Official: Gas leaks around 1/3 of Denmark's CO2 emissions

Danish official says Nord Stream gas leak could release the equivalent of 1/3 of Denmark's total annual greenhouse emissions, reports AP.

Copenhagen (Denmark): A Danish official says the Nord Stream gas leaks in the Baltic Sea could emit the equivalent of one-third of Denmark's total annual greenhouse gas emissions. Kristoffer Bottzauw, head of the Danish Energy Agency, said Wednesday that the emissions from the three gas leaks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines correspond to approximately 32% of annual Danish CO2 emissions. The Danish emissions in 2020 were approximately 45 million tonnes of CO2. (AP)