Greenpeace Nordic is a regional branch of the non-governmental international environmental organization

Greenpeace Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, immigrant environmental activists from the United States. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth t ...

. Greenpeace Nordic is registered in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

with offices also in Helsinki, Copenhagen and Oslo.

Climate change reports

The main worldwide Greenpeace energy revolution demands are: # Phase out all subsidies for fossil fuels and nuclear energy. # Internalise external (social and environmental) costs through ‘cap and trade’ emissions trading. # Mandate strict efficiency standards for all energy consuming appliances, buildings and vehicles. # Establish legally binding targets for renewable energy and combined heat and power generation. # Reform the electricity markets by guaranteeing priority access to the grid for renewable power generators. # Provide defined and stable returns for investors, for example through feed-in tariff payments. # Implement better labelling and disclosure mechanisms to provide more environmental product information. # Increase research and development budgets for renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Finland

According to the Greenpeace Energy volution scenario for Finland in 2012, the final energy demand will decreases by 35% compared to current consumption by 2050. By 2050, 94% of the electricity produced in Finland will come from

renewable energy Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...

sources. 'New' renewables – mainly wind and PV – will contribute 48% of electricity generation. Already by 2020, the share of renewable electricity production will be 52% and 74% by 2030. The installed capacity of renewables will reach 21 GW in 2030 and 45 GW by 2050. Greenpeace is campaigning against E.ON nuclear project in northern Finland. Greenpeace Nordic activists intercepted a Shell-contracted icebreaker, the ''Nordica'', in May 2012.

Sweden

According to Greenpeace Sweden, the nuclear accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will also be seen as a turning point in world energy policy. Germany, Switzerland, and Italy decided to phase out existing reactors and Sweden started discussions about the future of nuclear. Environment minister

Andreas Carlgren Hemming Andreas Carlgren (born 8 July 1958) is a Swedish Centre Party politician, and a former Minister for the Environment in the Swedish government. Education and career Andreas Carlgren was born in Västra Ryd, Upplands-Bro Municipality, ...

told in summer 2011: "We want Sweden to be the first country in the world to have an energy system based wholly on renewable energy." By Greenpeace the reduction of our greenhouse gas emissions significantly makes both environmental and economic sense. By 2050, Sweden's entire electricity demand will be produced from renewable sources. A capacity of 56,800 MW will produce 169 TWh/a renewable electricity in 2050.Sweden report
Greenpeace 12 November 2012

References

External links

Greenpeace Nordic intercepts Shell ship (again)

Greenpeace starts campaigning against E.ON nuclear project in Northern Finland
5 October 2011
Annual report 2011
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