The United Kingdom is no longer the most ambitious nation in the world when it comes to cutting carbon dioxide emissions in the fight against climate change over the next decade. Denmark’s climate minister, Lars Aagaard, announced this week that his government would submit a binding target to cut emissions by 82% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels. That’s one percentage point more than the U.K. goal set out earlier this year. In Denmark we will continue to show that ambitious climate action can go hand in hand with a competitive economy and strong social cohesion.”Denmark is one of the most progressive countries in the European Union on climate change and has pivoted its economy to benefit from clean technologies. By comparison, the EU submitted to the United Nations a pledge to cut the bloc’s emissions by between 66.3% and 72.5%.

Source: The Times November 18, 2025 20:52 UTC