Greenhouse gases

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Finlands greenhouse gas emissions decreased by approximately 10 per cent from the previous year in 2008
04 Dec 2009
According to the preliminary estimate that must be submitted to the European Commission on 15 January 2010, greenhouse gas emissions in Finland amounted to 70.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (t CO2 eq.) in 2008. Emissions were over 10 per cent lower than in the previous year and approximately 1.2 per cent below the Kyoto Protocol commitment level. Emissions from the energy sector decreased most (-21%) from 2007. Emissions from transport were also lower than in the previous year for the first time in the 2000s (-4%). Compared to 2007, emissions also decreased in the waste sector (-7%), whereas emissions from industrial processes (+5%) and agriculture grew slightly. In Finland, the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector acts as net sink (removals from atmosphere exceed emissions). In 2008, the net removals of the sector amounted to 35.4 Mt of carbon dioxide equivalent, which was approximately 15 per cent more than in the year before. Emissions of the LULUCF sector are not included in full amounts in the commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.

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23 Apr 2010