Danish ministers to meet pope this week

Pope Francis has emerged as a strong voice against climate challenges

The energy and climate minister, Lars Christian Lilleholt, and the environment and food minister, Eva Kjer Hansen, will meet Pope Francis ahead of the forthcoming UN General Assembly concerning global targets and the COP21 climate summit in Paris later this year.

Pope Frances has become a vocal voice against the climate challenges that threaten the world, and he wants to meet EU’s climate and environment ministers before the important meetings take place.

“Denmark has always been strongly engaged in the climate issue, and I think it’s positive that the pope is actively taking on climate change,” said Lilleholt. “The pope’s engagement will help build up political momentum in the negotiations head of COP21 in Paris.”

READ MORE: Nordic and Baltic leaders meet in Copenhagen

Leading role
Denmark’s leading global role in green technology and sustainable energy solutions means the country has a strong voice when it comes to the climate debate, according to the Climate and Food Ministry.

The meeting will take place at the Vatican on Wednesday September 16, and the pope will also take part in the UN General Assembly in New York on September 25-27.

TOP STORIES

  • Danish Intelligence Service: Threat from Russia has intensified

    Danish Intelligence Service: Threat from Russia has intensified

    In the internal Danish waters, Russia will be able to attack underwater infrastructure from all types of vessels. The target could be cables with data, electricity and gas, assesses the Danish Defense Intelligence Service

  • Denmark to explore screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic sentiments

    Denmark to explore screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic sentiments

    A few weeks after Alex Vanopslagh’s comments about “right values,” the government announced that an expert committee would be established to examine the feasibility of screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic attitudes.

  • The Future Copenhagen

    The Future Copenhagen

    The municipality plan encompasses building 40,000 houses by 2036 in order to help drive real estate prices down. But this is not the only huge project that will change the shape of the city: Lynetteholmen, M5 metro line, the Eastern Ring Road, and Jernbanebyen will transform Copenhagen into something different from what we know today

  • It’s not you: winter depression is affecting many people

    It’s not you: winter depression is affecting many people

    Many people in Denmark are facing hard times marked by sadness, anxiety, and apathy. It’s called winter depression, and it’s a widespread phenomenon during the cold months in Nordic countries.

  • Crime rates are rising, but people are safer

    Crime rates are rising, but people are safer

    Crime in Denmark is increasing for the second consecutive year, but it is more focused on property, while people appear to be safer than before. Over the past year, there were fewer incidents of violence

  • Novo Nordisk invests 8.5 billion DKK in new Odense facility

    Novo Nordisk invests 8.5 billion DKK in new Odense facility

    Despite Novo’s announcement that its growth abroad will be larger than in Denmark, the company announced this morning an 8.5 billion DKK investment for a new facility in Odense. This is the first time the company has established a new production site in Denmark this century.

Connect club

Connect Club is your gateway to a vibrant programme of events and an international community in Denmark.

Sign up here

Career

Want to advertise your job with CPH Post?

Contact us

Jobs