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The bioeconomy employs one in every ten in Finland

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According to preliminary data, the value added of the bioeconomy was EUR 29.3 billion in…

16 EU Member States led by Finland: Bioeconomy must stand out at core of next Commission’s Work Programme

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According to the joint statement of the For Forest group composed of four forested countries&…

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

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

Government proposes increased transparency on sustainability impacts of large and listed companies

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On 28 September 2023, the Government submitted to Parliament its proposal for amending the Accounting…

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,…

Bioeconomy Strategy 2022–2035 – Sustainably towards higher value added

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Finland’s new Bioeconomy Strategy has been completed. The strategy aims to double the value…

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…

Finland’s Circular Economy Programme sets targets to curb overconsumption of natural resources

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By the resolution on promoting a circular economy adopted today, on 7 April, the Finnish…

Rapporteur Routila proposes bioeconomy and circular economy industry for Naantali refinery area

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At the request of Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä, Patria Oyj’s Chairman of…

Agreements between State and cities to speed up innovations in carbon reduction, digitalisation and wellbeing

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The State has concluded agreements with 16 urban areas to strengthen innovation activities. The objective…

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&…

Study: Carbon tariffs may curb carbon leakage, but implementing them is a slow and uncertain process that burdens trade relations

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The carbon tariffs planned by the EU may curb carbon leakage, but on closer inspection,&…

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s strategy for 2030 now complete

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The Ministry of Agriculture aims to make responsible bioeconomy and circular economy an integral part&…

Climate Barometer 2019: Finns wish to have solutions to climate crisis at the heart of policy-making

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Climate Barometer 2019: Finns wish to have solutions to climate crisis at the heart of…

New estimate — every ninth species in Finland is threatened

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Ministry of the Environment and the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) report A new assessment of&…