Denmark Is Selling Off Its Last Oil Company

Scandinavian countries are taking aggressive steps to reduce carbon emissions from their electricity sectors, despite some nations’ long reliance on fossil fuel revenues.

Spiraling treetop walkway gives visitors a bird’s eye view of a Danish forest

An architecture studio designed the Camp Adventure Treetop Experience in Denmark, - a unique destination that aims to reconnect people to nature by elevating them high above the treetop canopy.

Former concrete factory begins anew as an alternative high school with no curriculum

The Roskilde Festival Folk High School will differ in many ways from the typical high school. The alternative school has neither curriculum nor exams. Education will usually be focused on creative and humanistic topics, as well as on common life at school.

New experimental architecture school to be built in Denmark

The new Aarhus School of Architecture is meant to be an experimental laboratory serving as a bridge between students and the city, with facilities for learning and community use.

Wind energy supplied all of Denmark's power needs one day last week

Denmark met all of its power needs thanks to wind energy last Wednesday, according to trade organization WindEurope.

Danish energy giant commits to phasing out coal by 2023

Danish energy giant DONG has committed to phasing out coal from its energy mix by 2023. DONG has already reduced its coal dependence by 73% since 2006.

A giant Danish company sales its oil and gas arm to focus on renewables

Danish energy giant has confirmed plans to sell its oil and gas business as part of the company's "strategic transformation" into a global leader in renewable energy.

Denmark is building the “Silicon Valley of agriculture” near Aarhus

The project is designed to boost agricultural performance in a dense urban environment, ensuring long-term food security without environmental degradation.

Danish council proposes red meat tax to combat climate change

Cows account for at least 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and growing just one pound of beef requires almost 2,000 gallons of water. In light of such negative costs, the Danish Council of Ethics recently proposed to tax red meat.

Reverse photosynthesis is an ultra-efficient biofuel "game changer," says scientist

Scientists in Denmark have developed a process of "reverse photosynthesis" to use sunlight to breakdown biomass for use as fuel, a faster and cleaner process than existing methods.

Copenhagen International School's solar glass facade will supply half the school's electricity each year

The Copenhagen International School, designed by CF Moller Architects, will feature some 12,000 solar glass panels making up the largest solar glass facade on Earth.

Denmark got 42% of its electricity from wind last year, smashing the world record

Denmark produced an unheard-of 42 percent of its electricity from wind turbines in 2015, according to official figures , setting a new world record for wind energy generation.