Roadmap towards oil-free and low-carbon North Karelia by 2040

Roadmap Towards Oil-Free and Low-Carbon Area 2040 is based on Energy and Climate Programme of North Karelia 2020. Main sectors for the roadmap are: Energy, Transport, Land-Use, Natural resources and bioeconomy, Circular economy, Innovations and know-how. Work was inducted in several workshops involving several stakeholders.

North Karelia’s Climate and Energy Programme was adopted in 2012. It laid out the targets for reducing GHG emissions and raising awareness about climate change, sustainable growth of bioeconomy sector and increasing the share of renewable energy. The purpose of the roadmap was to collect and suggest tangible steps that are to be taken to reach the set targets. The roadmap is part of implementation of Fossil Oil Free North Karelia –project and contributes to a Regional Action plan that is being drafted in BIO4ECO project.

Roadmap works as an implementation plan for the Climate and Energy Programme of North Karelia 2020. It is a new kind of regional policy with more concrete actions. Most important stakeholders in the area were involved in the process and they will be the main actors with implementation of these actions. 2-3 interesting pilotings based on the roadmap has been launched through this project.