municipal emissions has been driven by the decline in electricit...
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2020-02-10
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Winter is an important driver for nitrous oxide emissions from boreal lakes
Boreal lakes emit greenhouse gases, but the magnitude of the emissions is still inadequately quantified. While the emissions of carbon dioxide and methane have been addressed earlier, those of nitrous...
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2020-01-14
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The updated Climate diet calculator helps in reducing the carbon footprint
The renewed by the Finnish Environment Institute is even clearer than before in guiding people towards tangible actions to reduce the carbon footprint. The user interface of the calculator has been r...
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2019-04-08
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Doctoral dissertation: The duration of the ice cover of Finnish inland waters has shortened, and seasonal winter and spring discharges have increased
The duration of the ice cover on Finnish inland waters has shortened due to milder winters. Correspondingly, the seasonal river discharges in winter and spring have increased, reports a new doctoral d...
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2019-02-19
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Large EU Life project for Finland to mitigate climate change
The European Commission has granted 9.1 million euros to Finland to help mitigate climate change. The ‘Towards Carbon Neutral Municipalities’ (CANEMURE) project, which has been approved for the Life ...
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2018-12-21
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The headquarters of the Finnish Environment Institute is moving to the Viikki campus
The headquarters of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is moving on 19th November 2018 from the Töölö borough of Helsinki to the University of Helsinki’s Viikki campus (street address: Latokarta...
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2018-11-09
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Climate models predict changes to flows and biota of northern rivers
The habitats of species in Finland's rivers will move northward as climate change causes temperatures to rise. In addition, seasonal fluctuation in the flow of rivers will become more irregular than i...
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2018-03-20
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Local authorities offered possibility to take part in extensive joint procurement of electric and natural gas-powered cars
Local authorities have the possibility to join Finland's largest joint procurement of cars powered by electricity and natural gas. The goal of the joint procurement by the Finnish Environment Institut...
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2017-12-19
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