Annual Climate Report 2022
Toimittaja:
Siljander, Riikka
Cederlöf, Magnus
Skoglund, Kai
Ministry of the Environment
31.03.2023
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Under the Climate Change Act, the Government submits an Annual Climate Report to the Parliament each year. The report monitors the general development of greenhouse gas emission trends, the sufficiency of the planned measures to achieve the set emission reduction targets for the coming 15 years as well as progress made in implementing the National Adaptation Plan.
The total emissions in 2021 remained approximately on the same level as in the previous year. There was an increase in emissions from the emissions trading sector but the emissions from this sector have declined substantially during earlier years. The emissions from the effort sharing sector decreased compared to the previous year. The emissions from this sector have decreased more slowly than the emissions from the emissions trading sector. Based on the verified emission figures from 2020, Finland fulfills the emission reduction obligation for the period 2013-2020.
According to the proxy estimates, in 2021, the land use sector turned from a carbon sink into an emissions source for the first time. As a result, Finland´s net emissions increased and exceeded the 2005 level. The transformation of the sink into an emissions source is assumed to be a result of slower tree growth and high amount of felling.
Based on scenarios used in this Annual Climate Report, it can be assessed that the measures taken in the emissions trading sector and the effort sharing sector are sufficient to achieve the emission reduction targets. However, a substantial amount of uncertainty is related to the achievement of the targets. The scenarios do not take into account energy price hikes or the development of emissions and sinks in the land use sector.
The total emissions in 2021 remained approximately on the same level as in the previous year. There was an increase in emissions from the emissions trading sector but the emissions from this sector have declined substantially during earlier years. The emissions from the effort sharing sector decreased compared to the previous year. The emissions from this sector have decreased more slowly than the emissions from the emissions trading sector. Based on the verified emission figures from 2020, Finland fulfills the emission reduction obligation for the period 2013-2020.
According to the proxy estimates, in 2021, the land use sector turned from a carbon sink into an emissions source for the first time. As a result, Finland´s net emissions increased and exceeded the 2005 level. The transformation of the sink into an emissions source is assumed to be a result of slower tree growth and high amount of felling.
Based on scenarios used in this Annual Climate Report, it can be assessed that the measures taken in the emissions trading sector and the effort sharing sector are sufficient to achieve the emission reduction targets. However, a substantial amount of uncertainty is related to the achievement of the targets. The scenarios do not take into account energy price hikes or the development of emissions and sinks in the land use sector.