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GREEN EUROPE

GREEN EUROPE. Presentation by DePUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, Danish embassy , anne mette vestergaard. DENMARK ON THE TOP OF EUROPE. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK. People’s express Denmark is excellent for biking. It’s flat!

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GREEN EUROPE

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  1. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK GREEN EUROPE Presentation by DePUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, Danish embassy, annemettevestergaard

  2. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK DENMARK ON THE TOP OF EUROPE

  3. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK People’s express Denmark is excellent for biking. It’s flat! 5.2 million Danes own 4.4 million bicycles. 45% of Danish children bike to school. 17% of men and 36% of women commute by bike. Danes even invent new types of bicycles. For example, the Christiania bike transports one parent and up to three children. 3

  4. The European Union The world’s largest regional market : Over 500 million consumers Largest energy importer (over 50% of consumption) EU goals for international energy policy: Security of supply Competitiveness Sustainability Dialogue with large energy-consuming nations (COP/MEF) UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK

  5. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK Increasing temperatures Rising sea levels Spring now starts two weeks earlier in Greenland Ice caps are melting Fish stocks are disrupted What do we see – Examples?

  6. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK • Independence of fossil fuels • Reduce climate changes • Sustainability of our planet • Address the consequences of rising energy prices for our economies, stimulate green growth GoALS

  7. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK • Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at least 20% • Raise of renewableenergy’sshare of the market to 20% • Energy consumption cut by 20% • Reduction of CO2 emissions from cars 20/20/20 by 2020

  8. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK Can it be done? The danishexample Denmark has decreased energyintensity, meanwhilemaintaninggrowth in GDP per capita

  9. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK The answer, my friend Denmark is flat and windy, Danes turn this to their advantage. Hundreds of wind turbines around the country deliver 20% of the nation’s energy consumption. Denmark has become a world leader in wind energy: half of the world’s wind turbines are manufactured in Denmark. 9

  10. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK Renewableenergy’scontribution to final energyconsumption in 2008 Renewableenergyaccounts for 28% of electricitysupply

  11. Shared Values Promoting peace, human rights and democracy worldwide Confronting global challenges, including security and non-proliferation Fostering prosperity and opportunity Advancing strategic cooperation on energy security, climate change and sustainable development Natural Partners

  12. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK • Change habits of individuals, communities, and countries • Start the transition to low-carbon and green economies • Promote R&D • Invest in cleanenergyinfrastructures What DO countriesneed to do About ENERGY?

  13. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK President Obama’s ambitions “to address all facets of our over-reliance on fossil fuels” -Barack Obama

  14. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK The Problem With Fossil Fuels:Increasingprices and Greenhouse gasses!

  15. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK Insulate our economy from the impacts of increasing and fluctuating fossil fuel prices. Phase out fossil fuels, phase in renewables! Stimulate growing green-tech industry and jobs at home! Denmark’s solution DANISH ENERGY STRATEGY 2050: become independent of fossil fuels by 2050

  16. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK Energy strategy 2050Reduceenergy’ssectoruse of fossil fuels by 33% in 2020.By that time, 62% of ourelectrictyconsumptionwillcome from renewablesources

  17. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK Global competitive advantages by being energy efficient Danish exports of sustainable energy products have remained healthy during the financial crises Clean tech industry accounts for 13 percent of Danish export and set to grow! EXPORT Opportunities:

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