This one comes from Brussels, and the Finns are not impressed. Helsingin Sanomat takes up the story:

Raimo Sailas, a top official at the Finnish Ministry of Finance, has sharply criticised what he sees as poor preparation of the climate policy of the European Union. “It is truly a cause for concern that decisions of very great economic significance are made on the basis of such weak background work”, said Permanent Secretary Sailas on Tuesday at a gathering of an association of Finnish economic journalists. Sailas was referring to a decision made in March by the European Council, in which the EU countries committed themselves to increasing the proportion of renewable energy to 20 per cent. In calculations put forward as a basis of the decision, Finland’s potential share of renewable energy was said to be as high as 45 per cent. “There had been calculations that Finland could use tidal and wave energy. This is the level of background work by the Commission”, Sailas blasted. Tidal and wave energy can be utilised primarily on the coasts of oceans. The waves in the Gulf of Finland will not yield much energy, and there are no tides to speak of on any of Finland’s coasts.

Emphasis added by me. Supply your own laughter. Via EU Referendum