The Finnish forest industry has already met the Kyoto objectives - Allocation of sufficient emission allowances is a reasonable requirement
In a decision dated June 4, 2007, the EU Commission proposes that Finland’s emissions quota be reduced significantly (5,2%) in the 2008-2012 emissions trading period. Reducing the quota would increase the forest industry’s costs and weaken its competitiveness. In global competition it is not possible to transfer the additional costs to product prices.In its programme, the new Finnish government committed to taking into account the operating and competitive prerequisites of Finnish export industries, which compete on the global arena, when applying the emissions trading scheme on the