Climate Work in Oulu

Climate change mitigation calls for practical action and diverse cooperation. On these pages, you can find information on the objectives of the city of Oulu's climate work and practical measures taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Municipalities can best influence greenhouse gas emissions in their own region through measures related to transport systems, land use, their own energy consumption, procurement procedures, construction and education.

Carbon neutral Oulu in 2035 is set as an objective in the Oulu City Strategy. You can read more on the measures taken to achieve this aim and the progress on the city of Oulu's Environmental Programme page. More information on emission trends can be found on these climate pages.

The regional Climate Roadmap is available on the Council of Oulu Region's website. The roadmap was completed in the beginning of 2021 and is currently being updated. The measures included in the roadmap are bioeconomy and circular economy, energy, transport, agriculture, land use, forests and bogs, and cooperation. It also includes measures regarding climate change adaptation