'To travel is to live': Denmark PM targets 'completely green' domestic flights by 2030

Cecilia Keating
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Scandinavian Airlines, or SAS, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden | Credit: SAS
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Scandinavian Airlines, or SAS, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden | Credit: SAS

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen argues Denmark can play a steering role in delivering low carbon air travel over the coming decade and beyond

Denmark's Prime Minister has pledged to make all internal flights "completely green" by 2030, arguing the Scandinavian country could play a pioneering role in the shift towards zero-emission air travel....

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