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How Denmark's wind and solar investments shield it from global energy turmoil - PBS NewsHour
The European Union’s climate commissioner has told the 27-country bloc that the only way out of energy crises fueled by the wars in Iran and Ukraine is homegrown energy, and that the EU must accelerate its transition away from fossil fuels.
One country leading the charge towards green energy is Denmark. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports for our series, Tipping Point. - 05/20/2026.
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They are not affected by external fossil fuel availability because they are exporters of dangerous fossil fuels.
The following Sankey diagram of Danish energy flows is dated (2017) but I don't expect it has changed all that much:
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