The green transition in Denmark needs to be speeded up for e.g. to ensure that Denmark can become independent of Russian gas and phase out other fossil fuels.
At least that's what the new government thinks. In the government's foundation, the climate crisis is called "the biggest challenge of our generation." Therefore, a goal has been set that Denmark must be CO2-neutral in 2045. And set a new goal of 110 per cent. reduction in 2050 compared to 1990, which is an advancement of previous ambitions.
There must, among other things, focus on the conversion of our heat consumption to green heat and energy sources.
"It is imperative for both Denmark and Europe to quickly get rid of fossil fuels for safety policy reasons - also for the sake of the prices of electricity and heating in Danish households. It is the government's goal that as many households as possible get away from individual gas and oil boilers as soon as possible, which will contribute to lowering the Danes' expenditure on energy in the coming winters," it reads, among other things. in the government foundation.
Will reduce crisis preparedness
In order to support implementation at all levels, the government will therefore set up a national energy crisis staff (NEKST) following the same model as the national operational staff (NOST).
NEKST must, with the involvement of relevant social actors, i.a.:
• Ensure national coordination of the roll-out of district heating and other efforts, which aim to reduce the consumption of natural gas as quickly as possible and replace it with renewable energy.
• Identify barriers to the agreed ambitions for scaling solar and wind on land as well as offshore wind and recommend to the government any measures that can accelerate the expansion.
• Support expansion of the electricity grid in places where there are already challenges with capacity today, and contribute to ensuring that the expansion is at the forefront of electricity consumption and the production of power from renewable energy.
The green business organization Green Power Denmark welcomes the initiative with NEKST, and looks forward to participating in the implementation of the initiative.
- In seven years we will produce and use around three times as much electricity as we do today. This will require a stronger power grid. It is therefore urgent to loosen the straitjacket on the power grid companies, so that they can, for example, start to bury cables before a need arises in an area. It is good to see that the government is focusing on this, says Kristian Jensen, CEO of Green Power Denmark.
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