How this Finland city is trying to become carbon neutral | BBC News
you’re with business today let’s head to Finland where one city is on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral home to 12,000 people LTI was once a polluted industrial town but over the past couple of decades it’s transformed itself and three years ago it was named Europe’s green Capital Adrien Murray has been along to find out how they’re doing it and what lessons can be learned warming up for another big game it’s not just goals that the Pelicans want to score L’s ice hockey team is trying to go green this Arena uses renewable energy and the team traveled domestic matches on the biodiesel fueled bus we are going to zero and we like to go below it even to negative the biggest thing why we start this project we like to show the way how to do things better their efforts have helped win sponsors and also influence the fans when when we started counting almost everybody came by their own car nowadays they have changed their habits LTE was once a polluted industrial city but over the years it’s transformed itself and is forging A Greener future getting rid of coal was a major step this plant supplies Citywide electricity and heating using wood chips and residual waste from forestry in households if we look back to early 2000 our total emissions were over 1 million tons uh of CO2 annually 2020 that was reduced to close to 100,000 tons so a huge reduction over over a million tons uh within uh 20 20 years across the city there’s cleaner public transport like electric buses bike sharing and lots of cycle paaths even the orchestra is tracking its footprint and aims to be carbon free reuse and recycling rates are also High and a big part of the work is engaging the local community though takeup has been mixed apps have also been tested out to encourage users to live more sustainably resident ol leonin says she tries to make sustainable choices I use my bike more or less every day even in the snow I try to eat more vegetarian food I don’t remember when I flew for my holiday last time I’m better person when I’m environmentally conscious heating transport and food are among the biggest areas to tackle however some habits are hard to change like steering drivers away from Petrol cards still is aiming to be among the first cities to become carbon neutral we have been able to cut 64% of our CO2 emissions um where our Target is to cut 80% and to bind the rest in carbon sinks or to compensate we won’t be able to make it in 2025 but uh 2026 27 or 20 28 is possible there’s still plenty more to do of course but a Greener future is one goal that lots of people can get behind Adrian Murray BBC News ly
Finland’s city Lahti was once a polluted industrial town, but over the past couple of decades it has transformed itself.
The city, which is home to approximately 120,000 people, was named Europe’s green capital three years ago.
So, what lessons can be learnt from its transformation?
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There's no such thing as carbon neutral as everything is made of carbon.
Until all the elites stop their private jet travel then I will stop.
If you haven't had a climate change booster you must be a far right baddie with no respect for diversity and delusion.
Am I doing this pretentious social engineering thing right yet?
europe should stop spreading these green fanatic movement to afro-asian countries,using ngos…
Technically it's true carbon CO2 is in huge amounts of being exchanged from production in every level and everything is using air O2 to burn the list so long it's everything is using O2 even displaced water is attracting more oxygen O2 into its volume these days with less green organics that produce O2 and areas like forest fires and floods and deforestation use for use of some products sold then placed on shelfs and so on lots goes into that rotation in everything we move our selfs to get at something on any level of and after towrds recycling it and so on and after you get less of what we need oxygen to breath. 100 years left the way its going it's equation of it all combined and prolonged into future is well not like now. What is next it's gone be well what adaptable but not for everyone lik it was 100 year till now or 20 years ago it's gone get very complicated, if science could and politics step into it all we just have to get more disciplined and well its a lot to list but it's adaptable before get gets extremely complicated in side ty restructuring of programs allowing it as is. The tech is there to help but things have to get made to last very long time very long time as it could. Be made and recycled and re made and such to prolong goods products for as long as its possible with out having it over produced and rotated with energy which consumes O2. Only gist of it all but I'm sure all get this big picture. It's possible and programs should be restructured and laws and allowed side of things stricter policy's where possible.
Finland built 3 cellulose factories in my country, Uruguay, because they want to keep the hypocrisy that they are a “green country”. So they send their pollution to the 3rd world countries.
It's either "Finnish city" or "City in Finland".
You wouldn't say "How this England city" or "How this Colombia city" or whatever. Come on.
Finland about to become carbon neutral ?
even with volcanos in south Finland?
even if everyone walks and no one has Power.
LOL this hoax is utterly stupid BBC you know you're liars
tillage is what is killing our environment… you people do not know or understand the earth we live on…. plants eat bacteria for a living….
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It looks like Lahti will have a whiter future, not a greener one. If I would live there, I prefer a milder climate than it has now.
BBC intern forgot proper English?
It’s impossible to be carbon neutral. Everything on the planet is made of carbon?
Technically in Finland people should skate on outdoor temp made ice only.
Very unfortunate the public back this nonsense
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Taylor Swift traveled 25,000 miles in her private jet last year. Each hour in her plane produces more emissions than 100 families in a year.
Techically wooden benches from old wood should be in that skating arena I see plastic or at least use only solar heater to remold plastics into new molds when allowed or electric fans from air flow to make the electricity and any other tech that to be used for a very long time to offset the scale on energy used and rotated into making stuff in very extremely strict rules more fit for today's times for future. Less energy in to production is better in equation if its long stretched over not made for production profits to be broken to make profits from that has to be of the table as strictest rule of all and equations in energy consumption will change for the better with emmiting and areas consumption and so on in equations of it all that are still waaaaay to loose and profits get taken cause it's programmed thee days open markets and stuff traded contracted need to be shifted and be over halted restructured strict rules and profits need to be shifted for most important things only and schooling highest to achieve new era of less production but really more important things and longer better technologies to bring fun back on another level most are unaware of cause they are programmed to function like they are allowed and more but now we know and we know how to handle it and would be better for everyone and still have fun for real real not fake real like these e days. Gist only but you get the big huge picture of it all.
Lahti is the drug city of Finland lmao
And meanwhile, Australia, China, the US, India and so many others say: thanks Europe, keep using those paper straws!
Complete waste of time….wont make an ounce of difference to anything.
Completely useless endeavor.
no use trying when there's bbc
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‘Carbon neutral’ – a nonsense slogan for a nonsense agenda
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Lahti has done an amazing job! Hyvä Suomi! 💪🏻🩵🌱🌍🇫🇮
Why are members of the orchestra wearing helmets ⛑️ 🪖 🤔
Carbon neutral………they will have to kill every living organism for that to be accomplished!
BBC keeping the global warming propaganda going!
No one cares
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yeah and china and INDIA is making MORE CARBON … STUPIDS ..
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Heavy industrial Plant has moved from 'Western' to 'Asia' and.. Western said "Stop polluting"
I want to move to the Nordics if America goes christian fascist.
Shouldn't it be, 'how this Finnish city…' or 'how this city in Finland…'?
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'Finland city'? Do you mean 'Finnish'?
Earth's climate has been changing since it first formed an atmosphere.
One erupting super-volcano (e.g. Yellowstone) will make any climate change caused by human activity look trivial. The same goes for any asteroid or comet impact.
A cretinous nonsense, everything we eat is carbon, all the fruit, veg , plants and meat, milk….comes from animal that feed on carbon, plants. The percentage of carbon in the air is extremely minuscule and has never changed as in ever….
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Then Ujjaya the brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha:
“Mister Gotama, we wish to travel abroad. May the Buddha please teach us the Dhamma in a way that leads to our welfare and happiness in this life and in future lives.”
“Brahmin, these four things lead to the welfare and happiness of a gentleman in this life. What four? Accomplishment in initiative, protection, good friendship, and balanced finances.
And what is accomplishment in initiative? A gentleman may earn a living by means such as farming, trade, raising cattle, archery, government service, or one of the professions. He understands how to go about these things in order to complete and organize the work. This is called accomplishment in initiative.
And what is accomplishment in protection? It’s when a gentleman owns legitimate wealth that he has earned by his own efforts and initiative, built up with his own hands, gathered by the sweat of the brow. He ensures it is guarded and protected, thinking: ‘How can I prevent my wealth from being taken by rulers or bandits, consumed by fire, swept away by flood, or taken by unloved heirs?’ This is called accomplishment in protection.
And what is accomplishment in good friendship? It’s when a gentleman resides in a town or village. And in that place there are householders or their children who may be young or old, but are mature in conduct, accomplished in faith, ethics, generosity, and wisdom. He associates with them, converses and engages in discussion. And he emulates the same kind of accomplishment in faith, ethics, generosity, and wisdom. This is called accomplishment in good friendship.
And what is accomplishment in balanced finances? It’s when a gentleman, knowing his income and expenditure, balances his finances, being neither too extravagant nor too frugal. He thinks, ‘In this way my income will exceed my expenditure, not the reverse.’ It’s like an appraiser or their apprentice who, holding up the scales, knows that it’s low by this much or high by this much. In the same way, a gentleman, knowing his income and expenditure, balances his finances, being neither too extravagant nor too frugal. He thinks, ‘In this way my income will exceed my expenditure, not the reverse.’ If a gentleman has little income but an opulent life, people will say: ‘This gentleman eats their wealth like a fig-eater!’ If a gentleman has a large income but a spartan life, people will say: ‘This gentleman is starving themselves to death!’ But a gentleman, knowing his income and expenditure, leads a balanced life, neither too extravagant nor too frugal, thinking, ‘In this way my income will exceed my expenditure, not the reverse.’ This is called accomplishment in balanced finances.
There are four drains on wealth that has been gathered in this way. Womanizing, drinking, gambling, and having bad friends, companions, and associates. Suppose there was a large reservoir with four inlets and four drains. And someone was to open up the drains and close off the inlets, and the heavens don’t provide enough rain. You’d expect that large reservoir to dwindle, not expand. In the same way, there are four drains on wealth that has been gathered in this way. Womanizing, drinking, gambling, and having bad friends, companions, and associates.
There are four inlets for wealth that has been gathered in this way. Not womanizing, drinking, or gambling, and having good friends, companions, and associates. Suppose there was a large reservoir with four inlets and four drains. And someone was to open up the inlets and close off the drains, and the heavens provide plenty of rain. You’d expect that large reservoir to expand, not dwindle. In the same way, there are four inlets for wealth that has been gathered in this way. Not womanizing, drinking, or gambling, and having good friends, companions, and associates.
These are the four things that lead to the welfare and happiness of a gentleman in this life.
These four things lead to the welfare and happiness of a gentleman in future lives. What four? Accomplishment in faith, ethics, generosity, and wisdom.
And what is accomplishment in faith? It’s when a gentleman has faith in the Realized One’s awakening: ‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those who wish to train, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’ This is called accomplishment in faith.
And what is accomplishment in ethics? It’s when a gentleman doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume alcoholic drinks that cause negligence. This is called accomplishment in ethics.
And what is accomplishment in generosity? It’s when a gentleman lives at home rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share. This is called accomplishment in generosity.
And what is accomplishment in wisdom? It’s when a gentleman is wise. He has the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering. This is called accomplishment in wisdom.
These are the four things that lead to the welfare and happiness of a gentleman in future lives.
They’re enterprising in the workplace,diligent in managing things,they balance their finances,and preserve their wealth.
Faithful, accomplished in ethics,bountiful, rid of stinginess,they always purify the pathto well-being in lives to come.
And so these eight qualitiesof a faithful householderare declared by the one who is truly namedto lead to happiness in both spheres,
welfare and benefit in this life,and happiness in the next.This is how, for a householder,merit grows by generosity.”
( https://suttacentral.net/an8.55/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin )
The BBC keeps going on about the climate and environmentalism while supporting mass migration (population increase) into Europe. How do you square that "logic"?
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