HELSINKI, March 3 -- The issue of the future level of utilization of the Finnish forest polarized further on Sunday as Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila implied his objection to shut down any of the current forest projects.
He said to the public in his monthly radio hour that those who want a reduction in the forest usage should also say which paper or pulp plant they would want to close first.
The nation is currently involved in a widely debate about a balance between the combat against climate change and the boost for the forest industry. There are differing expert views on what a sustainable level of wood usage should be.
Expert opinions in Finland this winter have ranged from a major increase from the present level of 80 million cubic meters annually to a major cutback down to the 40 million cubic meters in the early 1990s.
The centrist prime minister said he is strongly committed to the "sustainable Finnish usage of forests", but an increase in the use of wood "would also encourage foreign investors".
Some investment plans for an expansion of the Finnish forest industry, mainly pulp and biofuel, are currently awaiting the final decision.
Both the Green Party and the Social Democratic Party reacted on Sunday to the statement from Sipila. Ville Niinisto, an MP and the former chairman of the Green Party, accused the prime minister of exaggeration. He said the political difference means only a "ten percent increase or decrease", not a major boost or cutback.
Sanna Marin, vice chairman of SDP, said the level of usage must be based on a reliable and timely scientific information.
Earlier on Sunday, in an interview with the news agency USU, Sipila said the "red-green" policy line would be a threat to forests and jobs.
CARBON NEUTRALITY
On Thursday, a joint report published the Finnish technological research center, VTT, and the National Institute for the Environment, SYKE, said Finland could reach carbon neutrality in 2040 still with tremendous viable economic sustainability.
The research did not give any direct answer as what is the safe limit of using Finland's forest without risking the carbon sink ability, but it was cautious about the increase of wood usage for industry. It noted that various scientific predictions exist.
Kimmo Tiilikainen, minister for the environment, said on Friday the fresh investigation allows "a small increase" in the industrial use of the forest as raw materials. He said the researchers had chosen to be on the safe side in their predictions.
The research also noted that there are "various ways of calculating the size of the forest carbon sinks and they give widely differing results".
Researcher Sampo Soimakallio told Yle, however, that it is certain that "the more forest is consumed, the smaller the sink gets".
"And we can always lose the carbon sinks," he added.
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