The representatives of the governing parties appealed to the fact that clear climate goals also facilitate investment decisions and the operation of companies.
21.9. 20:50
Basic Finns chairman Riikka Purra differed on climate action with the leaders of all the other major parties at HS’s panel discussion on Wednesday. The discussion was organized by HS and Aalto EE Economic defense course to end up with.
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In addition to Purra, the prime minister and the chairman of the Sdp participated in it Sanna MarinMinister of Finance, Chairman of the Centre Annika SaarikkoMinister of the Environment, Chairman of the Green Party Maria OhisaloMinister of Education, Chairman of the Left Alliance Lee Andersson and the leader of the opposition, the coalition Petteri Orpo.
Orpo once again emphasized that his party will not join a government that reverses climate decisions.
“We cannot compromise on climate goals, climate change has not disappeared anywhere,” he said.
Basic Finns has, among other things, proposed the temporary dismantling of the EU’s emissions trading system in order to curb the rise in energy prices. Purra also insisted in the exam that coal-fired power plants and peat must be put into use in Finland in order to survive the coming times.
He emphasized that climate goals should not be completely abandoned, but things must be prioritized.
“Which is more important, the date or the fact that people don’t get cold?” Purra said, referring to the government’s goal that Finland will be carbon neutral by 2035.
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“Which is more important, the date or the fact that people don’t get cold?”
The ruling parties the representatives appealed to the fact that clear climate goals also make it easier to make investment decisions and the operations of companies.
“I often listen to the reflections of basic Finns, shocked by this. When I meet company representatives, they say that these green actions must be continued,” said Ohisalo of the Green Party.
“Fossil energy is expensive for consumers, companies and the climate, so we have to get rid of it,” said Andersson of the Left Alliance.
Prime Minister Marin thanked the previous bourgeois government for banning the use of coal in 2029. According to him, the clear vision brought by this ban has contributed to the fact that Finland’s energy palette is more diverse than many other countries and that energy is therefore more affordable.
Marin denied that the Sdp would be ready under any circumstances to be flexible about the climate goals, even if the chairman of the party’s parliamentary group Antti Lindtman has put forward proposals somewhat similar to those of basic Finns. Lindtman has suggested that emission allowances left over from previous years could now be brought to the market, so that there would be more available and they would be cheaper as a result.
In the exam we also discussed, among other things, Wednesday’s big economic news, the Finnish On the sale of Fortum’s subsidiary Uniper 500 million euros to the German state. According to Fortum, the company will suffer losses of just under 6 billion euros from the purchase of Uniper.
“This is not a triumphant day for Finland,” stated Finance Minister Annika Saarikko, chairman of the center.
Marin described the negotiation result as reasonable.
“Too big risks have been taken in the past,” he said about Fortum’s previous actions.
From the presidents it was also asked whether Finland should nationalize strategically important listed companies such as Finnair. They did not rule this out, but several commented that the state’s ownership steering policy needs to be reformed.
“It’s good to think about which issues we need to be sure that we can take care of the basic issues of this country,” Saarikko said.
Ohisalo stated that, for example, Finnair could be owned by the state, if it is considered that it meets the state’s strategic interests.
“I would openly see how the situation is.”
“The situation must not happen again, where a state-owned company makes bad decisions and the state says that we had no information about this,” said Purra.
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