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 Denmark's government is to force all government canteens to go vegetarian two days a week in a move to reduce national consumption of meat. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201030/danish-state-canteens-to-serve-vegetarian-food-only-twice-a-week Fri, 30 Oct 2020 08:55:30 +0100 danish-state-canteens-to-serve-vegetarian-food-only-twice-a-week The Danish government's main supporting party has called for a "green restart" to the country's economy, with investments in heat pumps, charging stations for cars, new rail projects and incentives for replacing oil and gas boilers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200402/danish-party-calls-for-green-restart-after-coronavirus-crisis Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:30:23 +0200 danish-party-calls-for-green-restart-after-coronavirus-crisis Denmark should bring in a radical green tax overhaul to help reach its world-leading emissions reductions target, the leader of the influential Social Liberal party has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200104/danish-party-calls-for-radical-green-tax-reform-to-meet-climate-goals Sat, 04 Jan 2020 18:21:57 +0100 danish-party-calls-for-radical-green-tax-reform-to-meet-climate-goals Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has agreed with the UK's new leader Boris Johnson to work together to fight climate change, even after the UK leaves the European Union. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190807/danish-pm-agrees-to-work-with-post-brexit-uk-to-fight-climate-change Wed, 07 Aug 2019 14:27:40 +0200 danish-pm-agrees-to-work-with-post-brexit-uk-to-fight-climate-change Denmark’s booming wind industry has set a number of impressive records in recent years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170925/danish-windmills-set-all-time-record-for-lowest-single-day-production Mon, 25 Sep 2017 21:40:35 +0200 danish-windmills-set-all-time-record-for-lowest-single-day-production Denmark's foreign ministry announced Friday that it will invest 115 million kroner ($17 million) in a series of energy partnerships with China, Mexico, Vietnam and South Africa. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170602/danish-foreign-ministry-announces-investment-in-co2-reduction Fri, 02 Jun 2017 19:26:57 +0200 danish-foreign-ministry-announces-investment-in-co2-reduction Copenhagen municipality's environmental council has approved a 300 million kroner ($45 million) plan for almost 28,000 new trees to be planted in the city. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170523/copenhagen-could-be-set-for-multimillion-spend-on-28000-new-trees Tue, 23 May 2017 20:19:53 +0200 copenhagen-could-be-set-for-multimillion-spend-on-28000-new-trees How much do you know about one of Denmark's leading energy sources? https://www.thelocal.dk/20170518/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-wind-power Thu, 18 May 2017 15:26:13 +0200 quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-wind-power A beer brewed using urine collected from festival guests? It might sound like toilet humour, but that is exactly what Danish farmers have done. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170411/danish-farmers-brew-beer-from-festival-guest-urine Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:23:09 +0200 danish-farmers-brew-beer-from-festival-guest-urine Five American students are trying to raise awareness on the green applications of the Internet of Things by hosting the first ever Internet of Green Things Festival at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). https://www.thelocal.dk/20170404/american-students-host-denmarks-first-internet-of-green-things-festival Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:05:59 +0200 american-students-host-denmarks-first-internet-of-green-things-festival Danish green energy giant Dong said on Thursday it was pulling out of coal use, burning another bridge to its fossil fuel past after ditching oil and gas. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170202/denmarks-dong-energy-to-ditch-coal-by-2023 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:19:44 +0100 denmarks-dong-energy-to-ditch-coal-by-2023 Denmark will scrap the “expensive and ineffective” tariff that has been financing renewable energy development since 1998, the government has announced. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160510/denmark-to-scrap-green-energy-levy Tue, 10 May 2016 15:39:06 +0200 denmark-to-scrap-green-energy-levy The Copenhagen City Council is expected to approve a proposal on Tuesday to divest its investment fund from all fossil fuels holdings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160201/copenhagen-to-drop-all-fossil-fuel-investments Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:49:44 +0100 copenhagen-to-drop-all-fossil-fuel-investments The Egå Water Treatment Plant near Aarhus is set to become the first in the world to produce 50 per cent more energy than it uses after the implementation of new technology in autumn 2016. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160129/denmark-water-treatment-world-history-energy Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:29:26 +0100 denmark-water-treatment-world-history-energy The Danish island of Samsø, hailed by the New York Times as a "symbol for a greener future”, fears that its goal of being completely off of fossil fuels by 2030 is jeoparized by the government’s planned budget cuts. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151015/danish-island-samso-green-transition-threatened Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:24:41 +0200 danish-island-samso-green-transition-threatened The sustainable pencil company Sprout has reached a larger audience outside of Denmark with its pencils that turn into vegetables. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150910/danish-sustainable-pencils-to-take-over-global-market Thu, 10 Sep 2015 13:52:59 +0200 danish-sustainable-pencils-to-take-over-global-market Danish companies that produce energy technology exported 10.7 percent more in 2014 than the year before, setting an all-time export record. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150430/denmarks-green-energy-exports-set-record Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:11:03 +0200 denmarks-green-energy-exports-set-record