Finland's government is looking to agriculture to cut emissions, as it races towards one of the most ambitious climate goals in the world.
Reducing methane from livestock and cultivation is a key part of the strategy, while a national emissions trading scheme will try to reduce emissions from transport.
Environment Minister Emma Kari (Green) announced the measures at a press conference on Friday afternoon, where the government aimed to put flesh on the bones of its climate policies.
She said that recent events had confirmed the government's target of carbon neutrality by 2035 is right.
"This plan too has to be updated in the next parliamentary term, and its progress should be checked every year," said Kari.
"Russia's shocking attack and war in Ukraine show that the direction of Finland's climate policy has been correct. We should seek to reduce fossil fuel dependence quicker than before, and not just for climate reasons — also for Finland's security."
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Biogas crucial
The goal of the measures announced on Friday and last autumn is to reduce annual emissions by 5.7 megatonnes by 2030. Measures agreed last autumn were 0.2 of a megatonne short, and the measures announced on Friday were intended to fill the gap.
Kari said that changes previously announced would still be implemented, despite calls in recent months for the government to think again about a move to raise the percentage of fuel that must be renewable.
The minister said that would remain in place, with filling station firms expected to ensure 34 percent of their fuel is renewable by 2030. That's up from 30 percent when this government took office, and the additional four percent is expected to be made up of biogas.
"All previous measures and decisions remain in force," said Kari when asked at the press conference.
Subsidies for those worst-hit
Subsidies and government-backed loans are planned for households looking for cleaner heating systems or to purchase new, less-polluting cars.
Those households most affected by increased costs of fuel will be targeted with special supports.
Finland's government announced in 2019 it would aim to be carbon neutral by 2035, but there was initially little detail on how it would reach that goal.
There has been intense wrangling between the Greens and the rural-based Centre Party, with the Centre keen to avoid stringent requirements for the agricultural sector.
Negotiations in late 2021 were difficult, with the Greens only acquiescing to a proposed deal on the condition that the measures announced then would be evaluated by experts and changed if necessary.