Climate report: Denmark is behind schedule on CO2 emission ambitions
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- 27 Apr 2023
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Denmark is often lauded for setting ambitious targets relating to CO2 emissions – among those is the key goal that emissions should be 70 percent less in 2030 than in 1990.
But lofty emission goals require overarching change and the latest annual report by the Council on Climate Change (CCC) suggests that Denmark is not on pace to attain those targets.
The report argues that Denmark will need to halve its emissions from 2020-2030 – a challenge that the CCC describes as a “significant challenge”.
CCC wrote that electricity, heating, agriculture and industry still had a long way to go and that the emission goal for 2030 remains far off.
“We emphasise that the effort must show that the target can be achieved with a certain degree of certainty and that this certainty is increased the closer we get to 2030,” said CCC head, Peter Møllgaard.
“At present, there is not enough certainty that the government’s plans will come to fruition.” Read More…
