E. Kuntsi‐Reunanen

University of Turku | UTU

In the Arctic, climate warming causes permafrost degradation. Thawing permafrost has significant effects on human health and well-being, infrastructure, ecosystems, and climate, from local to global scales. Here we provide examples of the many consequences of permafrost thaw in the Arctic permafrost region, paying particular attention to conditions...

The KUITTI project assessed the direct and indirect cost of climate change risks for Finland while distinguishing proactive and reactive adaptation. It also reviewed the availability of data necessary for assessing the economic effects of climate change and adaptation in Fin-land, and provided an outlook of innovation needs and options which serve...

On the economic impacts of climate change and climate adaptation in Finland

Various approaches have been proposed for allocating commitments to countries regarding the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. One of these methods is the ‘contraction and convergence’ approach, which defines emission permits on the basis of converging per capita emissions under a contracting global emission profile. The approach is unique in...

This viewpoint states that the forecasting of energy-related CO2 emissions in the OECD countries, based on energy consumption, which uses the carbonization index as its indicator, is possibly incorrect. This paper argues that the forecasting of CO2 emissions should be based on GDP—the outcome of human activity and that it should use CO2 emission in...

Luukkanen, Jyrki, Karlsson, Sylvia, Vehmas, Jarmo, Kinnunen, Venla, Kuntsi-Reunanen, Eeva & Kaivo-oja, Jari (2005) Energy and Environment. Energy for Sustainable Development. In Hietanen, Olli (Ed.) University Partnership for International Development: Finnish Development Knowledge. FFRC-Publications 6/2005, s. 92-101.

This viewpoint proposes the definition: “Decarbonization refers to a decrease of CO2 emission intensity in a trend”. This viewpoint then argues that an analysis of decarbonization at national and global levels based on that definition would lead to the correct calculation of decarbonization.

The formation of CO2 emission intensity reflects two properties: The natural property reveals CO2 emission intensity as being derived from energy intensity. The social property reveals the impact of energy and environment policy on the fuel mix, and further affects the numerical value of the index of CO2 emissions/total primary energy supply (TPES)...