Transcript Denmark and the Road to a New Energy Paradigm for the 21st

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
GREEN EUROPE
PRESENTATION BY DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, DANISH EMBASSY, ANNE METTE VESTERGAARD
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
DENMARK ON THE TOP OF EUROPE
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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
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transports one parent and up to three children.
UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
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)
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
WHAT DO WE SEE – EXAMPLES?
Increasing temperatures
Rising sea levels
Spring now starts two weeks earlier in Greenland
Ice caps are melting
Fish stocks are disrupted
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
GOALS
Independence of fossil fuels
Reduce climate changes
Sustainability of our planet
Address the consequences of rising energy prices
for our economies, stimulate green growth
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20/20/20
BY 2020
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•Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at least
20%
•Raise of renewable energy’s share of the market
to 20%
•Energy consumption cut by 20%
Reduction of CO2 emissions from cars
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
CAN IT BE DONE? THE DANISH EXAMPLE
Denmark has decreased energy intensity, meanwhile maintaning growth in
GDP per capita
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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
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wind turbines are manufactured in Denmark.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
RENEWABLE ENERGY’S CONTRIBUTION TO
FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN 2008
Renewable energy accounts for 28% of electricity supply
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SHARED VALUES
Promoting peace, human rights and
democracy worldwide
Confronting global challenges, including
security and non-proliferation
Natural
Partners
Fostering prosperity and opportunity
Advancing strategic cooperation on
energy security, climate change and
sustainable development
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
WHAT DO COUNTRIES NEED
TO DO ABOUT ENERGY?
• Change habits of individuals, communities, and
countries
• Start the transition to low-carbon and green
economies
• Promote R&D
• Invest in clean energy infrastructures
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S AMBITIONS
Electricity supply in 2035
20%
Clean Energy
80%
Other
“to address all facets of our over-reliance on fossil fuels”
-Barack Obama
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
THE PROBLEM WITH FOSSIL FUELS:
INCREASING PRICES AND GREENHOUSE
GASSES!
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DENMARK’S SOLUTION
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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!
DANISH ENERGY STRATEGY 2050: BECOME INDEPENDENT
OF FOSSIL FUELS BY 2050
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ENERGY STRATEGY 2050
REDUCE ENERGY’S SECTOR USE OF FOSSIL FUELS BY 33% IN 2020.
BY THAT TIME, 62% OF OUR ELECTRICTY CONSUMPTION WILL COME FROM
RENEWABLE SOURCES
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES:
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!
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