Denmark's Fourth National Communication on Climate Change

Denmark's Fourth National Communication on Climate Change

TABLE 4.24 MEASURES WITHIN THE DOMESTIC SECTOR TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES

Source: Danish Energy Authority and Denmark's 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 2008-2012¹
Domestic sector						Mill. tonnes CO₂	Mill. tonnes CO₂
EU-CO₂-quotas as and district heating production could influence consumption by households (see under Energy)	CO₂ reductioneduction	CO₂	Economic (financial)	Implemented Amendment to implement the Linking Directive adopted by the Folketing May 2005	State authorities, energy producers, energy-intensive enterprises
Energy labelling of small and large buildings (incl. public sector and business)	Savings in energy water and env. impacts including CO₂ reductions	CO₂	Information	Implemented	Consumers, others
Energy labelling of electric appliances	Energy savings and more efficiency, promote technology env. impacts including CO₂ reductions	CO₂	Information	Implemented	Consumers, others

1) There are no estimates of the effects of these initiatives.