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Dec 2025
The green transition is fundamentally a data challenge. In a new white paper Digital Hub Denmark investigates how shared digital foundations, national registers, open standards, and trusted governance, has turned data into a catalyst for climate action.
Europe’s climate ambitions are clear: achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, accelerate renewable energy adoption, and transform industries, buildings, and transportation. Yet, as the urgency of the climate crisis intensifies, the real challenge isn’t just setting targets it’s execution. How do we turn political will into operational change at the speed and scale required?
The answer lies in an often-overlooked resource: data.
Denmark, a global leader in sustainability, has spent decades building a digital backbone for its green transition. By treating data as core infrastructure, just as essential as wind turbines or power grids, the country has unlocked faster approvals, smarter energy systems, and innovative climate solutions.
The green transition is fundamentally a data challenge. As energy systems grow more complex, with variable renewables, electrification, and decentralized production, the ability to manage, coordinate, and optimise these systems depends on high-quality, interoperable, and trusted data.
Without it, even the most ambitious climate policies risk stalling. Permits take too long, investments are delayed, and citizens lose momentum. But when data is accessible, actionable, and shared, processes accelerate, costs fall, and innovation flourishes.
Denmark’s experience proves this. In the white paper on data driven climate action, we investigate how shared digital foundations, national registers, open standards, and trusted governance, has turned data into a catalyst for climate action.
The white paper is generously sponsored by the Danish Industry Foundation.
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