The issue of Riigikogu Toimetised you are holding in your hands reflects the current state of our ambitions and the situation relating to our idea of the green transition.
Siim Kallas | Presentation in the Riigikogu at the 1st Reading of the Draft State Budget Act 2000 |
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Kalle Jürgenson | State Budget 2000, What and Why? |
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Olev Raju | Commentaries on the State Budget 2000 |
Madis Võõras | Estonia on the Way to Full Membership of the European Space Agency |
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Ene Ergma | Estonia Has Become a Space State |
Urve Läänemets | A Good Teacher Should Be Ready to Learn Also from the Pupils |
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Külli Eichenbaum | Using the Local Peculiarities of Old Võromaa |
In focus: climate change and green transition
Climatologist Andres Tarand outlines climate change in Estonia both long-term as well as over the recent decades.
European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson offers a thorough analysis of the European Union climate package “Fit for 55”.
The interview with the Director of Climate Change Policy Group and Lecturer at Cambridge University Annela Anger-Kraav focuses on the COP26 Climate Change Conference and Estonia’s position.
Director of Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre Lauri Tammiste analyses the goals that have been set and Estonia’s ability to reach these.
Climate activist and student Kertu Birgit Anton provides a critical view of the climate changes and ways to mitigate these.
Light is shown on the green transition from different angles by Timo Tatar, Jüri Rass, Ivo Jaanisoo, Kai Rosin, Margit Keller, Triin Vihalemm, Leho Ainsaar, Anne Menert, Kaia Tõnsuaadu, Enn Lust, Kalle Kirsimäe, Markus Somp, Aaro Hazak, and Kadri Männasoo.
RiTo also looks at support measures for non-profit organisations, how family policy relates to birth rate, increased percentage of teleservices in health care, and the possibilities for reorganising sociotechnical systems. In the history column, Tunne Kelam writes about the Baltic Sea Strategy initiative.
The issue of Riigikogu Toimetised you are holding in your hands reflects the current state of our ambitions and the situation relating to our idea of the green transition.
The panel discussion of the representatives of the political groups of the Riigikogu on 20 October 2021 focused on the green transition, Estonia’s contribution to it and our capability to meet the targets the European Commission set out in its ambitious package of ideas “Fit for 55”. The panellists were Yoko Alender (Reform Party), Heiki Hepner (Isamaa), Erki Savisaar (Centre Party) and Riina Sikkut (Social Democratic Party). The discussion was moderated by Tiina Kaalep, Editor-in-Chief of Riigikogu Toimetised.
When I started to study climatology in 1958, nobody could predict that climate would gather such popularity or become such a threatening force to humankind as it is now.
The European Green Deal is based on the underlying idea that our further develop-ment can only take place in a manner that remains within planetary boundaries and contributes to curbing climate change and keeping global warming within safe limits, stops biodiversity loss and ensures the protection of ecosystems.
Annela Anger-Kraavi was interviewed by Riigikogu Toimetised about the current state of climate negotiations.
According to the Global Risks Report published by the World Economic Forum, extreme weather conditions, failure of climate action and human-induced environmental damage are the most likely risks of the next decade.
Simplified views like “the new technologies will solve all problems” or “we will raise the awareness of consumers” are not enough for meeting the ecological and social sustainability challenges faced by our society.
The climate policy of the European Union, high electricity prices and the challenge of proper forest management have raised questions in the Estonian society about why we need green transition and if it can be achieved at all.
In Estonia, the tradition of exploring local mineral resources is more than a hundred years old.
The article provides a survey of the ongoing green transition in the energy sector both in Estonia and in the world more widely.
The green transition through the prism of the construction industry is simply a well built and efficient house, park, city street, or block that is in total harmony with its surroundings.
In December 2019, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen presented to the public the European Green Deal.
Oil shale has been a unique primary resource for Estonia as well as a pillar of energy security; however, the impact of the oil shale industry has made Estonia one of the most CO2 intense countries in relation to the GDP in the whole European Union.
As a result of the extensive 2004 enlargement or the European Union, the Baltic Sea has to all intents and purposes become an internal sea of the Union, surrounded by eight Member States.
In Estonia, innovation of democratic procedures has so far focused on deliberative institutions (e.g. people’s assembly, opinion festival) and digital means (online voting, VOLIS as a System for Local Democracy Procedures).
Referendum can be viewed as one of the key instruments of contemporary direct democracy, which allows people to directly apply their legislative power.
The article provides a survey of the impact of the main measures of family policy on the birth rate. The article summarises the experiences of other developed countries and scientific publications on this topic and also gives an overview of the research conducted in Estonia in this field.
The subsidies allocated to non-governmental organizations have increased and the arrangements for allocation has been specified, but the support measures can be made even more effective.
The public administration study of OSKA, the system of forecasting future needs for labour and skills, analysed the need for labour force and skills in state agencies, local governments, organisations of entrepreneurs and employers, occupational organisations and trade unions until 2027, and submitted proposals to the education system.
Due to the increasing demand and shortage of resources, the coming years will be characterised by discussions on the sustainability of financing and sufficiency of the financed service package in health care.