Tag: Carbon sequestration
How art inspired by peatlands can help us face the climate crisis
As environments, peatlands have undergone a remarkable transformation in recent decades from ‘Cinderella’ habitats, considered ecologically worthless in the 1980s, to today’s ecosystem superstars – crucial for biodiversity, carbon sequestration and regulation of water supply. This new estimate has seen a increased media coverage of these special places. But peatlands all over the world have […]
Carbfix has received a subsidy from the European Union
Icelandic carbon sequestration company Carbfix has received funding from the European Union for the construction of the Coda Terminal collection and disposal center, which is to be built in Straumsvík. The grant is the largest an Icelandic company has received from EU funding, amounting to ISK 16 billion. Carbfix carbon sequestration technology is by dissolving […]
The new methods provide information on forest resources even with the accuracy of individual trees
UNITE Center of Expertise has developed methods for generating data at the level of individual trees. Forest database in the map view, users can view all individual trees sorted by length and tree species. The data has been calculated on the basis of the laser scanning data of the National Land Survey of Finland (National […]
Towards a carbon-neutral Finland – Government approves medium-term climate change plan
– from both a climate and a security policy perspective. At the same time, we must ensure that the transition is fair. Effective and also fair climate work is the guiding principle through the now completed medium-term climate change policy plan. The plan includes various financial subsidies for both households and municipalities to make the […]
There is no scientific basis for felling Finnish forests, says the climate panel
Jyri SeppäläThe professor in charge of sustainable consumption and production at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) said on Thursday that the oft-heard claim that logging increases forest carbon sequestration in the medium to 30-80 years is inaccurate because logging from forest reduces long-term carbon storage. “The realization of the climate benefits of wood use over […]
Science Round-Up: Corona was never a major threat to children, the study concludes
Danish children and young people have found it relatively easy to cope with the coronavirus and then recover from it, according to one University of Southern Denmark study. Academics felt the study was necessary in light of scare stories from abroad, but did not find much to be concerned about. The study compared the after-effects […]
Research shows that extreme heat is the new norm in the oceans
And these extremes, the researchers said, increase the risk of collapse of critical marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and algal forests, changing their structure and functioning and threatening their ability to sustain life. services to human communities. The researchers conducted the study by mapping sea surface temperatures over a 150-year period to determine […]
Yle is reviewing the climate change statements of activists, politicians and stakeholders
False news is spreading rapidly and opinions about the climate crisis are often dominated by fact-based statements, so fact-checking can be a useful tool both in educating the general public and in monitoring public figures. Yle has therefore factually reviewed a number of statements on climate change made by politicians, activists, pressure groups and other […]
Finland needs to change direction in order to achieve its climate goals, Sitra states
The government must emphasize that it must have the political determination to make decisions on significant, large-scale emission reduction measures. The goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2035 should only be an intermediate goal on the road to carbon negative in the 2040s, which means that forests and other carbon sinks should sequester more carbon […]
Finland: Record emission reductions, but still not on schedule for the 2035 target
Finland’s climate emissions fell to a record low last year, according to an annual climate report prepared by the Ministry of the Environment. The report, published on Wednesday, monitors the realization of Finland’s emission reduction targets. The record reduction in emissions is largely due to the effects of the pandemic. For example, traffic decreased last […]
Estonia’s sacred forests threatened by demand for biofuels Geographic
When Arvi Sepp was a boy in Soviet-ruled central Estonia, his parents went into the woods and carried gifts. “They would bring the first piece of meat from a cow, the first cup of beer from a barrel.” He smiles and touches his beginner’s hat over his white hair. “The first glass of vodka from […]
