DENMARK

Denmark joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) in 2017, the year it was launched, declaring that it would work to phase out coal by 2030. As noted on its PPCA website profile, the coal consumption in its energy sector varies depending on the availability of imported electricity from hydro and other relatively cheap sources from neighboring countries. The country has just 411 megawatts (MW) of coal capacity remaining. As of December 2025, the one remaining operational unit is slated to retire in 2028. In September 2021, Denmark was part of the coalition of national governments that launched the No New Coal Power Compact, which requires supporters to cease the permitting of new coal power plants and end new construction of unabated coal plants by the end of 2021. Denmark has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050.

In November 2025, the European Union submitted its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (“NDC 3.0”), introducing an indicative 2035 emissions reduction target and reinforcing the accelerated phase-down of unabated coal power in line with the climate neutrality objective for 2050.