Countries around the world are trying to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, due to both the environmental impact and the rising costs. But Denmark is looking to not only reduce the use of fossil fuels, but eliminate it all together.
The Danish climate commission has published a report, which suggests that the country could very be fossil fuel free by the year 2050. According to the report, all of the country’s power could come from sustainable sources such as wind and biomass power. The island of Samsø has already achieved this feat, as 100 percent of its power is produced by wind turbines. The report also suggests that in order to achieve this goal the government of Denmark will need to spend 0.5 percent of its annual GDP on renewable energy. That amounts to a little over $3 billion over the next four decades.
As of 2008, wind power accounted for nearly 20 percent of Denmark’s total energy production.
Via The Guardian.
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