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16.10.2023 | The EU ministers responsible for the environment and climate change issues will meet in Luxembourg on 16 October to discuss the EU’s objectives for the negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Dubai. The conclusions to be adopted by the Environment Council will constitute the EU’s objective for the Climate Change Conference. Finland’s representative at the Environment Council will be Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen.

19.9.2019 | European Union transport ministers will meet in Brussels on 20 September 2019. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin will chair the meeting. This is the first Transport Council meeting during Finland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

19.9.2019 | European Union transport ministers will meet in Brussels on 20 September 2019. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin will chair the meeting. This is the first Transport Council meeting during Finland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

7.10.2021 | The Government of Finland has outlined its positions on the legislative proposals of the EU Commission aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road, maritime and air transport.

7.10.2021 | The Government of Finland has outlined its positions on the legislative proposals of the EU Commission aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road, maritime and air transport.

8.10.2018 | The message in a new Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is clear: The climate is warming at an alarming rate. Swift and radical changes are needed in order to ensure that temperatures do not rise more than 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. The same also applies to transport. One fifth of Finland's greenhouse gases come from transport and the majority of these from road traffic.

8.10.2018 | Minister Berner: Climate change very apparent in the work of the Ministry of Transport and Communications – aiming for carbon-free transport Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 8.10.2018 7.05 Type: Press release The message i...

16.12.2020 | On 17 December, the EU environment and climate ministers will meet in Brussels to finalise the EU’s climate commitment to the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Finland’s representative at the meeting will be Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Krista Mikkonen.

11.10.2022 | Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, adopted almost unanimously a new long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG). In international aviation, the aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to net-zero by 2050. The ICAO Assembly was held in Montreal, Canada, from 27 September to 7 October 2022.

11.10.2022 | Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, adopted almost unanimously a new long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG). In international aviation, the aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to net-zero by 2050. The ICAO Assembly was held in Montreal, Canada, from 27 September to 7 October 2022.

6.5.2021 | The Government adopted a resolution on 6 May 2021 that confirms measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation and the priorities for exerting influence internationally. The resolution draws on the work on the Roadmap for fossil-free transport.

23.11.2020 | At the 75th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on 16-20 November, Member States reached a compromise on the rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping in the short term.

23.11.2020 | At the 75th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on 16-20 November, Member States reached a compromise on the rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping in the short term.

25.9.2019 | According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, the areas covered by snow and permafrost are shrinking. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin considers it important that Finland reduce its emissions and show a way towards carbon neutral world.

25.9.2019 | According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, the areas covered by snow and permafrost are shrinking. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin considers it important that Finland reduce its emissions and show a way towards carbon neutral world.

24.2.2020 | A working group is preparing the implementation of the EU Directive concerning the promotion of clean vehicles in public procurement in Finland. The aim is to increase the proportion of zero- and low-emission vehicles in public procurement concerning vehicles and transport services. A study on the matter was completed just recently, and now the working group will use this to assess different opti...

13.12.2022 | How to reduce emissions from shipping? How to make the most of new technologies to make maritime transport safer? For Finland, solving these questions is crucial. And for this reason, Finland is seeking membership in the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the 2024-2025 term.

3.9.2024 | The 2025 budget proposal of Prime Minister Orpo's Government bolsters conditions for economic growth. Economic growth driven by the private sector will also serve to secure the financing base for central government finances. The fast-acting measures to curb indebtedness that were decided on due to the difficult situation in central government finances will move forward.

13.12.2022 | How to reduce emissions from shipping? How to make the most of new technologies to make maritime transport safer? For Finland, solving these questions is crucial. And for this reason, Finland is seeking membership in the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the 2024-2025 term.

20.9.2021 | Addressing the Transport and Communications Forum on 20 September 2021, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka insisted that Finland is ideally positioned to succeed in a climate-neutral Europe: "We understand the power of partnership, and we have the opportunity and even the duty to apply the tools at our disposal."