Air pollution

With urbanisation set to increase, air pollution will affect even more people in the future if no action is taken. Through strict environmental legislation and air quality monitoring, Denmark has reduced atmospheric pollution in most areas to less than one-fifth of the levels during the late 70s.

91% of the world’s population lives in places where air quality levels exceed limits recommended by the WHO

91 %

Ambient air pollution, WHO

Since 1970, Denmark has established national regulation to reduce air pollution across sectors

In Copenhagen, all public transport buses are to be replaced by electric buses by 2030, giving the capital cleaner air and less noise

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Reducing air pollution caused by traffic and industries and improving indoor climate

Cities worldwide are facing numerous challenges. Among these, we find air pollution, which is currently a global health issue causing premature deaths of millions each year. Air pollution in cities is predominantly caused by transportation and industry. With urbanisation set to increase significantly, the problem will affect even more people in the future if no action is taken.

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Tour De France’s green route in Denmark

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World leaders turbocharge progress in the global capital of energy efficiency

More than 20 ministers and representatives from nearly 70 countries joined the world’s most important conference on energy efficiency on 7-9 June in Denmark. In driving urgently needed improvements in energy efficiency, the IEA’s 7th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency concluded with the Sønderborg Action Plan.

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Energy Outlook shows Vietnam's path to climate neutrality by 2050

Based on a nearly decade-long energy collaboration between Vietnam and Denmark, a new Vietnam Energy Outlook Report 2021 was launched on 2 June. The report explores how Vietnam can reach climate neutrality by 2050 at the lowest possible cost and with the greatest benefit for the economy and its people.

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Denmark is once again ranked the world’s most sustainable

For the second year in a row, Denmark earns the top spot in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). EPI is a global sustainability ranking by Yale and Columbia University.

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Air pollution

With urbanisation set to increase, air pollution will affect even more people in the future if no action is taken. Through strict environmental legislation and air quality monitoring, Denmark has reduced atmospheric pollution in most areas to less than one-fifth of the levels during the late 70s.

Climate change adaptation

Expanding mitigation to include adaptation in dealing with climate change, enables a holistic view that can combat previous negative social, environmental, and economic impacts and result in both climate resilient and more liveable places to live. Over the next 15-20 years, Denmark will spend more than EUR 5 billion on adapting its cities to climate changes.

District energy

Put simply, district energy is about moving energy in water, with a valuable temperature, from a place of production to the place of consumption. Denmark’s district heating system is highly energy efficient and has been one of the key drivers for reduced energy consumption and CO2 emissions from the energy sector.

Green buildings

With urbanisation, demographic changes, and climate change, our cities and their buildings are facing immense challenges. Creative and innovative thinking can lead us towards a more sustainable approach to designing, creating, and using the buildings that form the basis for our everyday lives, to the benefit of both our planet and the people that populate our urban centres. Ensuring that new buildings are sustainable and energy-efficient will be key to our efforts to tackle climate change.

Smart cities

As the pace of urbanisation quickens, cities face immense challenges related to waste management, mobility, climate adaptation and energy. However, as their political, economic, and technological power grows, cities can harness this trend to act as leaders in the green transition and drivers of the green economy. Cities need smart solutions to ensure that they are optimised for sustainable economic activity, energy consumption, and an improved environmental impact.

Urban mobility

Cities must be built for people to be sustainable, healthy, and liveable. Targeted policy-making with urban mobility in mind is a strong reinforcement of these objectives. The key is to acknowledge the importance of city space and city life as an attractive, informal, and democratic meeting place for the city residents.

Urban waste management

Urban waste management entails the entire system of collecting, sorting, treating, utilising and ultimately disposing of waste. When properly facilitated it can provide a source of energy and resources, while significantly reducing pollution.

Urban water management

Cities around the world increasingly face pressure from both growing populations and climate change, challenging urban water supply in terms of available resources and in terms of treatment of increased wastewater volumes. An integrated approach to urban water management can ensure cost efficiency and synergies. E.g., wastewater treatment can provide the city with energy and nature-based solutions can delay or store rainwater for later use.