The Carbon Neutral Municipalities is an innovative project mitigating climate change at local level. Municipalities, businesses, citizens and experts devise solutions that reduce emissions and improve local welfare.

1. Carbon Neutral Municipalities
An innovative approach to climate
change mitigation at local level
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) 2014

2. Municipalities, businesses,
citizens and experts devise
solutions that reduce
emissions and
improve local welfare
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3. The forerunners
work to curb their
greenhouse gas emissions
ahead of schedule
-80% 2030
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4. HINKU municipalities 2014
Municipality
Population
Asikkala
8 500
Hanko
9 300
Ii
9 700
Kuhmoinen
2 700
Laitila
8 500
Lohja
47 700
Masku
9 700
Mynämäki
8 000
Padasjoki
3 500
Parikkala
6 100
Raasepori
29 000
Rauma
39 850
Rautjärvi
3 800
Siuntio
9 200
Uusikaupunki
15 900
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5. Achievements
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Commitment of municipal
governments
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Emission inventories and energy
studies
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Numerous reported measures to
cut greenhouse gas emissions
implemented by municipalities,
companies and residents
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Pilot projects, side projects,
surveys, events
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HINKU Forum with 15
municipalities and companies
as members
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6. HINKU-FORUM
HINKU municipalities – SYKE
– partners – expert and financing organisations
HINKU
municipality
Municipal officials
and councillors,
busínesses, citizens
Expertise and tools
Financing and projects
Publicity and networks
CLIMATE ACTIONS
IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL WELFARE
AND BUSINESS LIFE
SPREDING THE BEST PRACTICES TO
NEW MUNICIPALITIES

7. Greenhouse gas emissions in five
HINKU municipalities 2007-2011
200
180
Emissions (1000 t CO2e/a)
160
140
120
v. 2007
100
v. 2011
80
60
40
20
0
Kuhmoinen (-18 %)
Mynämäki (-14 %)
Padasjoki (- 17 %)
Parikkala (-12 %)
Uusikaupunki (-16 %)
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8. Emission inventory
Municipal greenhouse gas emission inventories have been
carried out with the KASVENER model, developed by SYKE
for the Association of Finnish Local and Regional
Authorities
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9. Cutting emissions brings cost
savings!
Example: A district heating plant and network has reduced
oil consumption in Padasjoki. The district heat is produced
mostly by burning wood chip.
• Cost savings are
200 000 € annually
• The emission reduction is
600 t CO2 annually
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10. HINKUmappi online service
www.ymparisto.fi/hinkumappi
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12. Partners
The Association of Local and Regional Authorities (Kuntaliitto), Finnish
Environment Institute, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and
Innovation Tekes, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Ministry of the
Environment, Ministry of the Economy and Employment and companies:
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BaseN
Benviroc
BIOvakka
Devoi Circle
DiscoverIT
Easy LED
Finnish Food and Drink Industries’ Federation
Finnish Energy Industries
Enespa
Filtech Clean Air Filters
Finess Energy
Fortum
Green Riders
Innotek
Kalliokaivo
Karves Energia & Valvonta
Kemira
Kuusakoski
Lassila & Tikanoja
Microsoft
Muovitech Finland
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MW-Lämpötekniikka
Naps Systems
Nemo - No Emission Monday
Oversol
Raisio Oyj
Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT
RemoteMx
Savumax
Schneider Electric
Sensire
St1
The Finnish Heat Pump Association SULPU
Sybimar
Teagle Group
Tehomet
There Corporation
Turun Konekeskus
Turun Osuuskauppa
Vahterus
Vapo
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13. Contact
Finnish Environment Institute
Mechelininkatu 34a / PL 140
FIN-00251 Helsinki
Professor Jyri Seppälä
tel. + 358 295 251 629
Pasi Tainio
tel. +358 295 251 676
Jyrki Tenhunen
tel. +358 295 251 69
Kaarina Toivonen
tel. +358 295 251 698
Olli Pekka Pietiläinen
tel. +358 295 251 509
Ulla Ala-Ketola
tel. +358 295 251 553
firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi
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14. Welcome to visit our website in English:
www.hinku-foorumi.fi/en
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Photos: Olli-Pekka Pietiläinen