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Countdown to COP29: Decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors

Denmark heads to COP29 in Baku with a strong focus on commitments under the Paris Agreement, especially by tackling emissions in hard-to-abate sectors. Building on the launch of the Group of Negative Emitters (GONE) at COP28, Denmark will push for further action, setting the stage for COP30 where updated national climate targets (NDCs) will be submitted.

Denmark at COP29

From 11-22 November, the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Danish Industry and State of Green organise the Denmark Pavilion at the climate COP. Read more and discover Denmark’s platform for public-private climate action at COP29.

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Hard-to-abate sectors represent a large share of total global greenhouse gas emissions. Launched at COP28, the Danish-led Group of Negative Emitters (GONE) actively works towards encouraging countries to set more ambitious goals, aiming to achieve emission reductions of over 100% thereby making them net-negative. The ambition of GONE is to collaborate with existing global initiatives and alliances to encourage knowledge sharing and create a global effort to strengthen and expedite developments in negative emissions.

Following up on the urgent call for global decarbonisation, a Danish COP29 focus is to empower rapid take-up of new technologies and improved measures across transport, shipping, construction and other hard-to-abate industrial sectors.

The Danish road to decarbonisation

Through progressive policies and public-private partnerships, Denmark plays a central role in advancing resource optimisation, integration of renewables, carbon management, green fuels and ways to mandate emission reductions across industry, transport and sectors that are hard to electrify.

As one of the world’s largest shipping nations, Denmark is home to the world’s first container vessel to sail on green methanol (Laura Maersk, 2023). Denmark significantly contributes to global decarbonisation efforts not only within the maritime sector but also as a key partner in the deployment of offshore wind, green fuels and new carbon capture and storage projects. Looking ahead, 500-1000 years of Danish CO₂ emissions could be stored in the Danish subsoil.

Meet the experts working to decarbonise the hard-to-abate sectors at Denmark Pavilion at COP29

Several of the official themes at COP29 in Baku will include decarbonisation of sectors such as transport, industry and production. A number of events and activities at the Denmark Pavilion will focus on decarbonisation, including debates and panels on green hydrogen and E-fuels, green shipping and decarbonisation of supply chains.

Visit the Denmark Pavilion at COP29 to meet experts and potential partners actively working to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors.

Highlighted events on decarbonisation at the Denmark Pavilion

A make-or-break moment: the role of regulation in the green transition of shipping
By A.P Møller – Mærsk
Wednesday 13 November

Empowering companies to decarbonize their supply chains: Introducing the Maritime Book & Claim platform and discussing how book and claim can accelerate the maritime transition
By Fonden Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Wednesday 13 November

Accelerating the deployment of E-fuels and the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors
By Green Power Denmark
Friday 15 November

Kickstarting Power-to-X in developing countries: Financing future fuel production for global shipping
By Topsoe and Fonden Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Saturday 16 November

The bridge: Decarbonising the shipping industry with green fuels
By MAN Energy Solutions, Danish Industry and State of Green
Monday 18 November

Find the full programme of the Denmark Pavilion

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