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New approach for climate risk assessment supports decision-making under uncertainty
A new method for climate risk assessment has been developed that improves decision-making for climate change adaptation under uncertainty. The international work, led by researchers from the Finnish E...
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2023-01-18
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The climate impacts of the Nord Stream gas leak are expected to be clearly more significant than the impacts on marine nature – the risk of chemical weapons dumped in the area will be investigated
The methane leaking from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines is a powerful greenhouse gas with a significantly greater climate impact than the same amount of carbon dioxide. However, the direct impacts ...
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2022-09-30
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Ten-year-old Climateguide.fi updates its user interface
The Climateguide.fi website maintained by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the Finnish Environment Institute, and the Natural Resources Institute Finland compiles research-based information on cl...
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2022-06-10
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Wood-based products can store carbon and replace fossil-based materials
The potential of wood-based products to store carbon dioxide and replace fossil-based raw materials has been studied in a recently published research report. Forests and forest products can contribute...
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2022-04-22
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Sustainabilityleap.fi is a showcase and sharing platform for Finland’s climate, circular economy and nature solutions
Sustainability Leap is an online platform provided and maintained by the Finnish Environment Institute to present and disseminate climate, circular economy and nature solutions.
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2022-03-03
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Research Professor Paula Kivimaa recognised in the global list of highly cited researchers
Research Professor, PhD Paula Kivimaa has been named in the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers List compiled and published by Clarivate Analytics. The researchers included in the list rank among the top 1%...
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2021-11-18
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SYKE’s vision is Sustainability Transformation!
Finland is one of the top countries in overconsumption. Our unsustainable lifestyle accelerates biodiversity loss and climate change – two of the most pressing environmental crises of our time. Along ...
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2021-11-03
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Climate Research for COP26
Climate change is one of the most significant and pressing environmental problems that affects the human population. This is why leaders of nations assemble yearly to UN’s climate summit to discuss th...
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2021-10-29
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Municipalities working towards carbon neutrality
Finland has multiple examples of ambitious climate action. One of the best examples of climate work is the Hinku network, that can inspire globally. Hinku network brings together municipalities, busin...
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2021-10-28
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Research has much to offer for climate policy and solutions
Research should play an important role when decision makers plan ambitious climate policy. This article summarizes the main findings of 9 recent SYKE reports addressing climate change and solutions.
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2021-10-27
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SYKE’s Policy Briefs at the core of climate policy
Researched information on climate change should be used to plan fair and efficient climate policy, may that be regionally, nationally, or globally. This researched information can be found on Finnish ...
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2021-10-26
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Earth observation applications for climate change adaptation and mitigation
Climate change adaptation and mitigation are to be studied with the help of data and Artificial Intelligence in a new international research project. Launched in June 2021, EIFFEL will introduce new m...
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2021-09-30
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We already have climate solutions – How can Finland meet the challenges set by the IPCC report?
The report on the Physical Science Basis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on Monday states that human-induced climate change is already affecting many weather and climate ex...
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2021-08-13
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New project creates tools for monitoring the Arctic and adapting to the changing environment
The European Union will provide 15 million euros from the Horizon 2020 Programme to fund the Arctic PASSION project for the period 2021 to 2025. A consortium of 35 partners will promote the integratio...
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2021-06-30
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New framework provides insights into cross-border climate change impacts
Climate change impacts such as droughts, floods and storms may have consequences that extend to locations and jurisdictions far distant from their initial impact. Such cross-border impacts can cause s...
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2021-06-24
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FINMARI and INAR RI both granted a status on the Finland’s national roadmap for research infrastructures
FINMARI and INAR RI, two key research infrastructures for the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, have been granted a status on the Finland’s national roadmap for research infrastructures.
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2020-12-11
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SYKE successful in SRC Climate Change and Humans call
SYKE receives total of 1.9 M€ research funding in a call “Climate Change and Humans”, a research programme launched by the Strategic Research Council in Finland.
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2020-11-10
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Carbon footprint of Finnish household consumption increasing, carbon footprint of public procurement calculated for the first time
The consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions have not decreased between years 2005 and 2015 although the territorial emissions decreased substantially The majority of consumption-based emissions are...
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2020-02-27
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Europe’s state of the environment 2020: change of direction urgently needed
The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest ‘State of the Environment’ report published on 4th of December 2019 states that Europe faces environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency.
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2019-12-05
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With high-end climate change the same old solutions are not enough
What could a future above 2°C look like? What do we want our future to look like? The EU-funded IMPRESSIONS project found out that a more participatory and engaging scientific method can help identify...
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2019-04-29
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