In Finland, the Ministry of Environment and Business has announced the start of accepting grant applications that will contribute to the green transition of cities and other anthropogenic environments.
The amount of state grants reaches €3 million, and the project itself is part of the €40 million "Low Carbon Program in the Architectural Environment", reports Government of Finland.
The application deadline is November 11, 2022. This is already the third of seven rounds of such grants from the ministry. The last of them will be announced in early 2023.
Companies, municipalities, associations, research and educational institutions, etc. will be able to participate in the competition. Projects should be aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the anthropogenic environment.
The Ministry will provide grants for research, development and innovation projects that test and develop new means of mitigating or adapting to climate change in an anthropogenic environment.
The project may concern, for example:
- energy efficiency;
- building materials;
- development of planning and construction processes;
- improving the knowledge base, experience, education and training in the real estate and construction sectors.
The announcement noted that the "Low Carbon Construction Program" provides information that supports the green transition for a wide range of participants in the real estate and construction sectors, including clients, builders and master designers, land-use planners and IT developers. It also provides a platform for broad collaboration between participants and for sharing best practices.
As EcoPolitic reported before, Finland became one of the most ambitious countries in climate policy, because it has legally set a goal of achieving zero emissions in 2035. By 2040, it will have a negative net emission, that is, it will absorb more carbon than it emits.
