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Government foresight report 2009
Foresight report assessments commend the report and identify shortcomings
The Foresight Report on Long-term Climate and Energy Policy was a pioneering effort to promote the building up of a low-carbon society. There is, however, still a lot of work to be done. This summarises the conclusions of the foresight report assessments published by the Prime Minister’s Office on 8 February.
The first report, drawn up by Professor Markku Wilenius, provides an independent assessment of the foresight report. The second report, compiled at the Prime Minister’s Office, provides the foresight report authors' and cooperation partners' own evaluation of the report preparation, contents and implementation. The publications also put forward recommendations for the development of future climate policy and foresight reports.
Report by Professor Markku Wilenius
Report by the Prime Minister's Office
Summary of Future Forums 2009-2010
The Prime Minister’s Office, together with the Parliamentary Committee for the Future, regional councils and other partners, organised a series of regional Future Forums in late 2009 and early 2010. The seven events organised brought together a total of about 1,100 people. Key data on the Forums is available in Appendix 1.
The aim of the Forums was to stimulate discussion on the target set in the Government Foresight Report on Long-term Climate and Energy Policy: to make Finland a low-carbon society by 2050. At the same time, the purpose of the Forums was to create a joint state of determination in national climate change efforts and attract a wide range of participants representing all levels and the entire Finland.
Summary of Future Forums 2009-2010
Seminar on the Government foresight report on climate and energy policy – Towards a low-carbon Finland
Representatives of Embassies were invited to a seminar on 20 November 2009 which focused on the main contents of the Report. Minister of the Environment Paula Lehtomäki and Government Climate Policy Specialist Oras Tynkkynen adressed the audience, and there was also time for questions and discussion.
Presentations:
Paula Lehtomäki, Minister of the Environment
Oras Tynkkynen, Government Climate Policy Specialist
Summaries of background reports to the Government foresight report on climate and energy policy
Climate Policy and regions (18.11.2008)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 23/2008
Climate policy and income distribution (18.11.2008)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 22/2008
Effective climate policy (5.11.2008)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 18/2008
Benefits of emission limitations in countries outside the limitation schemes (5.11.2008)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 17/2008
Prime Minister's Office Publications 16/2008
Labels for indicating the climate impacts of products (12.9.2008)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 11/2008
Change in climate attitudes and the agents of change (9.9.2008)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 9/2008
A review of scenarios. Scenarios in the drafting of long-term climate policy (25.8.2008)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 15/2008
Nonlinear and extreme climate changes (25.8.2008)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 14/2008
The two-degree climate target – what risks are avoided, how much should emissions be reduced (25.8.2008)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 13/2008
Mainstreaming climate policy and policy coherence (30.7.2008)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 6/2008
Previous Government Foresight Reports
Finland for people of all ages (18.11.2004)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 27/2004
Finland 2015: Balanced development (8.11.2001)
Prime Minister's Office Publications 7/2001