Preventing emissions from building insulation– a new obligation for the disposal of foam insulation in buildings starting from 2025
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Published: 2024-11-05
Starting from the beginning of next year, building owners and contractors must ensure that foam insulation removed during renovation and demolition work is handled in a way that allows for the recover......
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Banks of fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances
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Published: 2024-09-20
The study estimated the amounts of ozone depleting substances and climate- warming F-gases in used and decommisioned appliances and structures, i.e. ”gas banks”, as well as the emissions from them.
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Analysing current and future damage costs of Nordic emissions of greenhouse gases, short-lived climate pollutants, and other air pollutants (N_SLCP)
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Published: 2024-08-01
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Nordic emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollution impact the climate, the natural environment, public health and the wider e...
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Benthic nitrous oxide cycling in a changing coastal sea (BENNO)
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Published: 2023-04-03
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Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is a powerful greenhouse gas that is naturally produced and partly consumed by the microbial processes nitrification, denitrification, nitrifier denitrification,...
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Karoliina Auvinen
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Published: 2023-04-06
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Tommi Forsberg
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Published: 2023-03-20
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Finnish Environment Institute receives 1.2 million euros in research funding from the Academy of Finland
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Published: 2022-06-27
The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE succeeded in the September 2021 call of the Academy of Finland. The Academy grants 1.2 million euros to four SYKE projects that address many current topics in so......
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Increasing tree harvest does not help to reach Paris agreement targets
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Published: 2022-06-15
A fresh review study shows that increased felling reduces carbon sequestered in forests significantly in both boreal and temperate regions. It is often argued that although increased harvesting does r......
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Annika Johansson
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Published: 2022-01-20
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Municipalities working towards carbon neutrality
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Published: 2021-10-28
Finland has multiple examples of ambitious climate action. One of the best examples of climate work is the Hinku network, that can inspire globally. Hinku network brings together municipalities, busin......
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SYKE’s Policy Briefs at the core of climate policy
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Published: 2021-10-26
Researched information on climate change should be used to plan fair and efficient climate policy, may that be regionally, nationally, or globally. This researched information can be found on Finnish ......
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Municipalities’ climate emissions decreased by 5.5% in 2019
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Published: 2021-05-31
According to a recent calculation by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), municipal climate emissions decreased by 5.5 per cent in 2019 compared to the previous year. ...
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Comprehensive assessment of climate measures in catchments - with system analysis towards carbon-neutral land use (SysteemiHiili)
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Published: 2021-03-17
Comprehensive approach towards the overall sustainability of natural resource use
The fragmentation of information on climate change mitigation and adaptation and the lack of syntheses make it d...
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SYKE Policy Brief: Environmental impact needs to be considered in nutrition recommendations
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Published: 2020-08-31
Increasing the proportion of vegetables, legumes, and fish in the diet helps ease climate change, eutrophication of the Baltic Sea and inland waters, and the decline of biodiversity. SYKE's Policy bri......
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Climate emissions of municipalities increased by less than one per cent during 2018
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Published: 2020-06-17
According to a recent calculation by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), municipal climate emissions increased by 0.6 per cent in 2018 compared to the previous year. On average, emissions from t......
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Calculators
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Published: 2023-10-31
Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) has been developing several tools that can calculate and follow the environmental impacts of different subjects.
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Carbon footprint of Finnish household consumption increasing, carbon footprint of public procurement calculated for the first time
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Published: 2020-02-27
The consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions have not decreased between years 2005 and 2015 although the territorial emissions decreased substantially The majority of consumption-based emissions are......
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New emissions calculation system for all Finnish municipalities – an average emissions reduction of 15 per cent since 2005
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Published: 2020-02-10
Climate emissions have decreased in nearly all Finnish municipalities since 2005. The average decrease is 15 per cent. The reduction in municipal emissions has been driven by the decline in electricit......
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Winter is an important driver for nitrous oxide emissions from boreal lakes
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Published: 2020-01-14
Boreal lakes emit greenhouse gases, but the magnitude of the emissions is still inadequately quantified. While the emissions of carbon dioxide and methane have been addressed earlier, those of nitrous......
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Finnish environmental experts available during the #Helsinki2018 Summit
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Published: 2018-07-11
Presidents Trump and Putin will meet in Helsinki 16.7. The experts of Finnish Environment Institute SYKE are available for the media to give more information on black carbon, climate change and on pro......
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