New research suggests that current environmental measures are not enough to make Finland carbon neutral by 2035.
Finland has set itself a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2035, but that target is slipping out of reach according to a new study by the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke).
The institutes say current climate and energy policy measures are inadequate to achieve the goal. They emphasised a clear need for additional measures, such as removing between 2 to 19 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
When it comes to reaching carbon neutrality, Finland's biggest stumbling blocks at the moment relate to the development of the land use sector and the implementation of investments in clean energy and industry.
The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) has also previously suggested that Finland is falling behind its carbon neutrality target, saying it may remain just a goal.
This week Finland voted against an EU rewilding measure. The European Environment Council, however, voted to approve the Nature Restoration Law, which aims to restore 20 percent of the EU's land and sea areas by 2030 — as well as all ecosystems that need restoration by 2050.
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