Denmark's Fourth National Communication on Climate Change

Denmark's Fourth National Communication on Climate Change

TABLE 4.18 INITIATIVES AND MEASURES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

Source: Danish Energy Authority and Danish CO₂ emissions -the effort in the period 1990-2001 and the associated costs

Name of measure or initiative	Objective	GHG affected	Type of instrument	Status for implementation	Implementing entity/player	CO₂-reduction in 2001¹	Average annual CO₂ reduction for 2008-2012²
The energy sector						Mill. tonnes CO₂	Mill. tonnes CO₂
EU-CO₂-allowances for electricity and district heating production (including Business)	CO₂-reduction	CO₂	Economic (financial)	Implemented Amendments to implement the Linking Directive	State authorities, energy producers, energy-intensive enterprises adopted by the Folketing May 2005		(Total effect unknown until allocation plan for 2008-12 set)
Biomass Agreement2	R&D, demonstration, CO₂ reduction	CO₂	Economic (financial)	Implemented	State authorities, energy producers
Price supplement for environmentally friendly elec.	Energy efficiency, technology development, CO₂ reduction	CO₂	Economic	Implemented	State authorities, energy producers
Tenders for offshore wind turbines	Energy efficiency, technology development, CO₂ reduction	CO₂	Regulatory (administrative)/ economic (financial)	Implemented	State authorities, electricity producers
Scrapping scheme for old wind turbines	Other environ-mental improvements	CO₂	Economic (financial)	Implemented	Local/ regional authorities, interest organisations, energy producers, state authorities
Energy research	R&D	CO₂	R&D	Implemented but regularly adjusted	State authorities, research institutions

1 With regard to effects, certain measures are included in the Effort Analysis, cf. Annex B2.

2 The Danish electricity producers Elsam Kraft A/S and Energi E2 A/S are required to establish capacity to use straw and woodchips for electricity and heat production. Electricity consumers provide a subsidy for burning, the size of which is set in the Electricity Supply Act. The Biomass Agreement of 1993 requires the Danish electricity producers Elsam Kraft A/S and Energi E2 A/S to use 1.4 mill. tonnes biomass. According to the revision of the Biomass Agreement of 1997, at least 1 mill. tonnes straw and 0.2 mill. tonnes wood must be used. The remaining amount of amount of 0.2 mill. tonnes biomass can be divided between straw or wood as the electricity plants see fit.