$88 million to support renewable energy projects in Finland

ArabiaWeather.com- The Finnish government will provide €80 million ($88 million) in aid to support renewable energy and biofuel projects; With the aim of achieving its climate goals by 2030.

Last Thursday, the Finnish government confirmed that it seeks to obtain more than half of its energy needs from renewable sources by the 2020s, while abandoning the use of coal and oil, according to Reuters.

Finland issued a decision to stop using coal in energy production, and will cut the use of imported oil for domestic needs in half during the 2020 decade, according to a statement by the Ministry of Employment and Economy.