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Denmark

Political Groups
OECD, EU
Global Climate Risk Index
75.5
Targets
World Bank Income Group
High income
Share of Global Emissions
0.09%

Documents

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·2023·UNFCCC

Denmark. National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5. , National Communication,Biennial Report from Denmark in 2023

·2022·Policy

Announced as part of Denmark’s 2021 Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Green Tax Reform introduces a more ambitious corporate carbon (CO2) tax. The agreement introduces a CO2 tax rate of 750 DKK/tonne of emitted CO2 in 2030 for companies that fall outside of the European ETS. The agreement also introduces a minimum price ‘floor’ that can come into effect if the European ETS...

·2022·UNFCCC

Denmark. 2022 National Inventory Report (NIR), National Inventory Report from Denmark in 2022

Legislative Process

In Denmark, legislative power rests with the parliament. MPs are elected for four years. There are 179 MPs, including two each for Greenland and the Faroe Islands. As a constitutional monarchy, the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch share power.

The Constitution attributes the ultimate authority of appointing and dismissing the Prime Minister and ministers to the Monarch. Responsibility for legislation is delegated to the respective ministers, who sign bills together with the Monarch. Consent of the Parliament and the Monarch is required for international treaties; obligations whose implementation requires sustained support of the Parliament or that are otherwise of ‘great importance’ to Denmark.

The last elections to the national parliament were held in June 2015 and the next one is scheduled for 2019.