Climate change links 44/2009 (October 26 – November 1)

http://delicious.com/tietoukka/2009-44

Climate change links 43/2009 (October 19 – October 25)

http://delicious.com/tietoukka/2009-43

Watching The Finnish… 42/2009 (October 12 – October 18)

Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news

Arctic sea ice is thinning: new evidence from the field

See Catlin Arctic Survey (PDF)

Glaciers in Indian Kashmir melting at “alarming” speed

See COP15

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Finnish climate change news

Forest.fi: Finnish forests may be calculated as sources for carbon after Copenhagen

Finnish Meteorological Institute: “FMI participates in greenhouse gas and aerosol field research in Tiksi, Russia” (in Finnish)

Helsingin Sanomat: Pori’s new swimming hall will use solar power to heat water in pool
Were you just led to think that the pool will be 100 % solar-powered? Well, beware of headlines. The planned indoor pool in Pori will be getting a whopping three percent of its electricity and a totally mind-blowing five percent of its heating from solar energy.

Helsingin Sanomat: Finland aims at 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

Yle: Government Eyes Drastic Emissions Cuts

Yle: Positive Reactions To Government Climate Plan

Yle: “Minister of the Environment Paula Lehtomäki in favour of peat combustion despite its greenhouse gas emissions” (in Finnish)

Greenpeace: “Apparently those Members of Parliament who promote nuclear power are not supporting cuts in greenhouse gas emissions” (in Finnish)

Foreign news about Finland

COP15: Finland to cut emissions 80 percent by 2050

Watching The Finnish… 41/2009 (October 5 – October 11)

Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news

There’s nothing to report, really. This was a poor week in the Finnish mainstream media.

See the About page for more info, and this page for my further remarks in Finnish.

Finnish climate change news

Yle: Pekkarinen Favours One New Reactor

Helsingin Sanomat: Greens plan to vote against further nuclear reactors

Motiva: “38 % of Finns have done nothing to save energy” (in Finnish)

Helsingin Sanomat: Fewer Finns willing to pay for climate protection

Greenpeace: Activists demonstrate against the coal power of nuclear companies, see also photos in Flickr

Helsingin Sanomat: Finnish greenhouse emissions within Kyoto protocol framework

Climate change links 42/2009 (October 12 – October 18)

http://delicious.com/tietoukka/2009-42

Climate change links 41/2009 (October 5 – October 11)

http://delicious.com/tietoukka/2009-41

Watching The Finnish… 40/2009 (September 28 – October 4)

Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news

Typhoon Ketsana

See NASA

Typhoon Parma

See NASA

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Finnish climate change news

Finnish Environment Institute: Threshold values of climate change and protection of seas challenge the environmental policy

Helsingin Sanomat: Espoo wave energy firm signs EUR 3 million contract with new EU project

Yle: Electricity Prices Continue to Drop

Finnish Meteorological Institute: “September 2009 was warmer than average in the whole country, at places the warmest September in 50 years” (in Finnish)

Yle: “Independent energy research practically lacking in Finland” (in Finnish); was commented on in Suomen Kuvalehti (in Finnish)

University of Helsinki: “Future challenges for forest policy” (in Finnish) including a climate-related presentation by Eero Nikinmaa (PDF, in Finnish), mentioned in Metsälehti (in Finnish): “The current policy favours coniferous trees, but droughts are expected to affect spruce growth already within 50 years.”

North Karelia Environment Centre: “Threatened by climate change, Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) is getting help from a network of organizations in North Karelia” (in Finnish)

Helsingin Sanomat: “In Turku, one Common Walnut tree (Juglans regia) is producing nuts, being a first for Finland” (in Finnish)

Climate change links 40/2009 (September 28 – October 4)

http://delicious.com/tietoukka/2009-40

Watching The Finnish… 39/2009 (September 21 – September 27)

Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news

Record fall in carbon emissions in 2009

See COP15

Woody plants adapted to past climate change more slowly than herbaceous plants

See Proceedings of the Royal Society B

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Finnish climate change news

Yle: Crematory Officials Plan to Make Good Use of Thermal Energy

Helsingin Sanomat: Climate change could lead to darker winters in Helsinki

Yle: “No clear climate benefit from electric cars if the electricity is generated by burning coal” (in Finnish)

Watching The Finnish… 38/2009 (September 14 – September 20)

Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news

World’s largest offshore wind farm inaugurated in the North Sea

See Dong Energy

See the About page for more info, and this page for my further remarks in Finnish.

Finnish climate change news

Yle: Greens Chair: Still No to More Nukes

Finnish Environment Institute: New tool will be developed for assessment of sustainability of bioenergy production

Statistics Finland: Total energy consumption decreased by 8 per cent in the early part of the year

Consumer Agency: Guidelines set for green car marketing

Forest.fi: Finnish forests could be interpreted as sources of carbon

Climate change links 39/2009 (September 21 – September 27)

http://delicious.com/tietoukka/2009-39

Climate change links 38/2009 (September 14 – September 20)

http://delicious.com/tietoukka/2009-38