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12/07/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/07/2021 06:13

Media Advisory - OECD Environmental Performance Review of Finland 2021

07/12/2021 -

Online press conference 15:00 Helsinki time on Monday 13 December

The OECD will present a new Environmental Performance Review of Finland on Monday 13 December. The Review examines Finland's performance over the last decade and offers policy recommendations to help the country to reach its ambitious objective of becoming carbon neutral by 2035 and its aims to halt biodiversity loss and become a circular economy leader. The Review looks at all aspects of environmental policy, from Finland's leading approach to carbon pricing to municipal waste management, with a focus chapter on climate change mitigation.

OECD Environment Director Rodolfo Lacy will present the Review's key findings and recommendations at an online press conference alongside Finnish Environment Minister Emma Kari starting at 15:00 Helsinki time. The event will take place in English.

  • Journalists can register for the press conference in advance at this link.
  • To request an advance copy of the Review under embargo a day before the launch, or for any other information, journalists are invited to contact Catherine Bremer in the OECD Media Office (+33 1 45 24 80 97).
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