Now taking place: A summit with Baltic leaders in Lyngby and promises to provide green energy to 30 million households

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is currently hosting representatives from the Baltic states, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and the European Union at the "Baltic Energy Summit," which focuses on green energy production to compensate for energy shortages caused by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. A press conference is being held at the Prime Minister's residence in Marienborg, Lyngby, north of the Danish capital. In addition to the heads of state, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is also participating in the meeting.

The press conference began around 5:45 pm on Tuesday, during which the participating countries announced an agreement to provide energy to up to 30 million households. The Baltic states pledged to increase offshore wind power in the Baltic Sea sevenfold by 2030. This means that wind power generation capacity must be increased from less than 3 gigawatts to nearly 20 gigawatts, which will provide electricity to between 22 and 30 million households.

The summit was supposed to be held in Bornholm, but due to a strike by security and baggage handlers at Bornholm Airport on Monday, the meeting was moved to the Prime Minister's residence north of the capital, Copenhagen.

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Mette Frederiksen is very worried about the coming winter
Mette Frederiksen said a political balancing act is necessary: on the one hand, Denmark must free itself from dependence on Russian gas, but on the other hand, the population needs to be able to heat their homes. The climate crisis must be addressed all the time. She added, “We are very concerned about the winter we are facing. We are open to all good ideas… The market is not working as it should because many ordinary people have doubled their spending. Here and now, we have to use more fossil fuels than we had hoped, but people need to heat their homes. We must stick to our long-term goal of phasing out fossil fuels (Russian fuels).”.

The press conference has ended, and here is an overview of the key points from today's summit:

• Increase offshore wind power by a factor of seven
• Capacity must be increased to at least 19.6 gigawatts by 2030 from the current 3 gigawatts.
• Power will be transferred from Bornholm to Germany to the south when needed via a 470-kilometer (cable) supply.
• Energiø Bornholm must be completed in 2030.
• Commitment to working towards independence from Russian gas.