The consumption of hard coal in Finland increased by 10 percent during 2022 compared to the previous year, according to preliminary data published on Wednesday by Statistics Finland. The increased usage was especially apparent in the production of electricity and heat, the number-crunching agency noted, although consumption of coal asContinue Reading
Finland intends to vote against the EU’s Climate Delegated Act over concerns about the criteria outlined in the proposal for forest management. The Act is part of the EU’s classification system, also known as the EU taxonomy, which establishes a list of environmentally sustainable economic activities. Parliament’s Ministerial Committee onContinue Reading
Center Party MP and Riigikogu finance committee chair Erki Savisaar would not answer directly the question on whether rumors he would replace Tõnis Mölder (Center) as environment minister during his appearance on ETV morning show ‘Terevisioon’. Mölder’s resignation, no reason given, was announced Tuesday evening and he is set toContinue Reading
The practice of dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands has come under scrutiny after more than 1,400 of the mammals were killed in what was believed to be a record catch. The pod of white-sided dolphins was driven into the largest fjord in the North Atlantic territory on Sunday. BoatsContinue Reading
Med regjeringens forslag om endret oljeskatt, har diskusjoner rundt behovet for å endre oljepolitikken for å kutte utslipp skutt fart i valgkampen. Nå advarer Naturvernforbundet, Natur og ungdom, Greenpeace og WWF Verdens naturfond mot å tro at et endret oljeskatteregime i seg selv vil gi klimagevinst. Endringer i oljeskatten erContinue Reading
USAs stormaktspolitikk i Arktis øker faren for en alvorlig atomulykke i Norge. I Tromsø kan konsekvensen for kommunens innbyggere bli alvorlig, om det verste skulle skje. Ann Helen Jakobsen bor på bygda. Ei bygd nært byen, og ei bygd hun ikke tar for gitt at alle vil høre på. IkkeContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 may be brought under control once a vaccine is discovered, but climate change is here to stay and would pose severe threat to humankind. That was the view of experts at a national webinar on climate change, environmentalism and COVID-19 which was organized by the city-based Focus OdishaContinue Reading