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32 Spring 2018 European Energy Innovation
FINLAND ENERGY
Finland scaling up the success of
Energy Innovations and PPP on
the road towards Carbon neutral
society By Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing of Finland
Finland’s long term goal is
a carbon-neutral society
and we are working hard to
reach that goal in 2045. The
Government approved the National
Energy and Climate Strategy to 2030
on November 2016. The strategy
sets out concrete actions and targets
through which Finland will achieve
international and the EU energy and
climate objectives. Our national goal is the potential of biogas. Forest growth
to cut the use of fossil oil by half, raise is utilized in reaching the climate
our share of renewable energy in total
energy to 50 per cent by 2030 and to
stop using coal by 2030. A survey of
actions needed and costs rising will be
completed by the end of March. It also
looks at the option of ending the use
of coal by 2025.
Diverse actions are needed including
targets in a way that ensures sufficient
carbon sinks, also in the future. Climate
targets can well be reconciled with the
protection of biodiversity,
Key drivers of change are associated
with technology development,
decentralized and renewable energy
production, digitalization, urbanization
and the consumer’s more important
role. Energy production alone will no
longer be the most significant business
area in the future, as the energy sector
also will increasingly turn into a service
business.
One of our common challenges is
the global urgency to move towards
sustainable, low carbon economic
growth and to address climate
change while meeting the increasing
demand for energy. In this transition,
the role of international cooperation
is crucial.
But it is not only the Governmental
actions needed. Business life and
companies as well as individual
citizens have to do their share for
better climate and environment.
There are many signs, that climate is
changing rapidly and to avoid harmful
effects, we have to implement cleaner
and better energy infrastructure all
around the world.
The future energy system will be
flexible and intelligent. In addition to
directing energy production, energy
consumption may also be managed
and coordinated as indicated by the
current production situation. Hybrid
systems that combine different forms
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