{"id":231730,"date":"2025-02-21T16:38:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/helsinki-port-achieves-carbon-neutrality-and-advances-in-sustainability\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T14:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T18:38:56","slug":"helsinki-port-achieves-carbon-neutrality-and-advances-in-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/helsinki-port-achieves-carbon-neutrality-and-advances-in-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Helsinki port achieves carbon neutrality and advances in sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Port of Helsinki<\/strong> has achieved an important environmental milestone by achieving <strong>carbon neutrality<\/strong> in its operations by early 2025. After years of implementing strategies to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/engineering-reduction-gas-emissions\/\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"73971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reduce emissions<\/a><\/strong> , the port authority continues its commitment to sustainability through initiatives that involve its entire value chain. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Port of Helsinki Strategy<\/h2>\n\n<p>Since 2019, the port has set the goal of reducing its <strong>carbon footprint<\/strong> by optimizing energy consumption and investing in <strong>clean and renewable<\/strong> sources. Over the years, it has implemented measures such as: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reducing energy consumption<\/strong> through improvements in building efficiency and use of LED lighting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Carbon-free energy<\/strong> , used since 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use of renewable district heating<\/strong> , implemented by 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Own generation of solar energy<\/strong> to cover part of the port demand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Offsetting remaining emissions<\/strong> through carbon credits, with investments in forestry projects in Finland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>These actions have allowed a <strong>63%<\/strong> reduction in <strong>carbon dioxide emissions compared to 2015.<\/strong> However, the port recognises that carbon offsetting should be a last resort and is striving to continue reducing the amount of emissions generated. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact and challenges in maritime logistics<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/integration-renewable-energies-shipping\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"202174\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shipping<\/a><\/strong> is a key sector in the transition to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/building-decarbonisation-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"195210\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decarbonisation<\/a><\/strong> . Although the Port of Helsinki has reduced its own emissions, these represent only 4% of the total generated in the port area. Therefore, its strategy is extended to the entire <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/quality-management-in-the-supply-chain-optimizing-all-stages-of-the-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"90360\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">value chain<\/a><\/strong> , including:  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reducing emissions in the construction of port infrastructure<\/strong> by applying life cycle calculations to materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Collaboration with maritime operators and logistics companies<\/strong> to find <strong>low-carbon<\/strong> solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use of biofuels in port vehicles and machinery<\/strong> , although some units still have combustion engines for operational safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>International cooperation with key players in the maritime sector<\/strong> , such as the routes between <strong>Helsinki and Tallinn<\/strong> .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Towards a greener future<\/h2>\n\n<p>Port of Helsinki Director General Ville Haapasaari stressed that although carbon neutrality has been achieved, work continues:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Our work does not end there. In the future, we will increasingly focus on finding low-carbon solutions in cooperation with our partners, customers and stakeholders. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Sustainability and HSEQ Director Andreas Slotte stressed the importance of assessing the entire life cycle of infrastructure projects to minimise their environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social media and don&#8217;t miss any of our posts!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow\">X(Twitter)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portofhelsinki.fi\/en\/about-us\/port-of-helsinki\/whats-new\/port-of-helsinki-ltd-achieved-its-important-climate-goal-work-continues-throughout-the-value-chain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Port of Helsinki<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Photo: shutterstock<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the Port of Helsinki has reduced its own emissions, these represent only 4% of the total generated in the port area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8403,"featured_media":231665,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-231730","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/231730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/231730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=231730"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=231730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}