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Climate Change Act (No. 609 of 2015).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Basic legislation Climate change Governance Policy/planning Ozone layer
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act lays down provisions on the tasks of state authorities in drawing up climate change policy plans and ensuring their implementation. It establishes a framework for the planning of climate change policy in Finland and the monitoring of its implementation. It also seeks to enhance and coordinate the activities of state authorities in planning measures that are aimed at mitigation of climate change and adaptation to it, and at the monitoring of the implementation of these measures and to strengthen the opportunities of Parliament and the public to participate in and affect the planning of climate change policy in Finland. Planning of climate change policy shall be carried out so as to: 1) to ensure the fulfilment of obligations under the treaties binding on Finland and under the legislation of the European Union to reduce and monitor greenhouse gases; 2) to reduce anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, to mitigate climate change through national actions, and to adapt to climate change.

Full text
English/Swedish
Website
www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Climate Change Act (No. 423 of 2022).

Legislation | Finland | 2022

Keyword: Emissions, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Pollution control, Framework law, Climate change, Data collection/reporting, Governance, Policy/planning, Risk assessment/management, Public participation, Indigenous peoples, Food security, Classification/declassification, Biodiversity, Wetlands

Source: FAO, FAOLEX