Global Briefing: Denmark on track to meet 2030 climate goal

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Copenhagan, Denmark | Credit: iStock
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Copenhagan, Denmark | Credit: iStock

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Denmark remains on target to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent against 1990 levels by the end of the decade, an advisory body appointed by the country's government concluded this week....

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