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Paris Agreement on Climate Change The Paris Climate Change Agreement is an international, legally binding agreement on climate change. It aims to limit the rise in global average temperature to well below 2°C relative to the pre-industrial levels ...https://ym.fi/en/paris-climate-change-agreement
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Climate Human action warms up the climate, with severe consequences. The target set in the UN climate change negotiations is to keep the rise in global average temperature below two degrees, and even to limit it to below 1.5 degrees. Strong and fa...https://ym.fi/en/climate
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International climate policy The key documents of international policy on climate change are United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 1992, entered into force in 1994) Kyoto Protocol (1997, entered into force in 2005) Paris A...https://ym.fi/en/international-climate-policy
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30.4.2026 | The European countries participating in Santa Marta express their strong support for the Santa Marta First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels and appreciate the leadership as shown by Colombia and the Netherlands. Santa Marta establishes an action-oriented platform to scale up work and to elevate energy transition. This is critical for addressing the climate emergency.https://ym.fi/en/-/european-countries-support-the-santa-marta-first-conference-on-transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels
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22.11.2025 | The Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil ended on Saturday evening Finnish time, after having continued almost 24 hours longer than planned. The political commitment achieved was modest relative to the objectives of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. However, in the negotiations during the last night the EU managed to include points in the resolutions that will ensure that the work...https://ym.fi/en/-/only-small-steps-forward-in-climate-change-mitigation-at-climate-change-conference-in-belem
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20.10.2025 | The EU environment ministers will meet in Luxembourg on Tuesday 21 October. The ministers are expected to adopt Council conclusions on the preparations for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) and on the Water Resilience Strategy. The ministers will also discuss the European Ocean Pact proposed by the European Commission. Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will represent Finland at the meeting.https://ym.fi/en/-/eu-environment-and-climate-ministers-meet-in-brussels-eu-positions-for-un-climate-change-conference-cop30-on-agenda
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During the Climate Conference COP29 Finland joined a number of new initiatives and boosted important initiatives launched earlier to promote clean solutions.https://ym.fi/en/-/finland-joined-several-initiatives-and-declarations-at-cop29-to-boost-climate-work
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30.10.2025 | The world countries will convene at the Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil on 10–21 November. The countries are required to update their Nationally Determined Contributions every five years, and the next round of submissions is due just ahead the conference.https://ym.fi/en/-/climate-change-conference-in-belem-to-focus-on-implementation-more-effective-actions-especially-by-large-economies-needed
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22.1.2026 | The focus of international climate policy has moved from the formulation of targets and agreements to practical implementation. The era of implementation and geopolitical changes, including the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, increase the pressures to reform the practices of the UN Climate Conferences.https://ym.fi/en/-/study-paris-agreement-has-significant-impacts-on-climate-policy-future-less-certain
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19.12.2024 | Finland is preparing a country pavilion for the next UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025. The Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs support the preparation of the pavilion in cooperation with companies, municipalities, universities and non-governmental organisations.https://ym.fi/en/-/strong-visibility-for-the-finnish-business-sector-at-the-un-cop30-climate-change-conference
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4.11.2024 | The world states will convene at the Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan on 11–22 November. The aim is to decide on a new common climate finance target. A faster energy transition will be needed as the countries are preparing to set new emission reduction targets during next year.https://ym.fi/en/-/baku-climate-change-conference-to-focus-on-finance-target-energy-transition-needs-to-be-boosted
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30.4.2026 | The European countries participating in Santa Marta express their strong support for the Santa Marta First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels and appreciate the leadership as shown by Colombia and the Netherlands. Santa Marta establishes an action-oriented platform to scale up work and to elevate energy transition. This is critical for addressing the climate emergency.https://ym.fi/en/-/euroopan-maat-tukevat-santa-martassa-jarjestettya-ensimmaista-konferenssia-koskien-siirtymaa-pois-fossiilisten-polttoaineiden-kaytosta
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9.6.2025 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will host a Conference on Climate and Security in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment in Hanasaari, Espoo, on 11 June. The Conference is a one of the main events of Finland’s OSCE Chairpersonship. Experts will discuss a range of issues on climate, peace and security at the event, including the environmental and climate impacts of conflicts and the role of businesses and civil society in strengthening climate security.https://ym.fi/en/-/osce-chair-finland-to-convene-international-conference-on-climate-and-security
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1.11.2024 | Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen stresses that, to reach the global targets, China must be more strongly involved in the environmental and climate work.https://ym.fi/en/-/minister-mykkanen-environmental-and-climate-themes-high-on-agenda-during-visit-to-china
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22.9.2025 | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will host a Climate Summit in New York on 24 September as part of the UN General Assembly week. The aim of the event is to boost climate work in individual countries. Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will represent Finland at the summit.https://ym.fi/en/-/un-secretary-general-hosts-climate-summit-to-boost-nationally-determined-contributions
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24.11.2024 | The UN Climate Change Conference COP29 reached an agreement on the new climate finance goal (New Collective Quantified Goal, NCQG) of USD 300 billion and a total NCQG of USD 1,300 billion. Decisions on the global monitoring framework for the process to phase out fossil fuels were left to the future climate conferences.https://ym.fi/en/-/un-climate-conference-agrees-on-finance-goal
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4.9.2025 | The European Commission gave its proposal concerning amendments to the European Climate Law in July 2025. On 4 September 2025, the Finnish Government submitted a Union communication to Parliament where it states its opinion on the Commission’s proposal.https://ym.fi/en/-/government-decided-finland-s-position-on-european-commission-s-proposal-for-climate-target-for-2040
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17.9.2025 | The EU Environment Council will convene at an extraordinary meeting in Brussels on 18 September. The aim is to agree on the letter of intent to be submitted to the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Climate Change. The letter would concern the EU’s emission reduction commitment, i.e. the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The ministers will also discuss the EU’s 2040 climate target and the proposal to amend the European Climate Law.https://ym.fi/en/-/eu-climate-and-environment-ministers-seek-common-understanding-of-how-eu-will-update-its-nationally-determined-contribution
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16.6.2025 | The EU Environment Council will meet in Luxembourg on Tuesday 17 June. At the Council, the ministers will exchange views on the preparations for the UN Climate Conference (COP30) to be held in Belém, Brazil. The aim is also to reach a common approach, i.e. the position of the Member States, concerning the Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles. Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will represent Finland at the meeting.https://ym.fi/en/-/eu-environment-ministers-prepare-for-un-climate-conference-and-aim-to-reach-common-approach-to-regulation-on-circularity-requirements-for-vehicles
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21.11.2022 | With respect to agriculture, the aim at the Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt was to complete the work under the Koronivia Joint Work in Agriculture launched in 2017 and to agree on the future of climate work on agriculture under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.https://ym.fi/en/-/1410837/decision-on-climate-work-on-agriculture-at-climate-change-conference