Danish climate change policy is fuelled in part by the fulfilment of international climate commitments and, on the other hand, by the achievement of national targets in the energy sector In order to promote successful global action in the fight against climate change, we will work with the private sector to promote Danish green solutions worldwide. „Even if we find ourselves in a financial crisis again, even if political parties change and the climate is not as on the agenda as it is today, the law we have just made ensures that progress in the fight against climate change will not stop,“ Jørgensen said. Short-term government cycles can be a real problem for climate change. Even if climate goals are set by law, there can often be few concrete measures to prevent a number of governments from making decisions that collectively lead them not to do so. Countries that have credible climate plans must therefore make a real attempt to calculate their fair share. This is what Denmark has done and found that it is expected to reduce emissions by 70% by 2030, based on 1990 levels. This legally binding scientific objective is the backbone of the new law. This brings us to Denmark`s new climate law, which sets a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990-2030 levels. It also sets a goal of „climate neutrality“ by 2050 (if not sooner), but English-language publications currently allow only contradictory details, whether the target concerns all greenhouse gases or carbon dioxide alone. Global emissions must reach „net zero“ around the middle of the century to stay on track for 1.5°C, according to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). All greenhouse gas emissions that still occur in 2050 must be offset by the same amount of elimination of air emissions.
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