Kainuu region -

regional approach to the SEAP

27.10.2016

Jouni Ponnikas

Regional Council of Kainuu

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Kainuu, Finland

• Size comparable to Belgium

• Population 75 300 / density 3,7 inh./km2

• Forest land: 1,75 milj hectares

– Over 20 hectares of forest / every

citizen

• Distance: Brussels 2000 km, Helsingborg

1200 km

• 8 municipalities, capital Kajaani

• Kainuu: measurement & game technology;

facilities for sports & wellness; Vuokatti

tourist destination, Hossa National Park,

Kuhmo Champer music etc.

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Area 24 452 km² 100 %

- land 21 567 km² 88,2 %

- forest 20 439 km² 83,2 %

- water 2 885 km² 11,8 %

Ivalo

Kajaani

Helsinki

Oulu

625 km

568 km

181 km

Rome

Kajaani

Moscow

Madrid

ParisBrussels

LondonBerlin

Helsinki

2000 km

The SEAP process in Kainuu

• The CoM adherance application was made by the

Regional Council of Kainuu in 2014

• The Sustainable Energy Action Plan was developed

during STEP project by an external expert (Benviroc Oy,

open tender), with a local steering committee, in 2014

(accepted by Regional Board March 2015)

• Implementation started in 2015; coordinated by Kainuu

Climate Project (2015-2016)

• Energy efficiency and self-sufficiency of buildings

developed by EEO project (2016-2018)

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Regional Council of Kainuu

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM IN KAINUU

REGIONAL PLAN - 2035

FUTURE VISION

STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

REGIONAL STRUCTURE

REGIONAL

PROGRAMME 2014-2017

development

actions

REGIONAL

MASTERPLAN FOR LAND USE 10-30 years

The Ministry of the Environment

The Ministry of Employment and the Economy (MEE)

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Finnish land use aims

Finnish regional development aims

land use in the municipalities

Strategies of municipalities

Village, LAGs strategies

Theme strategies like Environment, Bioeconomy, RS3, Climate, SEAP

Co-operation group of Kainuu region (MYR)

Regional Board (13)

Kainuun Etu: developing firms in key sectors of Regional Program

SEAP for Kainuu

• The SEAP sectors: municipal buildings,

equipment/facilities, residential and tertiary

buildings, road transportation, industry outside

the EU emissions trading system and municipal

waste management

• Kainuu set a target to reduce emissions in SEAP

sectors by 25 %, compared to year 2009

• The target is in line with the Kainuu Climate

strategy 2020, even though the Climate strategy

included all emission sectors in Kainuu

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Sectors of Kainuu SEAP

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Sector Description

Municipal

buildings

Buildings owned and administrated by municipalities (not including

residential buildings); buildings owned and administrated by Kainuu

Social and Health Care Joint Authority

Municipal

water supply

Sewage treatment; production and pumping of fresh water

Street and traffic

lights, other

outdoor lighting

Municipal street and traffic lights; in some municipalities includes

lighting of ski tracks, sports fields, etc.

Residential

buildings

Residential buildings, including ones owned and administrated by

municipalities

Services Other buildings than municipal, residential and industrial buildings

Industry Industrial buildings and fuel consumption by industry, not including

emissions trading and its parallel industries

Road traffic Road traffic on the roads and streets of the region, not including

municipal vehicles

Municipal vehicles Municipal vehicles and construction machines

Landfills Methane production by the Majasaari landfill

SEAP for Kainuu: implementation stakeholders

• Municipalities, Kainuu Centre for Economic

Development, Transport and the Environment

• Regional Council of Kainuu, Kainuun Etu, Kajaani

University Consortium, Ekokymppi (waste management),

schools, companies

Activated & coordinated by Kainuu Climate Project

(2015-2016)

Supported by regional strategies for bio economy

and smart specialization

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KAINUU BIO ECONOMY STRATEGY 2015 - 2020

Vision 2020

AIMs of BE strategy •New investments, higher value products &

services based on renewable nature

resources & circular economy materials

•Acriculture products more profit, forest

economy produces more economic benefits

for the region

•Fostering the development from fossil

economy to bio economy

COMMON OBJECTIVES OF BIO ECONOMY SECTORS

GOALs (aimed

results)

•Number of jobs

•Investments

•Pontential of forest in

use

•Agriculture remains &

fosters

Kainuu bio economy sectors & the developing goals of the sectors 1) Food, 2) Products of bio economy – logging of raw materials, 3) Products of

bio economy – refining, 4) Renewable energy, 5) Nature tourism & nature based

well being services (Green Care)

Strategy actions

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ICT AND INFORMATION

SYSTEMS

• MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY

• GAMES AND SIMULATORS

• DATA-CENTERS & DC eco systems

NATURAL RESOURCES

• MINING

Green mining Process and

environmental applications

• BIO-ECONOMY INNOVATIONS Forestry biomass Bioenergy Wood industry

HEALTH AND WELL-

BEING • ACTIVITY TOURISM • INNOVATIONS OF

NUTRITION, HEALTH AND SPORT & FITNESS

MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIONS IN METAL INDUSTRY

GAMES (utility applications of games) AND SIMULATORS

NEW INNOVATIONS OF BIO-ECONOMY

NEW INVESTMENTS, FIRMS AND KNOW-HOW TO THE REGION

Smart Specialisation Choices of Kainuu Region

SEAP for Kainuu: emission reduction

• The total amount of SEAP sector emissions in Kainuu in

2009 was 623 kt CO2 eq

• A target of 25 % decline in emissions means an emission

reduction of 156 kt CO2 eq by 2020

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Program Base-

year

Deduc-

tion %

Cove-

rage

CO2e emissions (kt)

Level

2009

Objec-

tive

2020

Change

2009-

2020

SEAP

2009 25 %

Sector

s of

SEAP

623 467 -156

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Measures to reduce emissions in Kainuu and estimated impact (> SEAP target)

Action/measure Type of measure Emission

reduction

(kt CO2 eq)

Reduction of energy consumption Planning, cleantech 11.0

Steering of and guidance for

construction and renovation

Planning, behavioural

67.9 Energy advice, education, training and

campaigns

Behavioural

Increasing the share of renewable

energy

Cleantech, planning, behavioural 109.0

Energy efficient land-use planning Planning incl. in others

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Action/measure Type of measure Emission

reduction

(kt CO2 eq)

Promotion of walking and biking Planning, behavioural

16.7

Development of public transport Planning

Reducing the need for travel Planning, behavioural

Promotion of biogas production and

distribution

Cleantech

Promotion of cleantech solutions in private

transport

Cleantech

Reduction of the amount of waste and

promotion of recycling and re-use

Planning, behavioural, cleantech 9.9

TOTAL 214.5

Maintaining the forest carbon sink

Promotion of organic and locally produced food

Measures to reduce emissions in Kainuu and estimated impact (> SEAP target)

SEAP for Kainuu: actions so far

• Replacing oil with renewable sources of energy in

heating – several cases

• Replacing street lights with energy efficient LED lights –

all municipalities (in progress)

• Encouraging to join national programs like Energy

Efficiency Agreements for municipalities and companies,

Green Flag for schools (generally accepted methods,

support, marketing value for the municipalities &

companies)

– Kajaani & Puolanka municipalities joining Energy Efficiency

Agreement (http://www.energiatehokkuussopimukset.fi/en/) -

others considering

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SEAP for Kainuu: actions so far

• Training arranged (for public & private sector) in

environmental education, incorporating sustainable

development in public procurement, new technologies in

renewable energy etc.

• Expanding district heating systems - several

municipalities (in progress)

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SEAP for Kainuu: examples of emission reduction

Replacing oil with renewable sources of energy in heating:

• Karhulanvaara School in Suomussalmi replaced oil with

wood chips

– Annual emission reduction 900 t CO2 eq

• District heating centre in Vaala replaced oil with wood

chips

– Annual emission reduction 400 t CO2 eq

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SEAP for Kainuu: CONCLUSIONS

• Emission reduction target will be achieved

– 25 % reduction by 2020 compared to 2009

– A 25 % decline in emissions means an emission reduction of 156

kt CO2 eq by 2020 (143 kt CO2 eq reached by 2014 – 2015)

• Regional coordination is essential

– small municipalities can’t achieve big changes alone

• Transportation is the most challenging sector in sparsely

populated areas – innovations needed!

• Innovations developed in Kainuu can support sustainable

development also in metropolitan areas, if clean &

sustainable solutions are exported to metropolititans

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Examples of industry in Kainuu fostering SD &

climate change mitigation

• Transport and logistics: Transtech Ltd is a leading European

manufacturer of double deck rolling stock and an important contract

manufacturer of demanding engineering workshop products. The

company is located in Otanmäki, Kainuu. Transtech Oy is a member

of Škoda Transportation Group.

• Renewable energy & circular economy: In Kajaani, Kainuu St1

Nordic is building a bioethanol plant on the industrial estate which will

use sawdust from local sources as raw material. Sustainable,

sawdust-based production has high export potential especially in the

Nordic countries. Ecosystem (triple helix RDI cooperation) is under

developing around the ST1 plant, including professor in bio

production.

• Wood product industry & wood construction: Kantola - industrial

area in Kuhmo, Kainuu: broad knowledge pool of the. Products: sawn

timber, CLT panels, log houses, surfaced timber, wooden elements,

windows and planning services for timber construction etc.

KAINUU REGION: 70% of all energy consumed is

produced in the region, of which 65% renewable

SAWMILL

WOOD AS A CONSTRUCTION

MATERIAL

BY-PRODUCTS PULP

BIOETHANOL BY-PRODUCTS

BIO-ENERGY

BY-PRODUCTS

CARBON SINK

Close to carbon neutral

Carbon

storage

Decentralized & cooperative heat

production, reducing CO2 emmisions

KaiCell Fibers:

searching investors for state-of-the-art sulphate

pulp mill - producer

of renewable

energy using

wastes and

residues as raw

material

Examples of industry in Kainuu fostering SD &

climate change mitigation

• Transport and logistics: Transtech Ltd is a leading European

manufacturer of double deck rolling stock and an important contract

manufacturer of demanding engineering workshop products. The

company is located in Otanmäki, Kainuu. Transtech Oy is a member

of Škoda Transportation Group.

• Renewable energy & circular economy: Kajaani, Kainuu St1 is

building a bioethanol plant on the industrial estate which will use

sawdust from local sources as raw material. Sustainable, sawdust-

based production has high export potential especially in the Nordic

countries. St1 Nordic focuses on fuel marketing & renewable energy

solutions such as waste-based ethanol fuels & wind power.

• Wood product industry & wood construction: Kantola - industrial

area in Kuhmo, Kainuu: broad knowledge pool of the. Products: sawn

timber, CLT panels, log houses, surfaced timber, wooden elements,

windows and planning services for timber construction etc.

Jouni Ponnikas,

jouni.ponnikas@kainuu.fi,

Twitter: @Jponnika

http://kuiskintaa.fi/

Regional Council of Kainuu, Kauppakatu 1, 87100

Kajaani, FINLAND

Phone +3588 6155 41

kainuunliitto@kainuu.fi, www.kainuunliitto.fi

Thank You!