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Denmark is the leader in wind energy. Not only do they have a country full of powerful breezes they also have the vision, foresight and willpower to pull it off. An amazing 19% of Denmark’s electricity power comes from wind.
Denmark’s Wind of Change – TIME: “But technology, like the wind itself, is just one more part of the reason for Denmark’s dominance. In the end, it happened because Denmark had the political and public will to decide that it wanted to be a leader — and to follow through… As a result, wind turbines now dot Denmark, the country gets more than 19% of its electricity from the breeze (Spain and Portugal, the next highest countries, get about 10%) and Danish companies control a whopping one-third of the global wind market, earning billions in exports and creating a national champion from scratch. “They were out early in driving renewables, and that gave them the chance to be a technology leader and a job-creation leader,” says Jake Schmidt, international climate policy director for the New York City-based Natural Resources Defense Council. “They have always been one or two steps ahead of others.”"
Denmark’s people are a bright example of where words and ideas are backed up by committed action and execution. After all, what is an idea without action?
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