Large EU Life project for Finland to mitigate climate change
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Published: 2018-12-21
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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The headquarters of the Finnish Environment Institute is moving to the Viikki campus
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Published: 2018-11-09
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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Eating and Energy Use Reconfigured (EE-TRANS)
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Published: 2018-10-16
See updated pages for the project here: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/ee-trans/in-english/
Growing concerns for climate change call for radical systemic changes in society in terms of both ...
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We need strict targets for reducing emissions
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Published: 2018-09-13
Finland has committed itself to the Paris Agreement aimed at limiting the warming of the climate to a maximum of 1.5 degrees. The aim is an ambitious one and it requires a rapid curbing of emission g......
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Utilisation of biogas
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Published: 2022-01-20
For example cattle manure can be used as raw material for recycled fertilizers. Photo: Tapio Heikkilä
Biogas production is based on a multiphase composition process generated by mic...
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Venla Riekkinen
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Published: 2018-04-24
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Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi
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Venla Riekkinen
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Published: 2019-09-17
Our activities are organised into projects that involve producing information for decision-making needs and ensuring sustainainability of the circular economy. We develop practical solutions that are...
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Value for money: unlocking the investment potential for resilient low-carbon Finnish building stock (Life EconomisE)
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Published: 2017-11-14
The LIFE EconomisE project will demonstrate how influencing financial flows for the decarbonisation of building stock can deliver significant contributions towards 2020 and 2030 Climate and Energy ta...
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Value for money: unlocking the investment potential for resilient low-carbon Finnish building stock (Life EconomisE)
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Hanna Savolahti
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Published: 2017-07-11
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HINKU municipalities reduce climate emissions by nearly a third in eight years
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Published: 2017-03-29
Emissions from municipalities in the Carbon Neutral Municipalities (HINKU) network declined by an average 29 percent in 2007 - 2015. The greatest decreases in emissions were in the municipality of Ii ......
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CIRCWASTE - Towards Circular Economy in Finland
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Published: 2017-04-13
CIRCWASTE is a seven-year LIFE IP project that promotes efficient use of material flows, waste prevention and new waste and resource management concepts. All actions contribute to implementing the na...
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Towards a future-oriented “Energiewende” (FutWend)
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Published: 2016-08-24
How does the future of decenralized renewable energy look like?
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The project Futwende unpacks decentralized renewable production of energy
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Joint procurement of solar power plants to cover 34 municipalities – Tampere Hall to receive its own solar panels
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Published: 2016-07-01
34 municipalities intend to take part in the joint procurement of solar power plants organised by the Finnish Environment Institute and KL-Kuntahankinnat Oy. Of the largest cities, Helsinki, Tampere, ......
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All municipalities in mainland Finland invited to participate in the joint procurement of solar power
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Published: 2016-03-02
The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has launched a joint procurement of solar power systems, inviting all municipalities and municipal enterprises in Finland to increase their use of solar power. T......
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Finnish Sustainable Communities FISU - vitality from resource wisdom
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Published: 2015-06-09
No waste, no emissions, no overconsumption. Four Finnish cities, Jyväskylä, Lappeenranta, Turku and Forssa, have committed to working towards becoming carbon neutral and waste-free and curbing overcon......
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Let emission-free power go around – bring solar power home!
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Published: 2015-06-09
The idea promoter ‘Yllätetään yhteiskunta’ (‘Let’s surprise society’) wants good practices to go around in Finland. The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the HINKU municipalities aiming at carb......
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The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) wants to promote the cleantech opportunities of municipalities
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Published: 2015-06-09
The way municipalities promote low-carbon solutions and cleantech business is very important to the market. The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has investigated how the HINKU municipalities aimin......
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Change in Business Ecosystems for Local Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Better Energy Services for Consumers (USE)
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Published: 2019-02-12
* The project has ended *
The final seminar of the project was arranged in collaboration with the parliamentary "Energiaremontti" group 23 January 2019. Following the link below you can access t...
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LCA of waste-based biofuels and wood waste (JälkiPuu)
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Published: 2015-01-09
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The aim of the project is to find out, which waste fractions are used as raw materials of biofuel production in Finland. The LCA will be done for the selected waste fra...
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Emissions by carbon-neutral municipalities down by almost 20 per cent in six years
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Published: 2014-05-14
Sixteen municipalities involved in the Towards Carbon-Neutral Municipalities (Canemu, HINKU in Finnish) project reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 19% between 2007 and 2012. The g......
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