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Back to homepageSkyrocketing AMBITIONS: Dubai’s massive airport expansion plans and how it affects the climate
NordenBladet – Dubai is embarking on an ambitious airport expansion project as air traffic continues to surge. Dubai International Airport (DXB), already the world’s busiest international traveler hub, is gearing up for a substantial €1.5 to €2.5 billion overhaul over
Read MoreEstonian Presidency of the BA will focus on security and climate crisis
NordenBladet — Today, the Estonian Delegation to the Baltic Assembly (BA) participated in the 41st Session of the Baltic Assembly and the 28th Baltic Council in Riga, Latvia, where Latvia handed the BA Presidency over to Estonia and Head of the Estonian
Read MoreClimate Policy Roundtable: Climate plan for land use sector must take into account many dimensions of just transition
NordenBladet — On Tuesday 22 March, the Climate Policy Roundtable discussed the climate plan for the land use sector. The discussions focused on the impacts of climate measures in the land use sector on biodiversity and the need to take
Read MoreClimate Policy Roundtable meets to discuss climate plan for land use sector
NordenBladet — The Climate Policy Roundtable will hold its 14th meeting on Tuesday 22 March 2022. It will discuss the climate plan for the land use sector, which is due to be circulated for comments in the next few weeks.
Read MoreFinland publishes its plan for international climate finance: nearly twofold increase in funding
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs publishes for the first time its long-term plan for Finland’s international climate finance, extending up to 2026. Finland’s international climate finance will increase nearly twofold during this government term compared to the previous
Read MoreGovernment agreed on measures to strengthen climate action
NordenBladet — The Government has agreed on measures by which Finland will halve its emissions in the effort sharing sector by 2030 and set the course towards carbon neutrality by 2035. The measures decided in the autumn will be strengthened
Read MoreNational parliaments focus on climate change and war in Ukraine at the IPU Assembly
NordenBladet — Members of the Estonian delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) are attending the 144th IPU Assembly, with focus on the role of the parliaments in responding to climate change, and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine as an emergency item
Read MoreNew Climate Change Act to be submitted to Parliament – carbon neutrality target 2035 included in the Act, emission reduction targets for coming decades as well
NordenBladet — The Government approved the proposal for the new Climate Change Act on 3 March. The Act has been reformed to make sure that Finland’s carbon neutrality target for 2035 and other international and EU climate objectives will be
Read MoreIPCC report: Climate change has serious impacts on people and nature – impacts unevenly distributed
NordenBladet — According to the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published on 28 February 2022, climate change is a serious threat to human wellbeing. The impacts of climate change are unevenly distributed between regions. More than three
Read MoreMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry provides EUR 7.3 million in funding for 19 new Catch the Carbon development projects – package of more than 100 projects promotes climate work in land use sector
NordenBladet — The new Catch the Carbon projects will develop and pilot regional and local climate work, carbon markets and offsetting schemes in agriculture, forestry and other land use, and strengthen the knowledge base for greenhouse gas inventories.The projects will
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