Green Gas Strategy

The role of gas in the green transition

At the global level, climate change is the largely the result of years of coal, oil and natural gas consumption. In Denmark, greenhouse gas emissions have declined significantly since 1990, thanks in particular to the transition from producing electricity and heating with coal and oil to producing energy from renewable sources. 

The Government of Denmark has set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent by 2030 and for Denmark to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. All assets must be deployed to achieve the objectives of the green transition. Denmark must continue to make progress towards replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy from wind power, solar power and green gases. Among other things, this will entail using green gases in areas where electrification is not feasible for technological or economic reasons, especially in relation to heavy industry.