Denmark has taken a serious approach to decarbonization, with a legally-binding reduction target every 5 years.

This would eliminate the weakness of having only long-term targets that can easily be ignored for a decade or two without political consequences.

Their schedule is still not fast enough, but at least it is an approach that can do the job.

The EU is now proposing a bold initiative to cut total greenhouse emissions in half by 2030.

*EU's soaring climate rhetoric not always matched by action.*