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The KUNTANIELU (Municipal sink) project is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research project operating under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's Catch the Carbon programme.
The main objective of the project is to allow municipalities to increase the net carbon sink of the land use sector and to lay the foundation for municipal-level offsetting that enables municipalities striving towards carbon neutrality.
Turku is a city on the southwest coast of Finland, at the mouth of the Aura River in the region of Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi). It is a regional capital and a vital business and cultural center. Turku has a population of 190000, increasing at 0.9% per annum, making it the sixth largest city in Finland. There over 330,192 inhabitants living in the Turku sub-region, ranking it the third largest urban area in Finland.
Turku is a trendsetter in Smart Mobility
As the first CIVITAS city in Finland, Turku has become an internationally noticed flagship city of sustainable solutions. The aim of Turku is to become carbon neutral by 2029 and Smart Mobility plays an important role in this process. Mobility in 2029 will consist primarily of walking, cycling, electric public transport and sharing of vehicles. Mobility has also become a service. All these themes were further developed in a four-year CIVITAS ECCENTRIC project funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.
The European Commission has approved the commitments, measures and investment plan of the Turku Climate City Contract.
Mayor of Turku Minna Arve attended the Dubai Climate Change Co
One of the main topics of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) launching this week in Dubai is the assessment of the implementation of the Pari
The main goal of the event was collaboration, sharing of ideas and thoughts, and constructive dialogue between citizens and city employees.
The idea of the circular economy course was to get students to work in interdisciplinary groups on circular economy challenges.
In spring 2022, Turku was selected in the EU Mission “100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities”.
Consumption-based carbon footprint consists of energy consumption, construction, transportation, food, as well as the procurement of products and s
Together with 52 fellow Pilot Cities, Turku will implement innovative actions to accelerate climate action and rapidly decarbonize.
Turku's position among the world's leading climate cities has been built through determined work for several years.
A List cities are demonstrating their climate leadership through concerted and effective action, just as national governments have been asked to do
The conference seeks agreement on measures for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees above the pre-industrial levels.
The webinar is co-organized by city of Turku and the Solar Impulse Foundation.
The 100 cities selected to the Mission program should act as experimentation hubs and pave the way to enable all cities in Europe to reach climate-
Upper secondary school student Aisha Abudu, 17, took part in a Fridays for Future demonstration in Turku a couple of years ago, in
The Missions are a new element of the EU’s research and innovation framework programme Horizon Europe.
To meet the 1.5 degree warming limit target set by the Paris Climate Agreement, the CDP has tightened previous city-level standards and conditions
RESPONSE aims to turn energy sustainability into a doable vision by solving the energy trilemma; security, equity/affordability and environmental s
The Green City Accord is a new European Commission initiative whose purpose is to encourage cities to take environmental action.
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network committed to sustainable urban development.
Due to the covid-19 situation and cancellation of the Award Ceremony of 4 March at European Parliament, European Commissioner for Energy Ka
According to Development Manager Risto Veivo, responsible for developing climate policy, the process of advancing the carbon neutr