Denmark: 35% Green Energy by 2020 The Danish government has
approved a series of goals to significantly reduce its carbon
emissions and increase its use of green energy by 2020, an
“ambitious green transition” officials say will affect all
levels of society. The agreement, which was approved by
parliament last week, targets cutting greenhouse gas emissions
by 34 percent by 2020, compared with 1990 levels, and reducing
gross energy consumption by 12 percent compared with 2006
levels. By 2020, Denmark plans to obtain 35 percent of its
energy from renewable sources and 50 percent of its electricity
from wind power. To achieve these goals, the agreement calls for
improvements to Denmark’s smart grid, the retrofitting of
buildings, expansion of biogas, and increased use of electricity
and biomass for the transportation sector. “This will prepare us
for a future with increasing prices for oil and coal,” Martin
Lidegaard, Denmark’s minister for Climate, Energy and Building,
told the Guardian. “Moreover, it will crea