Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation, warns that Finland’s target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2035 may be slipping out of reach due to the declining ability of the nation’s forests to soak up carbon from the air. The former head of the Finnish Meteorological Institute was interviewedContinue Reading
Skyrocketing energy prices and the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine are encouraging some global leaders to expand hydrocarbon production in the Arctic. If this goes ahead, it would be a disaster. The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth. But even as climate change threatens its uniqueContinue Reading
The Finnish Climate Change Panel is calling for a 1.5-billion-euro green recovery package that it says would boost employment while cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The stimulus package would direct funding at projects such as constructing deep geothermal pump systems, overhauling building heating systems and advancing electric transport. The panel arguesContinue Reading