Climate Council: "Denmark is actively trying to solve the energy crisis by worsening the climate crisis"

The council encourages the Danish government to close the loophole which still allows for oil and gas to be extracted from the North Sea towards 2050.

by sesilie christophersen, translated by simon øst vejbæk

The Danish Council on Climate Change has handed in their commentaries to the Danish Energy Agency’s climate status and outlook report 2023.

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