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Carbon footprint of the average Finn

The effects of man-made greenhouse gas emissions on the climate can be measured and compared in the form of carbon footprints. All of us should halve our footprint.

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The graphs have been updated on 30 December 2019

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Sources:
Statistics Finland, Motiva, Natural Resources Institute
Finland, Finnish Transport Agency, VTT Technical Research Centre of
Finland, SYKE Finnish Environment Institute, Environmental impacts
of material flows caused by the Finnish economy (ENVIMAT), Ministry
of Agriculture and Forestry and D-mat Oy

CO2e = carbon dioxide equivalent

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