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The Real Story: Climate change: Lessons from Denmark

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A climate change special from Copenhagen

15/10/2021 GMT

Climate change: Lessons from Denmark

BBC World Service - The Real Story, Climate change: Lessons from Denmark

A discussion from Copenhagen on how Denmark managed to set such ambitious climate goals

Denmark has some of the most ambitious climate targets in the world. But are they achievable?

Denmark is at the forefront of the global effort to fight climate change. It has committed to cut emissions by 70% below 1990 levels by 2030. It also wants to be carbon neutral by 2050 and end all fossil fuel exploration. Denmark was an early adopter of climate friendly policies and successive governments have taken a consensus driven approach to putting the green transition into motion. Danish start-ups are among those driving innovation to reduce carbon dependency in the cities and in the country. There is even a plan to build artificial “energy islands” in the sea. As governments grasp for solutions to the growing challenge of climate change, can the success enjoyed by a small, rich, northern European nation be scaled up and applied elsewhere in the world? 

Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of experts in Copenhagen.
Producers: Junaid Ahmed and Paul Schuster

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