Dissertation: Consumption data and carbon footprint calculators require support from our everyday environment to enhance changes in consumption
Changing consumption patterns is essential for curbing environmental problems. Several applications have been developed to collect consumption data and calculate environmental impact. A new dissertati...
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2021-04-28
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International cooperation to reduce pollution in Barents region continues despite of pandemic
Environment continues to be a high priority for the Barents cooperation. Foreign Ministers of the four Barents countries - Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden - emphasized it during the annual Internat...
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2021-04-06
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Construction emissions may now be compared – new emissions database lays foundation for statutory guidance of low-carbon construction
A new service opened today provides impartial data on the climate impacts of construction products used in Finland, such as carbon footprint and handprint, material efficiency and recyclability. This ...
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2021-03-01
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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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The Baltic Sea region’s waste management for unused medicines must be improved
CWPharma, a project funded by the EU’s Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme, has evaluated national-level practices for take-back and disposal of unused medicines and other pharmaceutical waste, for b...
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2020-09-03
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SYKE Policy Brief: Environmental impact needs to be considered in nutrition recommendations
Increasing the proportion of vegetables, legumes, and fish in the diet helps ease climate change, eutrophication of the Baltic Sea and inland waters, and the decline of biodiversity. SYKE's Policy bri...
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2020-08-31
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Microplastics are found in all waters, quantities in aquatic organisms and fish vary
Microplastics are found in all water systems and in fish, bivalve molluscs and benthic fauna. Microplastics cause stress to the aquatic organisms and may expose them to harmful substances. These were ...
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2020-08-24
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Efficient waste water treatment processes can help reduce the pharmaceutical load released into the environment
The load of active pharmaceutical ingredients released into the environment can be reduced by treating waste water at primary sources, such as hospitals, healthcare institutes, households and pharmace...
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2020-07-06
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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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Road traffic is a significant source of microplastics
A report compiled by the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has produced a clearer picture of litter in the Finnish marine environment. On beaches close to residential areas 90% of the litter visible ...
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2020-03-24
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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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More vegetables, more contact with nature, less food waste - new operating model for day-care centres
Children like vegetables, fruit, and berries that they have grown and cooked themselves. Day-care centres can reduce their food wastage through long-term cooperation and planning. Interaction between ...
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2019-12-09
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More reliable information with Product Environmental Footprint
There are dozens of different environmental labels and ecodesign tools for products in operation in the marketplace. The environmental information on products intended for consumers should be harmonis...
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2019-11-21
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Independent Group of Scientists: The state of global sustainable development is serious, solutions exist
The Independent Group of Scientists appointed by the UN has assessed the state of global sustainable development as worrying. Although positive developments can be found in the world, certain issues m...
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2019-09-11
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Report: Shift to climate-friendly diet requires a systemic change
The climate impacts of diet can be reduced by 30 to 40 per cent by changing our diets and taking care of the carbon reserve in arable land. According to the final report of the FoodMinimum project, sh...
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2019-08-21
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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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Tampere joins the Carbon Neutral Municipalities network – the entire city region aiming for carbon neutrality by 2030
Tampere City Region is strengthening its commitment to strict carbon neutrality targets. As the central city of the region, Tampere joined the Carbon Neutral Municipalities (HINKU) network by decision...
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2019-04-05
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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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Low exposure of people to microplastics through drinking water
According to a preliminary study, Finnish household water contains only small amounts of microplastics. Water treatment processes effectively remove particles from the raw water that is used in the pr...
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2018-11-16
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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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