Transition to renewable energy

Climate agreement:
In June 2020 a broad-based coalition, representing 171 out of the 179 members of the Danish parliament concluded a landmark climate agreement. It will quadruple Denmark’s total offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and could meet electricity demand of 7.7 million European households.

The agreement includes:
– The world’s first energy islands and more renewable energy
– Investments in green technologies of tomorrow – carbon capture and Power-to-X
– Green transition of industry
– Efficient use of energy and renovation
– Green heating
– Green transport
– Green tax reform

To elaborate with a few examples:
Energy islands act as hubs, allowing the connection of several offshore wind farms, distributing power between the countries connected to the island. The two titanic offshore wind energy islands will be located in the North Sea and Baltic Sea and can help increase Europe’s share of renewable energy. Fur-thermore, the agreement will provide significant investments in the develop-ment of carbon capture technology and sustainable e-fuels such as green hy-drogen.
The agreement will also transform the Danish heating sector by lowering taxes on renewables and incentivize the replacement of oil and gas heaters with heat pumps and district energy. Furthermore, it will fund charging stations for elec-tric vehicles and help the industrial sector decarbonize through energy efficien-cy measures and increasing the use of renewable electricity and biogas.

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