The government's figures send Denmark on the way to reaching climate targets

According to the government's figures, Denmark is on course to reach the climate target for 2030 of emissions of greenhouse gases, which are 70 percent lower than in 1990. This is what the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply writes in a press release.

The calculation is based on projections of how much the climate policy measures are expected to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

However, it is associated with uncertainty for several reasons. One thing is that it is difficult to predict the future. For example, a technology may turn out not to be in place, or people's behavior may end up not changing.

In addition, the figures for our historical emissions can change, which for example made many headlines earlier this year. Here were new figures for the climate-damaging low-lying soils. There were fewer left, and the discharge had therefore already taken place.

But there are new calculations on the way which may show that the emissions are, on the contrary, higher, which may mean that the figures change again.

Currently, however, the calculations from the ministry show that we are on our way towards the goal.

Now comes the action

In a press release, Climate, Energy and Supply Minister Lars Aagaard (M) emphasizes that the route has not been completed yet. It is now that the agreements must be translated into concrete action:

- The green tripartite must be put into practice, we must carry out a restructuring in the industry, which must store CO₂ and much more.

Earlier this year, the ministry's projection showed that the route was not quite in place to reach the target, but this is now being negotiated. It is the green tripartite agreement that was presented before the summer holidays, which according to the government can get us all the way to the finish line.

The minister notes in the press release that there is a lot of work ahead.

- It won't be easy. But that is what is needed, it says.

The goal is for our emissions in 2030 to be 70 percent lower than in 1990. That is, a period of 40 years. In 2022, when the latest figures from the ministry are from, emissions in Denmark were 47 percent lower than in 1990.

Now the minister's announcement must be reviewed by the Climate Council - a group of professors who advise the government on the green transition.

Last year they estimated that the distance to achieving the Danish climate goals was greater than what the government's calculations had arrived at.

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