{"id":52220,"date":"2015-01-12T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=52220"},"modified":"2015-05-05T21:27:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T20:27:05","slug":"paving-path-towards-climate-goal-denmark-sets-world-record-for-wind-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/01\/paving-path-towards-climate-goal-denmark-sets-world-record-for-wind-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Paving Path towards Climate Goal, Denmark Sets World Record for Wind Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘It shows that we can reach our ultimate goal, namely to stop global warming,’ said climate minister.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Wind turbines in a field in Denmark. (Photo: Alex Berger\/flickr\/cc)<\/p><\/div>\n

Marking what the country said was a global record, in 2014, nearly 40 percent of electricity in Denmark was generated by wind.<\/p>\n

At 39.1 percent, last year’s amount of wind-generated electricity was more than double what it was a decade ago.<\/p>\n

“We will definitely hit our 2020 goals,” Climate Minister Rasmus Helveg Petersen told<\/a> broadcaster DR<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Projections for that year, according to a statement released Wednesday from the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building, include halving coal consumption and increasing to 71 percent the amount of renewable-generated electricity. Fossil fuels generated 84% of electricity needs in 2000, a proportion projected to drop to 29% in 2020.<\/p>\n

The Nordic country’s target is to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 40% in 2020 compared to 1990 levels, helped by a goal of having half<\/a> of its electric consumption met by wind.<\/p>\n

“We still plan to put up more wind turbines. We are moving forward and we have more targets,” Petersen added<\/a> to Danish news agency Ritzau<\/em>. “We have set a one-of-a-kind world record. And it shows that we can reach our ultimate goal, namely to stop global warming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Denmark is not alone in making strides in renewable energy.<\/p>\n

An analysis by WWF Scotland found<\/a> that 2014 was a “massive year” for wind and solar in that country. For example, “wind generated enough power to supply over 100% of Scottish households during six out of the 12 months,” the group stated.<\/p>\n

And in Germany last year, renewable energy output hit a record level, providing almost 26 percent of the country’s electric power, according to energy industry figures.<\/p>\n

In the U.S., in contrast, wind power generated<\/a> 4.13 percent of electricity in 2013, and is projected to provide<\/a> 4.7 percent of electricity in 2015.<\/p>\n

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