The Finnish Government has produced a strategy that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, regulate energy consumption and increase the contribution of renewable energy.
Announced in November 2008, the Finnish Government ‘long-term climate and energy strategy’ was presented to its national parliament in the form of a report, and was expected to come into force in the following months. The strategy was driven by the European Commission's proposals for Finland to reduce its greenhouse gases emission and energy consumption by 2020.
The strategy is intended to secure energy security needed for carbon intensive industries, while also instituting measures to meet Finland's 2020 GHG emission objectives. Essentially a statement that new prominent climate and energy policy measures are needed to meet the European Commission's proposed emission and energy targets, the strategy will address a variety of areas:
‘The Government aims at decreased energy consumption and intense growth in the share of renewable energy sources’ (Finnish Government press release): http://www.tem.fi/?89521_m=93164&l=en&s=2471
EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS): http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/emission/index_en.htm