March 2022

In Denmark, the government and multiple parties have agreed that the consequences of climate change should be addressed appropriately and in due time. The work on a new National Climate Adaptation Plan is well on the way. You can read more about the National Climate adaptation Plan here (in Danish only)

The political negotiations are expected to take place in the first half of the year 2022.

The local district heating company, Høje Taastrup Fjernvarme, pumps up groundwater, sends it, and the energy it contains, onwards through a heat pump and into the district heating pipelines; thus killing two birds with one stone by lowering both the groundwater levels and the heating bill.

New synergies have emerged in climate change adaptation efforts in Aarhus. The surroundings of the Danish centre of rehabilitation, research and development, Marselisborg Centret, integrate health, urban nature, rehabilitation and climate change adaptation in a single project.

In the Municipality of Assens on Funen, three new retention ponds are keeping the town of Tommerup Stationsby dry-shod, even after persistent and heavy rainfalls. The three lakes - together known as Tallerupsøerne - are the largest climate adaptation project to date on Western Funen. The lakes are interconnected via meandering channels, and during heavy rainfall the three lakes become one large lake able to retain as much as 22,000 cubic metres of water.

Further cases can be read on the website State of Green which is the entry point for relevant information on green solutions in Denmark. Read the specific case on Nye - a new sustainable and water-wise suburb in Denmark here.