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Here we’re writing about all things climate action to inspire you and help you make climate-smart choices in everyday life. You’ll find empowering Sparkling Stories from our community, climate science translated into actionable pieces of information, and the latest company news.

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How we enabled 40 000 personal climate actions
Spark Sustainability has enabled 40 000 climate actions and over 30 000 people have tried our calculator in order to find out their lifestyle emissions.
April 28, 2022
Linda
Sparkling Stories
A new way of thinking about consumption
According to Tuomas Tiitinen, Chief Operating Officer of Anki Rugs, by learning to shop again, we could be doing both local cultures, ourselves and the climate a favour.
May 4, 2021
Linda
Climate basics
The climate impact of road transport — diving deeper
Our means of transport make our lives easy but take a toll on the climate: in Europe, road transport alone accounts for one fifth of total greenhouse gas emissions. Luckily, there are ways to make road transport climate-smarter.
Linda
Science to Action
Wind power — electrifying the future
Is wind power the way of the future? We asked the experts to find out.
February 23, 2021
Linda
Climate basics
The climate impact of heating — diving deeper
Heat is something we humans can’t go without. However, heating is also one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities. But why is that and what can we do about it?
January 19, 2021
Linda
Climate basics
The climate impact of food – diving deeper
The food industry is one of the biggest contributors to climate change: globally, 21–37% of greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to the food we put on our tables.
November 12, 2020
Linda
Science to Action
The European Commission proposes new climate goal for 2030
The European Commission calls for a more ambitious climate target for 2030, suggesting a reduction in net emissions of at least 55% compared to 1990 levels.
September 21, 2020
Linda
Climate basics
The climate impact of electricity — diving deeper
Almost all of the carbon dioxide released by humans is a consequence of energy production, and out of this about 25% is in the form of electricity.
September 14, 2020
Linda
Company news
A successful seed round
Gathered investment enables further development of carbon tracking app The Donut.
August 25, 2020
Linda
Sparkling Stories
The new normal of food
Six years ago Maija Itkonen, the CEO and co-founder of Gold&Green Foods and the mastermind behind the revolutionary plant protein Pulled Oats®, wanted to make a lasting impact and change the food culture.
July 8, 2020
Linda
Science to Action
The state of the Baltic Sea and our climate are connected
Our personal actions have a massive impact when it comes to keeping our planet cool — and to keep our seas clean.
June 2, 2020
Linda
Science to Action
How to start a more climate-smart lifestyle?
We’ve all heard the lists of things we can change in our lives to mitigate emissions, but how to get started?
May 27, 2020
Linda
Science to Action
To grow or not to grow — the future of our economy
So far, an ever growing economy has meant ever growing emissions. What does reaching the 1.5 °C target mean for our future economic system?
March 25, 2020
Linda
Science to Action
A hot topic – Media’s role in solving the climate crisis
What we see in media has a considerable impact on our own impressions and actions. It’s also one of the key factors shaping the scientific and political discussion.
May 29, 2019
Linda
Science to Action
Your guide to the climate elections!
The Finnish general elections are drawing closer! Which political decisions are needed to stop climate change? What do the Finnish parties plan to do about it?
April 1, 2019
Linda
Sparkling Stories
“Going vegan for the climate made me enjoy every bite even more”
Spark’s Linda Koskinen went vegan to ease her climate anxiety, but got a healthier, happier lifestyle as a bonus.
January 15, 2019
Linda
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