Denmark is aiming to achieve 70% reductions in CO₂ emissions by 2030, working towards net zero by 2045. Agriculture is a key sector for Denmark and expected to account for up to half of its national emissions by 2030, making reductions in this sector crucial for a climate-neutral future. Pyrolysis holds significant potential to help reduce agricultural emissions and the Danish government therefore released a "Strategy and Action Plan for Pyrolysis" in 2024 to help promote pyrolysis technology as a means to reduce CO₂ emissions in agriculture with the aim to achieve a reduction of 300,000 tons of CO₂ by 2030, equivalent to the annual emissions of approximately 116,000 passenger cars.
The strategy focuses on developing clear and simple regulation, evaluating the climate impact for accurate emissions accounting as well as implementing enhanced incentives for deployment.
Nearly DKK 10 billion (EUR 1.35 billion) have been allocated to a pyrolysis fund for the adoption of pyrolysis in agriculture towards 2045, with applications for subsidies to open in 2027.
