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Denmark to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030
The PM wants domestic flights to go green, as part of ambitious national plans to cut emissions.
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Denmark Spends $150K to Clean Beach Seaweed and Plastic, Then Dumps It Back in the Sea
Experts have described the practice as 'completely idiotic' and harmful for the local ecosystem.
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Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
Lynetteholm aims to house 35,000 people and protect the port, but environmentalists have concerns.
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Denmark and Norway team up to build world’s largest hydrogen ferry
A Danish-Norwegian project aimed at building what will be the world’s largest and most powerful hydrogen-fuelled ferry has applied for EU funding. The plan is to start operating a Copenhagen-Oslo service by 2027.
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Denmark makes ‘landmark decision’ to stop pumping oil and gas in North Sea
Environmental activists nevertheless hailed Denmark’s move as significant as it shows the way forward in fighting climate change. Denmark has decided to end all oil and gas offshore activities in the North Sea by 2050 and has cancelled its latest licensing round, saying the country is “putting an end to the fossil era”.
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'The worst case scenario is a new pandemic': Denmark to cull 17 million mink over COVID-19 mutation fears
Denmark will get rid of its entire mink population over reports the animal had infected humans with a mutated strain of COVID-19.
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Denmark suspends head of military intelligence
Lars Findsen and two members of staff are suspended after claims of rule-breaking in the agency.
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Denmark’s 300-year-old homes of the future
On Læsø, houses are thatched with thick, heavy bundles of silvery seaweed that have the potential to be a contemporary building material around the world.
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Denmark reports zero coronavirus deaths for first time since March
Denmark, the first country in Europe to gradually start reopening, reported no coronavirus-related deaths on Friday from the day earlier for the first time since March 13. Denmark’s total number of confirmed cases rose by 78 to 10,791 since Thursday, with the number of hospitalisations falling by 10 to 137. The death toll remained unchanged at 537.
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Poland and Denmark exclude tax haven companies from coronavirus relief schemes
Poland and Denmark have taken unprecedented steps to exclude companies registered in tax havens from coronavirus relief schemes. The Danish government announced this weekend that companies which pay out dividends, buy back own shares or are registered in offshore tax jurisdictions won’t be eligible for any of the state aid programmes.
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Denmark’s Idea Could Help the World Avoid a Great Depression
“We are freezing the economy.”
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Denmark just banned PFAS from food packaging. It's still in take-out containers around the world.
Microwavable popcorn bags are often coated in PFAS, too.
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Greenland tells Trump it is open for business but not for sale
Greenland on Friday dismissed the notion that it might be up for sale.
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A Danish bank is offering mortgages at a 0.5% negative interest rate — meaning it is basically paying people to borrow money
A bank in Denmark is offering borrowers mortgages at a negative interest rate, effectively paying its customers to borrow money for a house purchase. Jyske Bank, Denmark's third-largest bank, said this week that customers would now be able to take out a 10-year fixed-rate mortgage with an interest rate of -0.5%, meaning customers will pay back less than the amount they borrowed.
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In Denmark's Train Dream, the Next Big City Is Only an Hour Away
A newly revived rail plan could see Denmark’s trains catch up with its reputation for other types of green transit.
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Medieval Sword, Blade Still Sharp, Pulled from Sewer in Denmark
Experts think its owner may have been defeated in battle and dropped the luxurious weapon in the muddy streets
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'Striking number' of Danish households are food insecure
People living in approximately 200,000 households in Denmark can’t afford enough food, according to the new study. The work uses measurement methods used in the United States, where public authorities regularly monitor the prevalence of food insecurity.
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Genius: Denmark to label food according to effect on climate
New labelling on food packaging will enable consumers in Denmark to see the effect of their shopping on the environment. Food products will be marked with stickers showing their environmental impact, according to a proposal expected to be included in a new climate package to be presented by the government this week. “We want to give consumers the means to assess in supermarkets the environmental impact of products,” Minister for the Environment Lars Christian Lilleholt said.
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Danish producer saves 75 tonnes of 'ugly' tomatoes
Healthy production of tomatoes in Denmark, boosted by this year’s warm summer, has not been allowed to go to waste by a producer in Odense.
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US soldier convicted of attempted rape in Denmark
A U.S. soldier has been banned from Denmark for 12 years after he was convicted last week of attempted rape in the country. The soldier was assigned to a special operations unit in Europe when the incident occurred, according to Stars and Stripes. The 21-year-old was also sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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