Snow-covered logs in Keuruu in December 2023. A drop in logging volumes had a positive impact on greenhouse emissions in Finland in 2024, according to an analysis carried out by Etla Economic Research. (Heikki Saukkomaa – Lehtikuva)
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GREENHOUSE GAS emissions fell noticeably in Finland in 2024, according to Etla Economic Research.
Etla on Tuesday reported that the fall was attributable particularly to a drop in the use of fossil fuels in energy production, but also to a drop in transport emissions and the impact of less intensive logging on the carbon sink of forests.
The development of total emissions is not expected to be as positive in the coming years, however.
Etla is forecasting that national greenhouse gas emissions, excluding the land-use sector, will decrease at an average annual pace of 3.4 per cent until 2028, representing a slowdown from the previous pace.
The decrease witnessed to date has stemmed particularly from energy production as fossil fuels have made way for emission-free
Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi
