Climate targets and carbon neutrality

The aim of the project is to answer the following questions: What is the current situation in terms of implementation of climate plans – have the actions in the previous plans been initiated, what decisions have weakened or strengthened the emissions trends in different sectors? What will the main drivers of change in emissions and sinks in different sectors be in the near future, taking into account government policies, and how have the trends affecting emissions in various areas of society, as outlined earlier, changed in light of the latest information? What is the current emissions gap in relation to the targets, taking into account the changes and uncertainties referred to above? What are the most feasible measures for different sectors and how could they be implemented in time to close the emissions gap? Project results estimated to be complete: October 2025 Panel member responsible: Research professor and Chair Jyri Seppälä Involved in the project: Members of the Finnish Climate Change Panel, the Finnish Environment Institute, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, and Natural Resources Institute Finland
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KUILU – Assessment of climate policy: current situation and actions needed to achieve targets

The aim of this project is to provide a snapshot of how sufficient Finnish climate policy is in terms of meeting Finland’s climate targets and to create an understanding of the measures and means needed to meet the objectives of the Climate Change Act and EU obligations. The results of the project will be used for the selection, adequacy assessment, implementation and preparation of updates to climate plans. The work within the project will also provide an evidence base for preparing statements.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]