After labeling the government's climate policy as inadequate for four years in a row, the Climate Council now assesses that the path to the 2030 climate target has been made clear. This is the first time that the Climate Council has made such an assessment.
- With the agreement on the green tripartite for agriculture, the government and the Folketing have collectively adopted a policy that can potentially meet the 2030 target. And that is good news, says Peter Møllgaard, chairman of the Climate Council.
The assessment from the Climate Council marks a turning point in the independent expert body's analysis of Christiansborg's climate policy. Since the first status report was published in 2021, the council has consistently warned that both the Social Democrats and the SVM governments did not pursue an adequate climate policy.
There are now enough political agreements for the necessary greenhouse gas reductions to be planned. The tripartite agreement for agriculture was the last stone to fall into place in the roadmap that was laid after the 2019 parliamentary election.
Well on track - but left unfinished
But this must not cause politicians to rest on their laurels, says the Climate Council. The assessment is comparable to a cyclist's intermediate time - you are well on track, but far from finished.
- A lot of work still needs to be done to reach the goal, and it is still uncertain whether you can do it, says Peter Møllgaard.
The government must be extremely careful to implement the agreed climate measures according to plan. Right now, it seems that the goal for 70 percent reduction of Denmark's greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 is only just achieved to the decimal point.
If a climate measure such as CO2 capture and storage has to be postponed further, the accounts could be overturned. The Climate Council therefore views positively that a revisit of several climate agreements has been agreed in 2027 and 2028, where it will be checked whether the agreements live up to the promised reductions.
Climate Minister: A milestone
Climate Minister Lars Aagaard (M) should also not take the assessment from the Climate Council as an expression that he has done enough. The assessment of the visualization can be withdrawn again next year.
- We will assess it again in a year, when we will again look at whether the climate policy and implementation appear to be sufficient, says Peter Møllgaard.
Minister for Climate Lars Aagaard welcomes the Climate Council's report with open arms.
- It is an important milestone that I am happy and proud that we have reached, he says.
However, Lars Aagaard agrees with the Chairman of the Climate Council that a lot of work still needs to be done to ensure that the political agreements become a reality.
- It is good to have visualized the path to the goal, but we are not yet in 2030. There is still a lot of work left.
He also points out that there will be a task in the planned revisits of the agreements to ensure that the reduction path is maintained.
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