Climate change links 48/2009 (November 23 – November 29)
Posted by tietoukka on 2009/12/01
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Watching The Finnish… 47/2009 (November 16 – November 22)
Posted by tietoukka on 2009/11/27
Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news
The following topics were mentioned:
- East Antarctic ice sheet may be losing mass
- Mentioned by: CO2-raportti
- Original article in: Nature Geoscience
- Oceans’ ability to absorb CO2 may be diminishing
- Mentioned by: CO2-raportti
- Original article in: Nature
- Increasing fraction of CO2 emissions remains in the atmosphere; fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 % since 2000
- Mentioned by: Tiede.fi, CO2-raportti
- Original article in: Nature Geoscience
See the About page for more info, and this page for my further remarks in Finnish.
Finnish climate change news
Finnish Energy Industries: “Electricity consumption is back on the rise again” (in Finnish)
Statistics Finland: “Environmental taxes decrease to 6.2 % of total taxation by the state in 2008” (in Finnish)
VTT (via AlphaGalileo): New nuclear power plants and the electricity market competition
Greenpeace Finland: “Minister Pekkarinen must halt construction of Olkiluoto 3 for the sake of nuclear security” (in Finnish)
Helsingin Sanomat: “Exceptionally warm weather in Southern Finland” (in Finnish)
Ministry for Foreign Affairs: Minister Väyrynen: The recession weakens financiers’ commitments to climate efforts
Foreign news about Finland
Greenpeace International: Update: Nuclear madness reaches Finland
Greenpeace International: Nuclear expert warns of safety flaws in Areva’s reactor design
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Climate change links 47/2009 (November 16 – November 22)
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Watching The Finnish… 46/2009 (November 9 – November 15)
Posted by tietoukka on 2009/11/23
Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news
The following topics were mentioned:
- Record-low water level in Lake Titicaca
- See COP15
- Deforestation rate in Brazilian Amazon lowest in 20 years
- See National Institute For Space Research, Brazil
- Greenland Ice Sheet melting at accelerating rate
- Original article in: Science
- Record high temperatures far outpace record lows across USA
- See NCAR
See the About page for more info, and this page for my further remarks in Finnish.
Finnish climate change news
Helsingin Sanomat: Congestion charges could be introduced towards end of 2010s
Yle: Neste to Become World’s Biggest Buyer of Palm Oil?
Ministry of Employment and the Economy: Ministry estimates: Growth trend in electricity consumption levelling off (version in Finnish)
Yle: Ministry Reduces Power Consumption Forecast
VTT (via AlphaGalileo): How to integrate wind power smoothly to power systems
Foreign news about Finland
Greenpeace International: Paper giant pulls out of Indonesia rainforest destruction
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Watching The Finnish… 45/2009 (November 2 – November 8)
Posted by tietoukka on 2009/11/23
Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news
The following topics were mentioned:
- CO2 emissions from forest loss is revised downwards
- Original article in: Nature Geoscience
- Glaciers on Kilimanjaro shrinking rapidly, will likely disappear within several decades
- Original article in: PNAS
- Wetlands International warns about draining peatlands
- Original article at: wetlands.org
See the About page for more info, and this page for my further remarks in Finnish.
Finnish climate change news
Yle: Companies Increasingly Interested in Green Energy
Yle: Proposal for Helsinki Congestion Charges Moves Forward
YTV: “During weekdays, approximately 100,000 cars arrive in Helsinki Metropolitan Region, transporting only 1.27 people per car” (in Finnish)
Helsingin Sanomat: Helsinki votes in favour of congestion charges
Helsingin Energia: “Helsingin Energia receives Certificate of Merit for their energy-efficiency from the International Energy Agency” (in Finnish)
Ministry of Employment and the Economy: Finnish Government grants consent for Nord Stream’s offshore gas pipeline project (version in Finnish)
Yle: Government Gives Go-Ahead to Nord Stream Pipeline
Helsingin Sanomat: Finnish government to give go-ahead for Baltic Sea gas pipeline
Yle: Greens Oppose Producing Nuclear Electricity for Export
Helsingin Sanomat: Finnish company envisages better utilisation of wind energy to provide power for electric vehicles
Helsingin Sanomat: Emission targets add urgency to development of electric cars
VTT (via AlphaGalileo): Utilization of municipal waste in biorefinery
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Climate change links 46/2009 (November 9 – November 15)
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Climate change links 45/2009 (November 2 – November 8)
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Watching The Finnish… 44/2009 (October 26 – November 1)
Posted by tietoukka on 2009/11/10
Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news
The following topics were mentioned:
- Most European palm oil buyers fail sustainability test
- See WWF
- Improved Attribution of Climate Forcing to Emissions
- See Science
- Climate change and environmental impacts on coastal communities in Australia
- See Parliament of Australia
See the About page for more info, and this page for my further remarks in Finnish.
Finnish climate change news
Prime Minister’s Office: The foresight report outlines long-term climate and energy policy: Towards a thriving low-carbon Finland. “The target of the foresight report is a shift to a thriving low-carbon society in which emissions have been reduced by at least 80 per cent from the 1990 level by 2050 as part of a wider international effort.”
Finnish Vehicle Administration: “Environment-friendliness of Finnish drivers drops from last year” (in Finnish)
Helsingin Sanomat: During recession motorists consider price, not environment, when choosing car
Helsingin Sanomat: Fennovoima model of two smaller nuclear reactors interests decision-makers
Yle: Industry Wants More Nuclear Power
Yle: Old Bread Becomes New Fuel
VTT (via AlphaGalileo): Assessing the sustainability of liquid biofuels from evolving technologies. A Finnish approach
Laura Arppe / University of Helsinki: Isotopic records of terrestrial ice age environments in mammoth bioapatite
Kai Rasmus / University of Helsinki: Optical Studies of the Antarctic Glacio-Oceanic System
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Watching The Finnish… 43/2009 (October 19 – October 25)
Posted by tietoukka on 2009/11/10
Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news
The following topics were mentioned:
- Indirect Emissions from Biofuels: How Important?
- See Science
- The impact of a global temperature rise of 4ºC
- See Act on Copenhagen
- Recent changes in a remote Arctic lake are unique within the past 200,000 years
- See Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
See the About page for more info, and this page for my further remarks in Finnish.
Finnish climate change news
Statistics Finland: Consumption of hard coal increased by 32 per cent in January to September
Statistics Finland: Electricity production with renewable energy sources grew by 15 per cent in 2008
Helsingin Sanomat: Emotions run high in debate on uranium mining in east of Finland
Helsingin Sanomat: Date of completion for Olkiluoto III nuclear plant still anybody’s guess
Yle: Finnish Space Technology Assists Climate Satellite Project
Bioenergia.fi -a new website on bioenergy (so far, no content in English)
Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers: Engineering Associations’ National Climate Plan for Finland: “in Finnish energy production, 70 % GHG emission cuts possible by 2050″ (PDF in English)
Finnish Meteorological Institute: “Alert systems for heavy rains and sewer flooding are being developed” (in Finnish)
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Climate change links 44/2009 (October 26 – November 1)
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Climate change links 43/2009 (October 19 – October 25)
Posted by tietoukka on 2009/10/28
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Watching The Finnish… 42/2009 (October 12 – October 18)
Posted by tietoukka on 2009/10/25
Finnish coverage of foreign climate change news
The following topics were mentioned:
- 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
See the About page for more info, and this page for my further remarks in Finnish.
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
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