Denmark

The appreciation of ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables

Mar 31, 2025 | Climate Action, Denmark, Farm to Fork, Food Security, Inspiring initiative

Danish initiative sells boxes of ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables at affordable prices.

Café in Copenhagen pursues justice and sustainability

Mar 27, 2025 | Climate Action, Denmark, Farm to Fork, Inspiring initiative

Kafé Mellemrummet is a café in Copenhagen run by volunteers and managed by ActionAid Denmark.

NGO defends the rights of people in the Global South

Mar 26, 2025 | Biodiversity, Climate Action, Denmark, Farm to Fork, Food Security, Inspiring initiative

NGO Global Aktion defends people’s rights in the Global South with a local approach.

ACCTING Case Study: Denmark’s First Citizen-Led Energy Community

Oct 21, 2024 | Case studies, Clean Energy, Denmark

Solhuset, located in Avedøre near Copenhagen, Denmark, serves as an inspiring example of how a consumer-owned utility company and low-income residents of social housing can work together to achieve lasting environmental change.

ACCTING Case Study: Empowering Students in the Energy Transition

Oct 15, 2024 | Case studies, Clean Energy, Denmark

The initiative started from the EU project AURORA, endeavouring to implement energy communities at 5 European universities and local district councils. In Aarhus, Denmark, this led to the creation of Universitetets Energifællesskab (UEF), Aarhus’ first energy community.

Community-owned Wind Turbines for regional development

Jun 20, 2023 | Clean Energy, Denmark, Inspiring initiative

The local enterprise model for ownership of local wind turbines has been highly successful, enabling residents and local communities to be the driving force behind the shift to the usage of renewable energy in Europe. Denmark is on track to meet its 2050 goal of using only renewable energy sources for transportation, heating, and power. This future-oriented project has several advantages among these:

Environmentally friendly energy production

May 17, 2023 | Clean Energy, Denmark, Inspiring initiative

Måbjerg BioEnergy is a project situated in Måbjerg, an area on the outskirts of Holstebro town in Western Denmark – one of Denmark’s most important agricultural areas. 

Fighting for a green future

May 5, 2023 | Climate Action, Denmark, Inspiring initiative

The Youth Green Movement (previously the Green Student Movement) is a Danish group of young climate activists fighting for a greener future with a biodiversity and climate crisis mindset.