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400,000 households

A letter will be sent by the government to the 400,000 households that still use gas for heat, to be informed when district heating will be available in their...

Independence from natural gas

Until 2030, Denmark will phase out the usage of natural gas to warm up homes. The households that use natural gas will be informed this year...

Proposal for a new CO2 tax

Danish companies will have to pay more for the pollution they create.  From 180 DKK to 750 DKK per tonne from 2030 (increase of the CO2 tax)  The...

Reactions to the CO2 tax

The political parties are not enthusiastic about the government proposal on increasing the tax on air pollution from 180 DKK to 750 DKK per...

Unkept promise

Before the last parliamentary elections, the social democrats promised “a permanent doctor or nurse for every long-term hospitalized patient until 2020”. Unfortunately, 3 years have passed...