The Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden—have long been acknowledged as leaders in the energy transformation. They were early adopters of energy-efficient district heating networks and today they are collectively leading the switch to electric vehicles. Indeed, the region’s achievements are to be showcased.
Yet, while the Nordic bloc moves forward, progress worldwide is still far too slow if the global temperature rise is to be kept to below 2ºC, or even 1.5ºC, as agreed in the international climate deal signed in Paris in 2015. As Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, said in March, “The significant growth in global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2017 tells us that current efforts to combat climate change are far from sufficient.”
To reduce this gap between action and reality, all countries and industries need to work together. Enjoy the read.
