27 August 2020PatentsSidsel Hauge and Mikkel Roed Trier

How Denmark champions green innovation alongside IP protection

“Green” energy has been a top priority in Denmark for decades. The government has set ambitious goals which mean that 50% of electricity in Denmark is now supplied by wind and solar power, and it aims to have the country’s electricity system completely independent of fossil fuels by 2030.

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