Denmark's Fourth National Communication on Climate Change

Denmark's Fourth National Communication on Climate Change

Introduction

At the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, more than 150 countries signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (the Climate Convention).

On 21 December 1993 the Climate Convention was ratified by a sufficient number of countries, including Denmark, for it to enter into force on 21 March 1994.

This report is Denmark's Fourth National Communication under the Climate Convention. Since Denmark's ratification of the Climate Convention covers the entire Realm, the report also includes information on Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The report is organised in accordance with the guidelines for national communications adopted by the parties to the Climate Convention.

In addition to efforts described in this report, Denmark also contributes to the European Union's common efforts under the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol. Such efforts have – and will in the future – be transposed by implementation of common and coordinated policies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including under the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP). Further information on the EU's climate policy etc. is available in the EU's Fourth National Communication.

The Danish EPA has been in charge of coordinating the work relating to Denmark's Fourth National Communication. Contributions have been made by the following institutions:

The Danish Forest and Nature Agency,
The National Environmental Research Institute,
The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland,
The Danish Energy Authority,
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
The Ministry of Finance,
The Ministry of Taxation
The Ministry of Transport and Energy,
The Danish Meteorological Institute,
The Danish Coastal Authority,
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries,
The Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences,
Forest and Landscape Denmark, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
The Greenland Home Rule, including the Department for Environment and Nature,
The Faroe Home Rule, including the Ministry of the Interior,
Statistics Denmark,
Risø National Laboratory,
University of Copenhagen,
University of Aarhus,
The Technical University of Denmark,
The Institute of Local Government Studies - Denmark,
The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University.