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16 bills

Topic greenhouse gases16
  1. HE 195/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying environmental penal provisions

    Penal provisions concerning fluorinated greenhouse gases, ozone-depleting substances and the reporting of industrial emissions data will be clarified in line with EU regulation. The acts will define more precisely the acts and omissions for which a fine may be imposed.

    25 Feb 2026 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 37/2025 vpPassed

    Tightening sustainability requirements for renewable fuels

    Sustainability requirements for renewable fuels would be tightened and extended to cover smaller heating and power plants than before, as well as electricity-based renewable fuels. An increasing number of energy producers would have to verify the sustainability of their fuels and report on them to the authorities.

    19 Jun 2025 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement 2

    101 jaa
    84 ei
  3. HE 99/2024 vpPassed

    Implementing the EU carbon border mechanism

    Provisions required by the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism on the sale of emission certificates, guarantees and supervision will be introduced in Finland. Finnish Customs will begin granting the necessary authorisations to importers and supervise compliance with obligations.

    22 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 121/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Slowing fuel distribution obligation increases

    The distribution obligation for transport fuels will be increased more moderately than previously enacted in 2025–2027, curbing price pressures on petrol and diesel. At the same time, fuel distributors will also be able to fulfil their obligation through public charging electricity and by financing other emission reduction measures.

    17 Dec 2024 · 7 votes

    Closest vote · 1. lakiehdotus 5 § , mietintö/ Lotta Hamari

    105 jaa
    77 ei
  5. HE 139/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming building permits and climate requirements

    A new Building Act will be enacted in Finland, merging building permits and action permits into a single building permit and exempting small outbuildings from permit requirements. At the same time, new low-carbon requirements will be set for construction and the permit system will become digital.

    24 Mar 2023 · 1 vote
    102 jaa
    76 ei
  6. HE 239/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Municipal climate plans and appeal rights

    All Finnish municipalities will be required to draw up their own climate plan at least once per council term. At the same time, clear rules will be added to the act on how and by whom appeals against national climate plans can be lodged with the Supreme Administrative Court.

    13 Dec 2022 · 1 vote
    132 jaa
    38 ei
  7. HE 70/2020 vpPassed

    Extending sustainability criteria for biomass fuels

    The act lays down new sustainability requirements for solid and gaseous biomass fuels, such as wood fuels and biogas. The amendment will ensure that bioenergy used in energy production is produced sustainably and that its emission reductions are adequate.

    7 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 200/2016 vpPassed

    Accession to the Paris Agreement

    Finland commits to the international Paris Climate Agreement, which aims to limit the increase in global temperature to well below two degrees. The agreement obliges the parties to set and tighten their emission reduction targets every five years.

    26 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 128/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Biomass sustainability criteria in emissions trading

    Solid and gaseous biomass used by installations covered by emissions trading will only be considered zero-emission if it meets sustainability criteria. In addition, the implementation of official decisions related to emissions trading will be expedited and provisions on the recovery of emission allowances will be clarified.

    29 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 44/2022 vpPassed

    Postponing biomass fuel sustainability criteria

    Installations using biomass fuels and bioliquids will not yet need to demonstrate the sustainability of their fuels in 2022 to count them as zero-rated emissions in emissions trading. Application of the requirement will be postponed to the start of 2023.

    9 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 17/2017 vpPassed

    Stricter sustainability rules for biofuels

    Sustainability criteria for transport biofuels and calculation rules for the distribution obligation will be clarified in line with an EU directive. Only biofuels produced from specific raw materials will be eligible to be counted twice towards the distribution obligation.

    22 May 2017 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 184/2017 vpPassed

    Reducing fuel life cycle emissions

    Fuel suppliers must reduce the life cycle emissions of the fuels they sell by at least 6 per cent in 2020. In addition, fuel emissions data must be reported annually to the Energy Authority.

    22 Feb 2018 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 54/2017 vpPassed

    Global reduction of potent HFCs

    Finland would approve an amendment to the Montreal Protocol that reduces the production and use of HFCs, which act as potent greenhouse gases, globally. The decision would promote climate change mitigation and the adoption of substitute technologies.

    9 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 273/2016 vpPassed

    Publishing refrigeration sector qualifications online

    Qualification details for refrigeration sector professionals and companies will be officially made available in an online service open to everyone. In addition, qualification requirements in the sector will be extended to the handling of refrigerated transport equipment and electrical switchgear.

    22 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 143/2018 vpPassed

    Monitoring fuel consumption of large ships

    Large merchant ships will have to start collecting and reporting data on their fuel consumption. The data will be used to monitor greenhouse gas emissions from shipping internationally.

    8 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 67/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    European greenhouse gas headquarters in Finland

    The statutory seat of the European greenhouse gas observation system, ICOS ERIC, will be located in Finland. The organisation will be granted official legal personality and an exemption from value added tax (VAT) on its purchases.

    24 Nov 2015 · passed without a vote