Climate change

Energy from renewable and fossil-free sources

The transition to completely fossil-free energy requires improvements in energy efficiency and mill-specific measures to replace fossil fuels, both in our own energy generation and in terms of purchased electricity and heat. This will reduce our Scope 1 and 2 fossil-based CO2 emissions to zero by 2030.

These targets are endorsed by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and meet the strictest requirements of the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. 

Currently, fossil-free energy accounts for 89% of our total energy consumption. About 74% of the energy we use is based on renewable energy, mostly wood-based biomass. This means that we make use of the fractions generated by forest industry processes and our wood supply, such as black liquor, bark and logging residues. 15% of the energy we use is generated by nuclear power and the rest, 11%, by fossil fuels.

The significant role of our value chain

The emissions of our value chain (Scope 3) make up nearly 90% of all our fossil-based greenhouse gas emissions. A significant portion of the emissions in our value chain is attributable to the production of the raw materials we purchase, the further processing and transport of the products we sell and the disposal of products at the end of their life cycle. Reducing these emissions is more challenging for us than reducing emissions from our own mills.

We encourage our suppliers to set their own emission-reduction targets and favour low-emission modes of transport wherever possible. The current target is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from logistics purchased by Metsä Board by 30% per tonne kilometre by 2030 from the 2022 level.