Updated... The government has not been able to agree with other parties in the Danish Parliament on a new climate target for 2035. Therefore, the three government parties have now presented a new climate target of an 82 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to the base year 1990. This is stated in a press release from the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities.
- We are setting a new, ambitious climate target, and we are prioritizing the necessary financing. We are thus taking responsibility for both the target and how we achieve it, says Climate Minister Lars Aagaard (M).
- Everyday life must not become unnecessarily expensive for Danes and Danish companies. We are in a different place than we were in 2019, when the last target was set. The low-hanging fruit has been picked, and the path to higher goals will be more difficult.
Opposition wants to be more ambitious
The government has been negotiating with the parties in the Folketing about the new climate target since mid-November, when the government presented its proposal. The government proposed a reduction of 82 percent, which also ended up becoming the climate target.
Opposition parties such as the SF, the Danish Social Democratic Party, the United Unity Party, the Alternative and the Conservative People's Party would have liked to have had a more ambitious climate target.
- We have had good discussions, but I can confirm that we have not succeeded in finding common ground to be able to make a broad agreement.
- Therefore, we are setting a climate target for 2035 ourselves, but the door is still open for cooperation. I also think that there is a possibility of raising the target at a later date if the conditions change, says Lars Aagaard in the press release.
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