Climate & Energy

Lessons from Denmark – the world leader in climate action

The pioneer of commercial wind energy says it will reduce emissions by at least 82% by 2035, relative to 1990 levels.

The clean energy source now meets nearly a fifth (18%) of the country's peak electricity demand, up from just 2.5% in 2017.

Electric models and hybrids have accounted for more than half of retail passenger vehicle sales in the four months from July

Buildings — the creation, running and dismantling of them — make up some 40% of the world’s carbon emissions.

Tweaking the routes of just a few flights could halve contrail warming by 2040 and would cost passengers less than €4, study finds.

"Danish nature will be changed in a way not seen since the drainage of wetlands in 1864," the government says.

The country will also retire all other fossil fuel plants and add more than 75GW of renewable energy capacity over the same time frame.