https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Greenland absorbs more of the greenhouse gas methane than it emits, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen released on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240131/greenland-absorbs-more-methane-than-it-emits Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:17:41 +0100 greenland-absorbs-more-methane-than-it-emits Denmark's parliament has given the go-ahead to build Lynetteholm, a giant artificial island that will protect Copenhagen's harbour waters from rising sea levels at the same times as providing homes for 35,000 people. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210604/denmark-gives-go-ahead-for-giant-copenhagen-artificial-island-despite-sheep-protest Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:38:15 +0200 denmark-gives-go-ahead-for-giant-copenhagen-artificial-island-despite-sheep-protest Denmark's government has bowed to pressure from its left-of-centre parliamentary allies, and agreed to a new, challenging target to bring greenhouse gas emissions to half 1990 levels by 2025. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210507/danish-government-agrees-under-pressure-to-more-ambitious-2025-climate-goal Fri, 07 May 2021 16:31:07 +0200 danish-government-agrees-under-pressure-to-more-ambitious-2025-climate-goal The chance of seeing a snow-covered Denmark at Christmas is slim, not just this year but for many to come, according to meteorologists. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201222/why-white-christmases-are-becoming-rare-in-denmark Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:12:48 +0100 why-white-christmases-are-becoming-rare-in-denmark A purple glow illuminates stacked boxes where lettuce, herbs and kale will soon be sprouting at one of Europe's biggest "vertical farms" which has just opened in a warehouse in an industrial zone in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201207/danish-startup-unveils-giant-vertical-farm Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:42:03 +0100 danish-startup-unveils-giant-vertical-farm Denmark will no longer increase oil extraction in the North Sea, after a majority in parliament voted against continuation of the practice. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201204/danish-parliament-blocks-new-north-sea-oil-extraction Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:43:24 +0100 danish-parliament-blocks-new-north-sea-oil-extraction The Danish government has omitted a proposal for taxation of CO2 emissions in its new green tax plan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201123/denmark-announces-green-tax-reform-but-omits-sought-after-co2-levy Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:04:46 +0100 denmark-announces-green-tax-reform-but-omits-sought-after-co2-levy Dairy giant Arla is to stop using plastic screw tops on its one-litre organic milk cartons. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201104/danish-company-to-scrap-plastic-caps-from-millions-of-organic-milk-cartons Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:09:55 +0100 danish-company-to-scrap-plastic-caps-from-millions-of-organic-milk-cartons The extent of sea ice in the Arctic was at record lows for October, Danish researchers said Wednesday, adding the unusually warm season meant it was not recovering as fast as normal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201029/danish-researchers-find-arctic-sea-ice-at-record-low-october-levels Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:37:53 +0100 danish-researchers-find-arctic-sea-ice-at-record-low-october-levels The governments of Denmark and India have agreed a 'green partnership' which is expected to put Denmark in place to supply climate-friendly technology and systems to the world’s second-most populous country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200928/enormous-potential-denmark-announces-green-partnership-with-india Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:33:18 +0200 enormous-potential-denmark-announces-green-partnership-with-india A new cold record in the Northern Hemisphere of -69.6 degrees Celsius (-93.2 Fahrenheit) was set on December 22nd, 1991, in Greenland, the Danish Meteorological Institute announced Wednesday, 28 years after the fact. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200923/glacial-1991-day-in-greenland-belatedly-sets-arctic-cold-record Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:25:43 +0200 glacial-1991-day-in-greenland-belatedly-sets-arctic-cold-record Two weeks into Denmark's budget negotiations, the government's support parties are worried that the government is setting aside the green ambitions it came into power with. We spoke to Ruben Kidde, green spokesman for the Social Liberal party. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200917/is-denmarks-government-really-serious-about-its-ambitious-green-goal Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:03:04 +0200 is-denmarks-government-really-serious-about-its-ambitious-green-goal Owning a petrol or diesel-fuelled car in Denmark must be made more expensive if emissions from private motor ownership are to be reduced, a government-appointed commission has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200907/denmark-could-make-fossil-fuel-cars-cost-more-in-effort-to-hit-climate-goal Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:44:32 +0200 denmark-could-make-fossil-fuel-cars-cost-more-in-effort-to-hit-climate-goal The Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models had predicted, researchers at the University of Copenhagen warned on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200819/arctic-sea-ice-melting-faster-than-forecast-copenhagen-researchers-find Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:04:32 +0200 arctic-sea-ice-melting-faster-than-forecast-copenhagen-researchers-find In an interview, Denmark's climate minister Dan Jørgensen explained to The Local that while coronavirus has changed the government's green plans, it has not made them less ambitious. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200622/down-but-not-out-how-covid-hit-denmarks-climate-goals Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:27:28 +0200 down-but-not-out-how-covid-hit-denmarks-climate-goals Denmark's parties have forced the government to significantly toughen the climate plan it put forward in May, with a new plan agreed on Sunday night increasing the amount of projected greenhouse gas reductions from 2m to 3.4m tonnes, and committing the government to developing a carbon tax. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200622/danish-parties-agree-to-develop-carbon-tax-system Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:01:32 +0200 danish-parties-agree-to-develop-carbon-tax-system People living in Denmark will need to sort their recycling into ten different containers, under a new deal that aims to cut 0.7m tonnes of emissions and make the country's waste sector carbon neutral by 2030. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200617/danes-to-sort-trash-into-ten-types-under-new-green-deal-2 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:57:48 +0200 danes-to-sort-trash-into-ten-types-under-new-green-deal-2 Remember Denmark's ambitious goal to cut emissions 70% by 2030? Well, it's still there. And on Wednesday the political parties met to debate the first (disappointingly lacklustre) plan to get there. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200527/denmarks-climate-plan-negotiations-what-you-need-to-know Wed, 27 May 2020 10:44:54 +0200 denmarks-climate-plan-negotiations-what-you-need-to-know Northern European countries known for skiing and other snowy pursuits are poised to record one of the warmest winters ever after weeks of unseasonably high temperatures. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200304/winter-that-never-arrived-nears-end-for-nordic-countries Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:39:32 +0100 winter-that-never-arrived-nears-end-for-nordic-countries In Denmark, participation in the fight for a better climate often takes the form of buying more climate-friendly goods and services. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200203/how-purchasing-power-is-making-denmark-more-climate-friendly Mon, 03 Feb 2020 13:05:17 +0100 how-purchasing-power-is-making-denmark-more-climate-friendly