Denmark helps South Africa’s move from coal
Denmark and the Netherlands have joined the Just Energy Transition Partnership, a landmark climate finance deal aimed at helping South Africa transition away from coal. The initial members of the pact — the…
MoreVisitors give Christiania a wide berth
Visitors are staying away from Christiania in droves following a spate of shootings and assaults over summer. Small business owners in the ‘free state’ told DR News how the turf war between the Hells…
MoreCopenhagen shooting
A 37-year-old male was shot dead at point-blank range near Vesterport Station in central Copenhagen, Thursday. According to initial reports the shooter was seen fleeing the crime scene on an electric scooter, carrying…
MoreRoyal visit from Spain
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain will be paying a state visit to Denmark next month, at the invitation of HM Queen Margrethe. During the three-day trip, between November 6th and…
MoreHeightened terror threat
The terror threat to Denmark has increased significantly as a result of the conflict between Hamas and Israel, according to leading Danish expert, Tore Hamming, a non-resident fellow at the International Centre for…
MoreHuman Rights Court to hear Iraqi prisoners’ appeal
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is reviewing Danish soldiers’ treatment of Iraqi civilians nearly 20 years ago. In June last year the Danish Defence Ministry was acquitted of abetting the torture of 23…
MorePolice given a vote of no confidence
Public confidence in the police is at an all-time low. A new Megafon survey for TV2 shows more than half of the electorate believes the police don’t have the resources needed to do…
MorePension funds’ investment in ‘black’ companies threatens Denmark’s ‘green’ reputation
Although Denmark likes to be seen as a green pioneer, 20 Danish pension funds have collectively invested DKK20bn ($2.9bn) in ‘black’ companies that resist global climate targets, a new study by charity organisation…
MoreDenmark joins the Netherlands in CO2 deal
Denmark and the Netherlands have reached agreement to cooperate on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and CO2 transport. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on the sidelines of the recent EU Environment Council…
MoreSkeptical Environmentalist: ‘Climate change not the end of the world’
Controversial Danish environmentalist Bjørn Lomborg is back in the news. In an interview with GZERO World, the author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, a controversial book whose main thesis is that many of the…
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