Climate change in Denmark
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Climate change affects various industries and environments in Denmark.
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Greenhouse gas emissions
Annual greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 amounted to 46.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2021.{{Cite news |last=Kirkebæk-Johansson |first=Laura |date=2023-04-28 |title=For første gang i flere år er Danmarks udslip af drivhusgasser steget |trans-title=For the first time in several years, Denmark's greenhouse gas emissions have increased |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/klima/foerste-gang-i-flere-aar-er-danmarks-udslip-af-drivhusgasser-steget |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514114020/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/klima/foerste-gang-i-flere-aar-er-danmarks-udslip-af-drivhusgasser-steget |archive-date=2023-05-14 |access-date=2025-03-22 |work=DR}}
Impacts
Policies
= Climate Act =
The Climate Act is a law in Denmark that was passed on June 18, 2020 by the Parliament. It will ensure that Denmark reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent by 2030 compared to 1990 and that the country is climate neutral by 2050. It establishes a process with annual follow-ups of climate work.{{Cite news |last=Stigsgaard |first=Mathias |date=2023-09-29 |title=Regeringen får kritik for manglende klima-handling: 'Vi er i bakgear' |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/klima/regeringen-faar-kritik-manglende-klima-handling-vi-er-gaaet-i-bakgear |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930030011/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/klima/regeringen-faar-kritik-manglende-klima-handling-vi-er-gaaet-i-bakgear |archive-date=2023-09-30 |access-date=2025-03-22 |work=DR}}
The law was supported by all parties in the Folketing at the time except for the Liberal Alliance and the New Right. That is, it was supported by the Social Democrats, Venstre, the Danish People's Party, the Danish Social Liberal Party, the Green Left, the Red–Green Alliance, the Conservative People's Party and The Alternative.{{Cite news |last=Kristensen |first=Mikael |date=2019-12-07 |title=Erhvervsliv: Klimaloven er en god nyhed for Danmark |trans-title=Business: The Climate Act is good news for Denmark |url=https://www.klimanyt.dk/2019/12/07/erhvervsorganisationer-klimaloven-er-en-god-nyhed-for-danmark/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929042314/https://www.klimanyt.dk/2019/12/07/erhvervsorganisationer-klimaloven-er-en-god-nyhed-for-danmark/ |archive-date=2022-09-29 |access-date=2025-03-21 |work=KLIMANYT}}
Society and culture
The television series, Families Like Ours, depicted people fleeing Denmark as climate refugees, and was praised for raising awareness of climate refugees, but was criticised for being an unrealistic depiction and ignoring the treatment of refugees in Denmark.{{Cite news |last=Bryant |first=Miranda |last2= |first2= |date=2025-01-03 |title=‘A look into the future’: TV drama about Danish climate refugees divides opinion |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/families-like-ours-tv-drama-about-danish-climate-refugees-divides-opinion#:~:text=Familier%20som%20vores%20(Families%20Like,become%20a%20national%20talking%20point. |access-date=2025-03-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
See also
References
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