Tag: Climate crisis
Companies pushing the gas pedal for electric car fleets
A new ranking has outlined the companies leading the charge to commit to electric vehicles and those lagging behind, writes David Ritter. AUSTRALIA’S corporate fleet of passenger cars has a big role to play in driving the electric vehicle (EV) revolution our country needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and clean up air pollution in […]
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 […]
In Finland, a decree on the Sámi Climate Council is issued to bring indigenous peoples’ knowledge into climate policy processes
The Sámi are indigenous peoples who have lived in the northern regions of Europe, including in Finland, for thousands of years. Their traditional livelihoods and culture are closely intertwined with the Arctic environment, which makes them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The Sámi Climate Council helps ensure that their voices and views […]
Finnish women see technology as key to solving the climate crisis, but few find the technology industry attractive
Women’s lack of interest in the tech industry is problematic because of the constant shortage of skilled workers in the industry. In Finland, only 20% of technical experts are women, and this number is not enough to narrow the skills gap. Tietoevry’s research showed that women believed that employers and educational institutions need to do […]
Finns’ interest in climate action is waning, says a study
Another sign of waning public interest in climate action is that the share of people who think action to curb climate change is urgently needed has fallen from 83 percent to 72 percent during the election season. Kantar Public collected a survey from 1,043 people from different parts of the country on behalf of the […]
The Ateneum reopens in April with a new collection exhibition: A Question of Time
Through these themes, guests are encouraged to participate in a common discussion on current topics such as the climate crisis, identity and equality. Museum Director, Marja Sakari, emphasizes that the goal of the collection exhibition is to challenge the traditional, chronological approach to the collection and to welcome diverse interpretations of the works. In preparation […]
Metsähallitus: Lapland is losing its bogs due to climate change
Bogs are important in combating the climate crisis because they act as natural carbon sinks.
HS: 51% of Finns are ready to adapt their standard of living to the climate
The results are not particularly surprising, in retrospect Pekka Jokinenprofessor of environmental policy at the University of Tampere. “Climate awareness is constantly increasing and penetrating society more thoroughly than, for example, five years ago,” he told the newspaper, referring to the emergence of climate political debate in all sectors of society – including the economy. […]
Purra of the Basic Finns is the only party leader who is ready to postpone the goal of carbon neutrality
“Threshold Questions [for coalition co-operation] will naturally be resolved in the negotiation phase, he answered the question whether the opposition party could join the government coalition committed to the current goal. He also expressed opposition to the idea of ​​taking action to meet the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s goal of […]
458: New bottom note for the NATO process
Rasmus Paludan’s burning of the Koran angered Turkish President Erdogan so much that he now says that NATO membership is out of the question as long as Sweden allows the burning of the holy book. At the same time, the Social Democrats attack the Sweden Democrats and say that Prime Minister Kristersson’s cooperation with Jimmie […]
Eva: 44% of Finns are ready to suspend climate action due to the energy crisis
PUBLIC CONCERNS The climate crisis has subsided a little over the past year, reveals the value and attitude survey conducted by the Finnish Business Forum (Eva). Eve on Tuesday reported that two-thirds (66%) of those who responded to the survey consider climate change to be the greatest environmental threat of our time, which requires effective […]
Cop27’s lack of ambition exacerbated the breakthrough in loss and damage
While the agreement was hailed as a step towards climate justice, and a major achievement on loss and damage was not even on the agenda at the start of the conference, many reminded that the fund needs to be designed, financed and deployed before it can help countries bearing the brunt of the crisis. stress […]
International Round-Up: Had the stray missiles been Russian, the consequences would have been serious, says acting Danish foreign minister
The acting foreign minister, Jeppe Kofod, did not mince words after the news that a Polish farm was hit by missiles on Tuesday, killing two residents. “Together with Poland, we are part of the world’s strongest military alliance, NATO,” he told TV2. “A security issue for Poland is a security issue for all of us.” […]
This is how the war in Ukraine characterizes the UN climate meeting
The EU wants to continue to wear a global leadership shirt in climate work. In recent years, the Commission has put forward proposals for ambitious targets. The EU Commission wants to reduce the Union’s emissions by 55 percent by 2030 and further make the EU completely climate neutral by 2050. But at the UN climate […]
Marin criticized demanding climate action in Egypt and curbing it in Finland
“Imagine if the leader of another country demanded global action to stop the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, but supported blocking such action at home,” he tweeted. “I expect the Prime Minister to give an equally decisive answer to the question about the EU [nature] restoration [law] like what he just delivered in Egypt.” The […]
Accelerated inflation and rising interest rates caused fluctuations in the market
“In Europe, the energy crisis and the ongoing war in Ukraine cause gloomy signs about the economic outlook. However, the investment market is driven by the United States, where the economic issues are clearer and the war more distant. 49 percent of Varma’s entire investment portfolio continued to generate positive returns, says Varma’s CEO. Risto […]
Report: Finland on a narrow path towards carbon neutrality by 2035
Although, according to the climate report, the country could barely achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2035, the task looks even more challenging given the recent reduction in carbon sinks due to high logging rates and slowing forest growth. “In terms of emissions, we are progressing towards a carbon-neutral Finland in 2035. However, in […]
Protect Children, Protect Children ry receives an international award for its work against sexual abuse
By UNODC Global Report Regarding human trafficking, every third victim of human trafficking is a child. Human trafficking is now ranked as the third most profitable crime category in the world after drugs and weapons. Today’s recognized and award-winning organizations all work in extremely challenging environments in a sector that is under-resourced and, due to […]
Architecture speaks – The international lecture series on contemporary architecture continues online
Program 2022-2023 Architecture Speaks: Andrew WaughWednesday 2 November 2022, 13:15–14:30 (UTC+2) Andrew Waugh is the founding director of Waugh Thistleton Architects, dedicated to delivering beautiful buildings and places that recognize their impact on the environment. He is a globally known representative of low-impact architecture and innovative construction, lobbies and lectures internationally to communicate the urgent […]
Gustav III’s coup d’état
250 years ago, Sweden was brought to an end. The democratic tendencies that began to sprout during the Age of Freedom were smashed in one fell swoop by Gustav III during his coup d’état. Vetenskapsradion Historia takes the historian Jonas Nordin to Stockholm Castle to find out how the king succeeded in the coup and […]
Finland joins a growing group of countries that restrict international oil and gas financing, so Norway is the only Nordic country that does not do so.
At the COP26 summit in November 2021, 39 countries and financial institutions, including Finland, signed the Glasgow Declaration On international public support for the clean energy transition, in which signatories commit to ending direct international public funding of fossil fuels by the end of 2022, except in exceptional circumstances, and to fully prioritize their public […]
The majority of Finns would reduce logging in order to achieve climate goals, says the study
Supporters of the Green Alliance, the Left Alliance and the Social Democrats were particularly likely to agree with the statement. The share of respondents who agreed with it was more than 40 percent also among supporters of the Center and the Coalition. Logging has harmful effects on the climate, especially by reducing carbon sinks, which […]
The richest Danes are by far the worst CO2 emitters
“A climate debt”The lowest emitters were the poorest 10 percent, who emitted only 3.5 tons per year. In fact, the richest 1 percent globally has a climate footprint equal to that produced by three billion of the world’s poorest people. “It is really important to be aware that the climate crisis we are experiencing is […]
Europe’s heat wave, forest fires reach Poland, Greece
ATHENS, Greece: As firefighters battled wildfires across the continent this week, the heat wave that scorched Europe moved east to Italy, Poland and Slovenia, which issued their highest heat waves. After stopping a major forest fire due to high winds that ravaged areas near Athens for two days, Greece urged Europe to do more to […]
The coming heat
Our emissions have warmed the earth to 1.2 degrees above normal temperature and we are on a steady course towards two, three and maybe four degrees. What happens when the thermostat is turned up? How much can the human body handle? Why can air conditioning be a death trap? And when does human civilization begin […]
Suomela: The European Parliament’s labeling of natural gas and nuclear power as green is frustrating
Investments in certain nuclear power plants using the latest technology and natural gas-powered plants can therefore be labeled as sustainable investments according to the EU. Iris SuomelaThe vice president of the Green League described the voting result as “very frustrating” in terms of the climate. The aim of the taxonomy, he reminded, is to ensure […]
Danish News Round-Up: Denmark must eliminate gas in 2035
A majority in the Folketing has agreed to get rid of gas in Denmark by 2035 as part of the ‘Denmark can do more II’ initiative. To do so, the production of solar and wind energy on land will quadruple by 2030, and the production of offshore wind energy will quintuple. Double crises“Denmark and the […]
According to the WHO, nearly a billion people have mental health problems
The figure revealed in the report is amazing, but all the more worrying given that it includes about one in seven teenagers. The detailed work provides a blueprint for governments, researchers, health professionals, civil society, and others who want to support the world in changing mental health. “In 2019, nearly a billion people – including […]
The global transition will reach a record 89.3 million in 2021: UN report
and more than two-thirds (69 per cent) came from just five countries: Syria (6.8 million), Venezuela (4.6 million), Afghanistan (2.7 million), South Sudan (2.4 million) and Myanmar (1 .2 million). “Every year in the last decade, the numbers have risen,” said the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Filippo Grandi. In its report, UNHCR stressed that […]
Here is the hidden ice that started Norrland’s green revolution
Carl-Erik Lagercrantz, together with his business partners, has invested, collected and planned for investments of more than SEK 100 billion in northern Norrland. He wants to fight the climate crisis “with commercial solutions”. So far, he has, among other things, started Europe’s largest battery factory – Northvolt in SkellefteÃ¥, where Léa Montin works. Now he […]
International Environment Conference in Stockholm – 50 years of environmental action
The 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment led to the establishment of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and a number of international environmental agreements. The conference was a key milestone in the development of international environmental governance and cooperation, and the establishment of an environmental program is celebrated annually on World Environment Day […]
Our woman in Washington leads by a good example: how green frontline missions make an impression
In the vicinity of Embassy Row in Washington DC, the Danish government is demonstrating how retrofitting buildings with solar panels can reduce the dependence on burning fossil fuels. The Danish embassy’s solar cell plant has generated 11 percent of its total demand for electricity and reduced its CO2 emissions by 13 tonnes in February, the […]
The future of the Arctic Council is uncertain because of an isolated Russia
The Russian media has reported that the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO may have long-term effects on Arctic co-operation. If Finland and Sweden join NATO, then, with the exception of Russia, all the remaining seven Arctic Council countries will be members of the military alliance. Other members of the Arctic Council are the […]
The SPP re-elects Henriksson; Ohisalo returns to the Greens’ conference
Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson was unanimously re-elected leader of the Swedish People’s Party (SPP) on Sunday in Turku. Henriksson, who has led the party since 2016, ran without opposition. "We have repeatedly shown that we in Finland are the driving force behind the equal value of the people, all equal rights and freedoms and […]
World Day 2022: Make the world a happier and healthier place to live
What was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, Environmental Protection Day in the United States, has now become a global day to promote large-scale promotion of clean habitats around the world. This originated when peace activist John Mc Connell proposed respecting the planet and the concept of peace at a UNESCO conference in San Francisco. […]
Film rebellion activists fined for police disobedience
About 22 Extinction Rebellion activists have been fined for failing to comply with police orders during a protest in the capital last summer. The activists blocked a busy street in the center of Helsinki and wanted to get the government to declare a climate and ecological emergency and bring forward Finland’s carbon neutrality target from […]
A recent report by the IPCC draws attention to consumer behavior in meeting climate targets
“Having the right policies, infrastructure and technology to change our lifestyles and behaviors can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40-70% by 2050.” stated Priyadarshi ShuklaChairman of the IPCC Third Working Group. Minister for the Environment and Climate Emma Kari (green) stated The report draws attention to the role of consumers “not only as policy drivers […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Presidential approval, 2024 opportunities and climate issues in the budget
Helsingin Sanomat carries inquiry has provided individual questionnaires to leading Finnish politicians since the beginning of the crisis in Ukraine. It is no surprise to see that president Sauli Niinistö Acceptance ratings are high after his extensive international diplomacy on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a parallel discussion about Finland’s possible application to join NATO. […]
Global Fashion Agenda and UN Climate Change Secretariat join forces to accelerate fashion climate action
The Fashion On Climate report predicts that if the fashion industry does not accelerate its response to climate change, it will produce by 2030 about twice the amount of greenhouse gas emissions required to comply with the Paris Agreement’s global warming path by 2050. for industrial change, a new alliance between the GFA and the […]
The Finnish and Swedish interior ministers will meet in Helsinki to discuss co-operation
Minister of the Interior of Finland Krista Mikkonen (Green) meets the Swedish Minister of Justice and Home Affairs Morgan Johansson on Wednesday in Helsinki to discuss co-operation between the countries in co-operation in civil preparedness, including security issues. Other topics of discussion were rescue and police co-operation. "We face the complex global challenges to our […]
Finland, Sweden to intensify security co-operation: Ministry of the Interior
The parties are considering strengthening bilateral cooperation in civilian preparedness, rescue, police and coastguard operations, the statement reads. “We face complex global challenges to our security. Finland and Sweden are preparing for these challenges in close co-operation at both the political and public administration levels. In addition to changes in the security environment, the challenges […]
EU environment ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the Fit for 55 package
Environment ministers will hold a policy debate on the parts of the Fit for 55 package that are the responsibility of the Environment Council (the Emissions Trading Directive and its amendment for aviation, the Effort Sharing Regulation, the LULUCF Regulation, the Regulation on CO2 standards). passenger cars and vans and the regulation establishing a social […]
Finland, Sweden to improve security co-operation: Finnish Ministry of the Interior
Helsinki [Finland]March 16 (ANI / Sputnik): Finland and Sweden strive to increase bilateral security cooperation in the midst of a changing security environment in the region, the Finnish Ministry of the Interior said on Wednesday. Sweden’s Minister of Justice and Home Affairs Morgan Johansson will meet his Finnish counterpart Krista Mikkonen later in the day […]
International Women’s Day celebrates the contribution of women and girls as influencers of climate solutions
During International Women’s Day, during a formal UN event, Secretary-General António Guterres emphasizes the important role of women and girls in combating climate change. “We need more female environment ministers, business leaders, and presidents and prime ministers. They can get countries to tackle the climate crisis, develop green jobs and build a fairer and more […]
New climate law for Parliament
“The decision on the Climate Change Act is the most lasting effect of this government. It will ensure that the carbon neutrality target of 2035 is maintained and that climate work continues outside the election period. carried out in close collaboration with researchers and the objectives set by law are based on scientific advice. ” […]
IPCC: The window to secure a living future closes quickly
“If the delay in joint global action continues, it will miss a short and quick-closing window to secure a viable future.” The giant report highlighted that dangerous man-made changes, such as repeated and more severe extreme weather events, have caused widespread adverse effects, including irreversible ones, on nature and people, causing disproportionately many of the […]
Emission discharge: Minister of Transport in hot water
Unacceptable explanation Engelbrecht, meanwhile, said the decision not to publish the figures was because they were not accurate enough and therefore could not be used. But that explanation does not buy Hyllested and argues that it is normal for the parties to receive figures from the government that are “encumbered with uncertainty”. “We think they […]
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 […]
