The Ministry of Employment and the Economy has sent a draft of the government’s energy and climate strategy for a consultation round, which ends on 22 August 2025. The strategy outlines measures to speed up a clean transition and promote climate goals.
According to Iltalehti’s information On Friday, the climate strategy was sent to a dispute for a consultation at the request of the Coalition Party. The Finns in particular have been raised in the strategy.
Minister for Transport and Communications negotiating on behalf of the Finns Lulu wrist On Friday, Iltalehti told that the party still received a strategy on Thursday that the use of forests would not be restricted.
According to the wrist, it should have been even more emphasized. The Finns would also have wanted changes to EU policy and climate assessment.
Year 2035 still included
Basic Finns are Vice -President Teemu Keskisarja by rubbing In particular, the year 2035 of the Finnish carbon neutrality target. 2035 is still in the draft strategy.
“According to the carbon neutrality target of the Climate Act, greenhouse gas emissions must not exceed the exit at the latest in 2035. Shortly thereafter, net emissions must be firmly negative,” the draft says.
Lulu Ranne commented to Iltalehti that the strategy “should get a record that does not hang on to this current climate law”.
There is also disagreement in the Board of Climate targets of the European Commission. According to the target, emissions need to be reduced by 90 % by 2040. Ranne continues to repeat in an interview with Iltalehti that the Finns have not accepted the matter.
“Pull a carpet under the climate speeches”
Opposition Party Vice Chairman of the Green Parliamentary Group Saara Hyrkkö However, the draft strategy that has entered the consultation round is “stated between the lines” that the government does not intend to seek carbon neutrality by 2035 in accordance with the Climate Act.
“This is pulling the carpet under the government program and the coalition’s climate speeches. Everyone knew that achieving a carbon neutrality target was not an easy task, but the Coalition and the RKP assured that it was held. Whether the Prime Minister’s party has accepted the claims of the Finns or whether the defense of the climate law was only Bluff.”
The government’s strategy paper states that the emission reduction targets under the Climate Act will be achieved if all planned actions are taken. Hyrkkö points out that it alone is not enough to reach the carbon neutrality target under the Climate Act.
“It is mathematically impossible to get to zero if there is no carbon sink of the same size. So is the government actually leaves goodbye to the carbon neutrality of the Climate Act in silence?”
“Basic Finns’ Military Tour Against Business”
Coalition MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen In particular, the position of the Finns is not committed to the EU climate target.
“The durability of Finland’s entire economy and public finances depends on the success of our companies’ future. Finland is a leading producer of pure technology, clean energy and storage, hydrogen economy, and fossil replacement innovation, such as our forest industry. Indeed, the military trip against our business for our business is amazing, ”he comments in his release.
Pietikäinen himself considers the Commission’s proposal necessary.
“According to the scientific community, the 90 % greenhouse gas emission target should be preferred by 2030 or by 2035.
Pietikäinen says he is concerned about the unclear position of the Finnish government to the 2040 climate target.
“The European emission reduction target is also essential for Finland’s competitiveness, as Finland does not have the industry that our country could succeed. Finland’s business life is supported by a consistent and predictable climate policy, as Finland’s competitiveness is not based on old fossil energy technology. Cancellation of climate targets would be fatal for these investments. ”
Chairman of the climate panel Jyri Seppälä estimates To Helsingin Sanomatthat the draft climate strategy has a loophole for critical climate targets.
Seppälä suggests that, according to the draft strategy, the climate law objectives that have been recorded in the Climate Act will be evaluated this year. The assessment takes into account, among other things, the latest scientific knowledge, technology development and cost -effectiveness of emission reduction measures.
“The evaluation has not yet been done, and it can download a new kind of discussion on this whole strategy,” Seppälä says.