The overall objective of this Horizon Europe funded project is to integrate and enhance existing observation efforts –including in-situ, satellite, modelling and citizen science – to better study the...

During this project, Finnish Environment Institute will assess the environmental impacts of the new process technology as well as the wider system-level impacts of micro-mobility in cities. The proje...

Senior specialist Contact information Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi Tel.  +358 295 251 235 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Climate solutions Regions and mu......

© Adobe Stock Climate change mitigation and related low-carbon goals have become central themes in land use planning, as planning is the foundation of future land use solutions. Over...

                  Recycling and reuse of ceramic waste is a way forward into a circular e...

  Objectives The project encourages reusing and utilizing recycled materials in civil and urban construction. The aim is to save valuable and finite natural resources and to red...

Increasing consumer interest in vegetables and sustainable food will lead to a need to expand greenhouse cultivation. Peat is a common growing media in greenhouse cultivation; however, it is c...

The report on the Physical Science Basis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on Monday states that human-induced climate change is already affecting many weather and climate ex......

Changing consumption patterns is essential for curbing environmental problems. Several applications have been developed to collect consumption data and calculate environmental impact. A new dissertati......

At the moment, copper pipes are not allowed in domestic water networks in eco-labelled houses according to the Swan label. The criteria are the same in all Nordic countries. Dissenting views have bee...

The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method developed by European Commission is used to assess the environmental impact of products throughout their life cycles. A new study by the Finnish Envir......

The consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions have not decreased between years 2005 and 2015 although the territorial emissions decreased substantially The majority of consumption-based emissions are......

There are dozens of different environmental labels and ecodesign tools for products in operation in the marketplace. The environmental information on products intended for consumers should be harmonis......

The climate impacts of diet can be reduced by 30 to 40 per cent by changing our diets and taking care of the carbon reserve in arable land. According to the final report of the FoodMinimum project, sh......

JUST FOOD explores and develops means for making the transition to a healthy and climate-smart food system just, sustainable, and socially acceptable. The existing sustainability transition re...

The renewed by the Finnish Environment Institute is even clearer than before in guiding people towards tangible actions to reduce the carbon footprint. The user interface of the calculator has been r......

The European Commission has granted 9.1 million euros to Finland to help mitigate climate change. The ‘Towards Carbon Neutral Municipalities’ (CANEMURE) project, which has been approved for the Life ......

New methods for calculation of the environmental footprint open possibilities for businesses to document and communicate their environmental performance in a more simplified and verifiable way. With t......

Coordinator Contact information Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi Tel.: +358 29 525 1942 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Climate solutions Regions and municipalities ......

Development manager  PhD (Environmental Science and Policy) © Kai Widell Contact information Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi   Tel.  +358(0)2......