Carbon - Denmark

Question 1

What % of Danish energy is supplied by wind turbines?

Answer 1

40%

Question 2

What progress has Denmark made on its 1990 emissions level?

Answer 2

30% reduction
Projected 40% by 2020

Question 3

How has the Danish govt. improved energy security?

Answer 3

International agreements
Transfer pathways negotiated
Norway, Sweden, Germany etc

Question 4

What are Denmark’s energy targets?

Answer 4

Generate 50% from wind by 2020
Eliminate coal by 2030
All electricity + heat from renewables by 2035
Fossil fuel free by 2050

Question 5

How have politics contributed to Danish energy progress?

Answer 5

Political unity
All parties committed to climate goals