– To reach the goal of the 70 percent, the green transition must be an embracing, broad project. But if in 2030 we have left a lot of people at too great a cost, inequality has increased and jobs have been lost, then it is not a victory.
This is what the Social Democrats’ political spokesman, Jesper Petersen, says in the Folketing’s opening debate.
Here, the issue of climate is expected to become a central theme. The government and its support parties agree that greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by 70 percent by 2030.
But parties in the red bloc disagree on how. The Social Democrats believe that new technology should be taken into account, while the support parties want to make major decisions in the autumn.
Denmark’s emissions of CO2 are calculated at approximately one per mille of the world’s total emissions. But it can be very costly for Danes to switch to electric cars and for companies if new technology is not included, says Jesper Petersen.
– Maybe we have reached our national goals, but lost the support of the general population. Lost the interest of foreign countries. And then our efforts have not moved more than a single decimal in the global climate accounts. It is not a victory that is much known, says Jesper Petersen.
In the speech, the Social Democrat rapporteur, like Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (SocDem) in the opening speech, emphasizes that the government is committed to the 70 percent target. And that one has acted.
– We have acted on it. Concrete, tangible decisions and policy agreements that deliver CO2 reductions. A green future fund, wind turbines and energy islands, set-aside of climate-damaging agricultural land, greener waste sector, green housing agreement, right now we are negotiating the transport area and more will follow, says Jesper Petersen.
He points out that five million tonnes have been found out of the total 20 million tonnes to be reached by 2030.
– That is a quarter. And it is only in five quarters since the parliamentary election, says Jesper Petersen.
However, the support parties want even more action in the autumn. The Radicals’ new leader, Sofie Carsten Nielsen, calls on the Social Democrats to commit to a sub-goal in 2025.
Based on the Climate Council’s recommendations, it must be between 50 and 54 percent, says Sofie Carsten Nielsen.
To this, Jesper Petersen says:
– There are different proposals from different parties on what the sub-goal should be, but the parties must have that discussion with the Minister of Climate. But I welcome the fact that there is so much momentum behind the discussion on climate. We have needed that. And I believe that this government is setting a far greener direction than what we have seen before.
The Liberal Party’s Troels Lund Poulsen, on the other hand, criticizes the S-government for not wanting to set aside money for a tax restructuring that can secure more than 500,000 electric cars in 2030.
To this, Jesper Petersen says:
– Something has to happen on the cars. We have given the same bid that we made before the election (500,000 electric cars in 2030, ed.). We have done this because we think that the Danes who need two cars to get it to drive around must be taken into account.
This is what the Social Democrats’ political spokesman, Jesper Petersen, says in the Folketing’s opening debate.
Here, the issue of climate is expected to become a central theme. The government and its support parties agree that greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by 70 percent by 2030.
But parties in the red bloc disagree on how. The Social Democrats believe that new technology should be taken into account, while the support parties want to make major decisions in the autumn.
Denmark’s emissions of CO2 are calculated at approximately one per mille of the world’s total emissions. But it can be very costly for Danes to switch to electric cars and for companies if new technology is not included, says Jesper Petersen.
– Maybe we have reached our national goals, but lost the support of the general population. Lost abroad interest. And then our efforts have not moved more than a single decimal in the global climate accounts. It is not a victory that is much known, says Jesper Petersen.
In the speech, the Social Democrat rapporteur, like Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (SocDem) in the opening speech, emphasizes that the government is committed to the 70 percent target. And that one has acted.
– We have acted on it. Concrete, tangible decisions and policy agreements that deliver CO2 reductions. A green future fund, wind turbines and energy islands, set-aside of climate-damaging agricultural land, greener waste sector, green housing agreement, right now we are negotiating the transport area and more will follow, says Jesper Petersen.
He points out that five million tonnes have been found out of the total 20 million tonnes to be reached by 2030.
– That is a quarter. And it is only in five quarters since the parliamentary election, says Jesper Petersen.
However, the support parties want even more action in the autumn. The Radicals’ new leader, Sofie Carsten Nielsen, calls on the Social Democrats to commit to a sub-goal in 2025.
Based on the Climate Council’s recommendations, it must be between 50 and 54 percent, says Sofie Carsten Nielsen.
To this, Jesper Petersen says:
– There are different proposals from different parties on what the sub-goal should be, but the parties must have that discussion with the Minister of Climate. But I welcome the fact that there is so much momentum behind the discussion on climate. We have needed that. And I believe that this government is setting a far greener direction than what we have seen before.
The Liberal Party’s Troels Lund Poulsen, on the other hand, criticizes the S-government for not wanting to set aside money for a tax restructuring that can secure more than 500,000 electric cars in 2030.
To this, Jesper Petersen says:
– Something has to happen on the cars. We have given the same bid that we made before the election (500,000 electric cars in 2030, ed.). We have done this because we think that the Danes who need two cars to get it to drive around must be taken into account.
Source: The Nordic Page