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Green financing

To curb climate change and accelerate the green transition, finance is pivotal. With pioneering pension funds, asset manager, and public investors, Denmark has long been leading the way on ESG and green financing.

Today, the cheapest energy source in Denmark is onshore wind power, and in many cases, investment returns on green portfolios outperform investments in fossil fuels.
Clean Energy Investing: Global Comparison of Investment Returns
In 2019, Danish pension funds committed to invest 55 billion dollars in the green transition by 2030.
55,000,000,000 USD
Nordic and UK pension funds commit US$130 billion in climate investments by 2030
During COP27, US$130 billion in collective commitments towards clean energy and climate investments by 2030 mobilised by Nordic & UK pension funds
130,000,000,000 USD
Climate Investment Coalition via ritzau

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Today, the cheapest energy source in Denmark is onshore wind power, and in many cases, investment returns on green portfolios outperform investments in fossil fuels. In 2019, Danish pension funds committed to invest 55 billion dollars in the green transition by 2030. During COP27, US$130 billion in collective commitments towards clean energy and climate investments by 2030 mobilised by Nordic & UK pension funds

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Job creation and transition

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Sound of Green, a podcast series with insights from Denmark’s green transition

27 January 2023
From managing cloudbursts to setting up climate partnerships, we examine how Denmark has turned acute climate challenges into new opportunities. In our podcast series Sound of Green, experts convey how Danish experiences can push the needle toward global green transition. Find it on Spotify, Apple Podcast and stateofgreen.com.
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Offshore wind

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EU amps up ambitions for offshore renewable energy capacities

21 January 2023
Building upon last year’s Esbjerg Declaration and Marienborg Declaration signed in Denmark, EU Members States agree to almost double offshore wind capacities by 2030 across its five sea basins.
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Wind energy

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Six Danish companies among the world's 100 most sustainable

18 January 2023
Corporate Knights' 2023 ranking of the world's most sustainable companies is out. Danish companies once again fare well in the annual ranking, securing six spots in the global top 100. The Danish wind giant Vestas is the second most sustainable in the world.
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Living labs

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Danish companies obtain the most green patents

16 January 2023
Known to be among the globe's most sustainable, Danish companies are number one in obtaining green patents in both Europe and the US over the past ten years.
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New Danish government moves forward net-zero climate target to 2045

15 December 2022
Denmark has appointed its new government, aiming to increase climate ambitions by advancing the national target of climate neutrality to 2045 instead of 2050.
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Saving the Indonesian mangroves and creating Costal Resilience

2 December 2022
Indonesia’s mangroves account for over 20% of total global mangrove area with the richest mangrove biodiversity in the world and acts as an efficient carbon sink. Despite this, Indonesian mangroves are threatened by deforestation and degradation by approximately 13,000 ha per year. It is estimated t
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Meet Danish green financing professionals

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PKA

PKA is a non-profit labor market pension fund based in Denmark. We manage the pensions of 350,000 members employed primarily in the social service and health care sectors

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Bio-based circular solutions

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Viegand Maagøe

We co-create the green transition. The transition relies on a combination of technologies, financing, people, and communications. This is why we are experts in advising about these topics.

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Smallbrooks

Smallbrooks is a software-as-a-service solution to create crowdfunding communities.

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PensionDanmark

PensionDanmark is a Danish non-profit labour market pension fund. The fund manages pensions under collective and corporate agreements and health care products on behalf of 23,000 businesses. PensionD
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Green financing

To curb climate change and accelerate the green transition, finance is pivotal. With pioneering pension funds, asset manager, and public investors, Denmark has long been leading the way on ESG and green financing.
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Job creation and transition

While the green transition creates vast employment opportunities, it also calls for upskilling, new labour market policies and investments in human capital. Based on the legacy of public-private partnerships, Denmark shows that job creation and green growth can go hand in hand.
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Sector integration

Through sector integration we need to move the energy flows with highest possible efficiency between sectors and transfer the renewable energy to transport, heating and production which today are powered by fossil fuels.
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Carbon capture, storage, and utilisation

Carbon capture, storage, and utilisation (CCSU) are important tools for reducing emissions and accelerating the green transition. Through technologies like power-to-x, we can use the CO2e we already emit as a sustainable energy and fuel in other sectors. This is the next phase in Denmark’s energy transition.
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Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency is one of the easiest ways to eliminate energy waste, lower energy costs, and reduce the use of fossil fuels. There is great potential for efficiency improvements in every sector, whether it is buildings or industry. Energy efficiency is an embedded part of Denmark’s mindset, as Denmark has worked with energy efficiency measures since the 70s.
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Climate partnerships

Transitioning to sustainable economies and achieving net zero cannot be done by governments alone. Partnerships are key. With this notion, Denmark has established 14 climate partnerships placing the private sector at the heart of green transition.