Posts Tagged ‘Denmark’

• Denmark to end their reliance on fossil fuels, aims for 100 percent renewable energy in 2050

  The new red and green government in Denmark wants to end the country’s reliance on fossil fuels. In a proposal presented to the parliament last week the Danish government laid out their new and bold energy plan. By 2050 Denmark …

• Denmark’s new government promises far reaching green policies

  On Thursday the 15th of September 2011 the Danish right wing government of the past decade lost its slim majority. The former opposition is currently negotiating the alliance of a new government which looks like it will be more green …

• Moscow Arctic Forum promises peaceful exploitation, silent on risks

  During the end of September the “Arctic nations” – Canada, Russia, Norway, the United States and Denmark – met in Moscow to agree on territorial claims. (Strangely, I didn’t notice any coverage at all in Danish media – while even …

• Copenhagen and Lund – two cities in Scandinavia where bicycles dominate

  Here are two videos from Streetfilms and the BBC which shows two cities in Scandinavia where bicycles dominate. You have probably already heard about Copenhagen and the city’s great reputation as a bicycle city. But you might not have heard …

• Wolfgang Sachs on sustainable development vs economic growth

  German scholar Wolfgang Sachs talked about sustainable development versus economic growth in Copenhagen on invitation by The Ecological Council, The European Environment Agency and the Danish newspaper Information. Wolfgang Sachs is a former professor, former chairman of Greenpeace Germany, author …

• Inequality between rich and poor nations helps fuel a climate of mistrust and sabotages efforts to secure a climate deal

  The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, which many have said was our last chance to take action against “the greatest threat the world has ever faced”, ended in a failure. For over 15 years delegates and …

• World leaders apologizes for climate failure in Copenhagen ads

  Our world leaders haven’t yet apologized for their climate failure in Copenhagen so Greenpeace and the global tcktcktck campaign have done it for them in these advertisements at the Copenhagen airport: “I’m sorry,” the text of the ad reads. “We …

• Scratching the surface

  I was listening to the pressconference that the European Union had the last two days. One would think that by now with all the high level people attending that they would have a clear and effective communication on what they …

• Naomi Klein: We want a good deal. And that’s what tomorrows demonstration is going to be about.

  Tomorrow morning another large and important demonstration will be held in Copenhagen. This time the Climate Justice Action network is organizing a huge non-violent demonstration where the demonstrators are planning to march into the Bella Center, where the climate talks …

• The “Danish text” makes developing nations furious and Naomi Klein says the deal we really need is not even on the table

  Here are some of the biggest and most interesting news today related to the ongoing COP15 climate conference in Copenhagen: A draft text for a potential final agreement in Copenhagen was leaked today to the Guardian. The “Danish text” has …