Climate targets and carbon neutrality

Projects

Finland’s climate handprint – Challenges and opportunities in assessing climate benefits and its role in state climate work

The goal of the project is to clarify whether the positive climate impacts achieved through export products can be used to supplement the overall picture of the state’s climate actions.

Projects

Synthesis of emission reductions and economic impacts in the AFOLU sector

The project assesses the possibilities for reducing emissions in the agriculture, forestry and other land‑use sectors (AFOLU). Based on the findings, recommendations will be prepared for decision‑makers on practical ways to move forward.

17.4.202517.4.2025News, Press release

Finnish Climate Change Panel memorandum and report: Achieving climate targets requires rapid corrective action in the LULUCF sector

The Finnish Climate Change Panel's latest publications deal with Finland's pathway to carbon neutrality and the situation in the land use, or LULUCF, sector. Meeting the 2030 commitment set by the EU is an important step towards carbon neutrality by 2035. The challenges in the LULUCF sector must be resolved if we are to avoid other sectors having to bear more of the load when it comes to climate actions. Forest use must change if Finland is to meet its national climate targets and those jointly agreed within the EU.

13.3.2025News, Press release

The Finnish Climate Change Panel’s memorandum: Carbon neutrality 2035 is a legitimate and achievable goal

While the transformation of forests from sinks to emission sources undoubtedly makes it more difficult to achieve the target of carbon neutrality enshrined in Finland's Climate Act, it does not make it impossible. By pursuing carbon neutrality, Finland is doing its fair share to mitigate climate change and maintain its attractiveness as a country for clean investment. There is a wealth of research data available to decision-makers to help them find immediately actionable ways to achieve the carbon neutrality target.

13.3.202518.6.2025Memorandum

Carbon neutrality 2035 is a legitimate and achievable goal

While the transformation of forests from sinks to emission sources undoubtedly makes it more difficult to achieve the target of carbon neutrality enshrined in Finland’s Climate […]

30.10.20249.5.2025Report

Review of Finland’s emissions reduction pathway, taking into account the role of non-CO2 greenhouse gases and indirect sink effects

The report examines how much a fair share would be for Finland to shoulder when it comes to climate actions, and the consequent emissions reduction pathway. […]

30.10.20249.5.2025News, Press release

Finnish Climate Change Panel Report: New calculations support the target of achieving carbon neutrality in Finland by 2035

A recent report by the Finnish Climate Change Panel examines Finland's emissions budget and carbon neutrality target using new calculation methods that take better account of climate science. Based on this review, the Panel emphasises that the 2035 carbon neutrality target set out in the Finnish Climate Act is justified.

22.8.202430.8.2024News, Press release

The Finnish Climate Change Panel’s Report: Increasing the blending mandate and accelerating electrification will halve transport emissions

The Finnish Climate Change Panel has published an assessment of the current government's transport emission reduction measures in relation to 2030 climate targets. The main challenges relate to changes to the renewable fuel blending mandate. Climate targets can be achieved by increasing the proportion of renewable fuels mixed in with fossil fuels to a sufficient level and by accelerating the electrification of transport. Reducing transport emissions to meet the emissions targets of the effort sharing sector is also economically beneficial.

19.6.202429.7.2025Report

Opportunities provided by technological carbon sinks and the means for their advancement Finland

This study examines the potential, costs and realistic scale of technological carbon sinks in Finland over the medium term more closely than in the previous publicly […]

12.5.202313.6.2024Report

Evaluation of justice in climate policy

Climate policy justice aspects have become central to the societal debate regarding climate policy. Securing climate policy justice has also been identified as an objective in […]