Denmark becomes the first country in the world to import CO2 and store it under the sea

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Denmark has launched a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres below the North Sea, making it the first country in the world to bury CO2 imported from another country.

News Overview

• CO2 burial project, where carbon is injected into the site of an old oil field to prevent further warming of the atmosphere.

• The project is called "Greensand" and is being led by British chemical Giant Ineos and German oil company Wintershall Dia.

• The project aims to store eight million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030.

• The North Sea was chosen for the project because it already has pipelines and potential storage sites due to decades of oil and gas production.

• According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), EU member states released 3.7 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2020 alone.

About Denmark

• Capital - Copenhagen

• Prime Minister - Mette Frederiksen

• Official name - Kingdom of Denmark

• Official language - Danish

• Currency - Krone

• Form of Government - constitutional monarchy